Schedule of Events

1. Orientation for the CALA 2005/2006 Board
   June 24, 2005 (Friday), 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm, PALM LaSalle 5

    

2. ALA Affiliates Booth
   June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 01:00 - 03:00 pm, ALA Exhibit Hall A1, #5019

    

3. CALA Booth at ALA Diversity Fair
   June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 03:00 pm - 05:00 pm, ALA Exhibit Hall, Diversity Fair, Table # 26

    

4. Meeting III of the CALA 2004/2005 Board
   June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm, HYATT (on Wacker Drive) Grand BR B

    

5. CALA 2005 Conference Program: "Riding the Electronic Rooster: Equal Access Anytime, Anywhere in Your Language!"
   June 26, 2005 (Sunday), 01:30 pm - 03:30 pm, MCP S105 B-C

    

6. CALA Membership Meeting:
   June 26, 2005 (Sunday), 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm, MCP S105 B-C

    

7. CALA Awards Banquet
   June 26, 2005 (Sunday), 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
   Three Happiness Restaurant, 2130 S. Wentworth Ave., Chicago, IL 60616
   Ticket: $25 before May 31, 2005; $30 starting on June 1; and $35 on site
   Reservation Contact:
   Si Chen, Brighton Park Branch, Chicago Public Library, 4314 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL 60632

    

8. Meeting I of the CALA 2005/2006 Board
   June 27, 2005 (Monday), 08:00 am - 10:00 am, HYATT (on Wacker Drive) Grand BR B

Program

Program Description:

Speakers will be talking about the use of online live chat reference service to reach users of different backgrounds with different language needs, specifically in Chinese and Spanish. This program includes an overall picture on the current trends, staff training, user education, system/technical supports, marketing/promotion of such a service. It will be also addressing critical issues, such as, if the online live chat will be an universal collaboration despite the language differences.

Speakers:

• Susan McGlamery (OCLC)
  24 Hour Reference Goes Global: A Cooperative Approach to providing a Multilingual Reference Service [MS PowerPoint]

   

• Dr. Hao-Ren Ke (Associate Dean, Chiao-Tung University Library in Taiwan)
  Conducting Live Virtual Reference in Traditional Chinese [MS PowerPoint]

   

• Alma Ortega (University of San Diego)
  Riding the Electronic Rooster [MS PowerPoint]

   

• Wilfred Fong (Associate Dean, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, University of Ontario Institute of Technology)
  Multiculturalism in Library Education: Are we preparing tomorrow information professionals today? [MS PowerPoint]

   

Meetings

1. CALA Board Orientation
   June 24, 2005 (Friday), 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm, PALM LaSalle 5

 

2. CALA Meeting III of the 2004/2005 Board
   June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 07:00 pm - 09:00 pm, HYATT (on Wacker Drive) Grand BR B

    

3. CALA Membership Meeting:
   June 26, 2005 (Sunday), 04:00 pm - 05:30 pm, MCP S105 B-C

    

4. CALA Meeting I of the 2005/2006 Board
   June 27, 2005 (Monday), 08:00 am - 10:00 am, HYATT (on Wacker Drive) Grand BR B

CALA Awards Banquet

June 26, 2005 (Sunday), 07:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Booth

At the Diversity Fair @ ALA

June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 03:00 - 05:00 pm

ALA Exhibit Hall

Diversity Fair, Table # 26

June 25, 2005 (Saturday), 01:00 - 03:00 pm

ALA Exhibit Hall A1

#5019