Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending the Canadian Library Association conference in Montreal, Quebec. This trip was made possible by a grant from the Faculty of Information Alumni Association (where I now serve as Treasurer). My report (and thus of others who received the grant) is now available.
Here is my report:
Participating in the Canadian Library Association Conference was a valuable experience for me to meet others in the profession and share my ideas. The conference sessions themselves offer a range of opportunities to learn from other information professionals across Canada. In addition to traditional presentations, I also benefited from the poster sessions where Meghan Ecclestone and I presented results from our research project that examined the professional development activities of students at the Faculty of Information. I also learned from several other poster presenters on everything from studying the relationship between travel and reading, serving multicultural communities in Red Deer and how Canadian librarians have partnered with libraries in Africa. If I could give a single piece of advice to new students, it would be to participate in conferences – the opportunities for networking, learning new skills and more cannot be matched.
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