Face to Face EXCEL for First Nations

Description
The purpose of this project was to encourage participation in EXCEL by First Nations library staff. EXCEL is a certificate program in managing a small public library. Students must complete ten courses in order to receive the certificate. Normally offered as a distance education program, we offered two courses in a classroom setting – Basic Library Management and Basic Collection Development.
 
The session took place at the Kempenfelt Centre from August 4 to 8, 2009 with eleven participants. The participants evaluated the program very highly. They found the focus afforded by the classroom approach contributed favourably to their learning. All participants successfully completed the requirements of both courses.

We hope to offer other EXCEL courses in a classroom setting in future and are considering a session in 2010 since libraries will still have their library credit available to cover the cost of attendance.
 
Project Contact
Daryl Novak
SOLS