With apologies for duplication, and a request that you please forward
it to local lists... Press Release August 21, 2006
The ninth Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute (NELI) will be held
in Emerald Lake, British Columbia, from March 1st to 6th, 2007.
The Institute's mission is to assist professional librarians to
develop, strengthen, and exercise their leadership skills so that they
may be better equipped to formulate, articulate, and achieve the future
changes required by libraries into the 21st century.
Based on the premise of experiential learning, the Institute includes
group and individual exercises, as well as the opportunity to learn in
conversation with mentors, who have been chosen for their own leadership
skills, and who will be participating as volunteers.
Northern Exposure will target 24 librarians who have a desire to
develop their leadership potential, received their library degrees
generally within the past seven years, and a minimum of two year's
professional library experience.
Individual nominations will be welcomed from a variety of sources,
including employers, associations, library schools and the corporate
information sector. Nominees will be asked to supply a one-page resume
as well as a one-page synopsis of achievements, career goals, and
expectations for the leadership institute. Those chosen as participants
must secure funding to cover a registration fee and transportation costs
to Calgary. Meals, accommodation, as well as the programme and learning
materials will be provided. See
http://www.ls.ualberta.ca/neli/index.htmlThe Northern Exposure to
Leadership Institute is made possible by the generous sponsorship of
EBSCO, SIRSI and YBP. These corporations demonstrate their leadership
and support to Canadian libraries and librarianship in numerous ways;
however, their sponsorship of NELI is a demonstrable expression of their
commitment and faith in our future.For more information contact:Ernie
Ingles Karen AdamsAssociate
Director (Learning Services) Director of Library
Services and Chief Librarian
and Information Resources5-07 Cameron Library
5-02 Cameron LibraryUniversity of Alberta
University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada
Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2J8
T6G 2J8Tel: 780-492-5170
Tel: 780-492-6491Fax: 780-492-7925
Fax: 780-492-8302Email: [log in to unmask]
Email: [log in to unmask] Bourne-Tyson
University Librarian
Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
P: (902) 457-6108 F: (902) 457-6445
http://www.msvu.ca
