On Stage at the IdeaHUB

Don’t forget to check out the IdeaHub on Friday

10:00 am – 10:25 am

Looking ahead with Oxford University Press: interdisciplinary and open access resources for your library

David Hayden, Regional Sales Manager, Oxford University Press

In this session, Regional Sales Manager David Hayden will give a glimpse into recent product launches from OUP including the Oxford Scholarship Online Archive and Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies, as well as a look ahead to Oxford Intersections, which will launch later in 2025. With Oxford Intersections, each work will investigate an urgent and challenging societal issue from an interdisciplinary, multi-faceted perspective.

David will also present on OUP’s various open access initiatives including a new pilot promoting open access for books: Oxford Scholarship Online: Commit to Open, a new Subscribe to Open model for the Max Planck Encyclopedias of International Law, and open access publishing through the Read and Publish agreement with CRKN.

Add the session to your calendar to find out what else has been going on recently at Oxford University Press!

10:30 am – 11:25 am

CANSCAIP Authors

The Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) invites you to join them for a lively session as some of today’s best children’s authors talk up their brand new creations.

  • Hosted by: Karen Krossing
  • Anitha Anitha Rao-Robinson, Sari Sisters, Viking Books/PenguinRandomHouse
  • Karen Autio, Playdate Surprise, Scholastic Canada
  • James Bow, The Sun Runners, Shadowpaw Press
  • Teresa Chan, Worrying Otter, Sun Ya Publications (HK) Ltd.
  • Emily De Angelis, The Stones of Burren Bay, Latitude 46 Publishing
  • Sara de Waard, Defy, Cormorant Books/DCB Young Readers
  • Jillian Dobson, Girl Takes Drastic Step!: How Molly Lamb Bobak Became Canada’s First Official Woman War Artist, Nimbus Publishing
  • Loretta Garbutt, Wake Up Little Pin!, Owlkids Books
  • Joanne Levy, Bird Brain, Orca Book Publishers; and Let it Glow, Feiwel & Friends
  • Sidura Ludwig, Rising, Candlewick; and Swan: The Girl Who Grew, Nimbus Publishing
  • Elizabeth MacLeod, Meet Jim Egan, Scholastic Canada
  • Priti Maheshwari, Queen Bee, Lerner Publishing
  • Yolanda Marshall, What’s in the Cookie Tin?, Chalkboard Publishing
  • Mireille Messier, Nevin Knows / Ce que Samuel sait, Orca Book Publishers
  • Marie Prins, Who’s Walking Dawg?, Red Deer Press
  • Jessica Rose, Let’s Get Creative: Art for a Healthy Planet, Orca Book Publishers
  • Lorna Schultz Nicholson, Stopping the Shots, Scholastic Canada
  • Anita Yasuda, Up, Up, Ever Up!, Clarion; and Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains, HarperCollins Canada

11:30 am – 11:55 am

Financial Literacy Supports for Libraries

Adam Young, Education & Evaluation Specialist, Bank of Canada Museum

Libraries serve as important community hubs for financial literacy. This presentation will showcase free bilingual educational supports from the Bank of Canada Museum. You'll be provided with resources to foster important conversations on personal finances, economic decision-making, fraud awareness and an introduction to the Canadian financial system for newcomers. The activities, quizzes and infographics are meant for patrons of all ages and are great tools for a library campaign to celebrate Financial Literacy Month in November.

12:00 pm – 12:25 pm

Nimbus Children’s Author Extravaganza!

Andy Tolson, Author, How to Kidnap a Mermaid; Sidura Ludwig, Author Swan; Jillian Dobson, Author, Girl Takes Drastic Step!; Lana Button, Author, First Ones on the Ice

Join Nimbus for a showcase of authors featuring Lana Button (picture book, The First Ones on the Ice); Jillian Dobson (nonfiction biography Girl Takes Drastic Step! How Molly Lamb Bobak Became Canada’s First Official Woman War Artist), Sidura Ludwig (middle-grade novel SWAN: The Girl Who Grew), and Andy Tolson (middle-grade adventure novel How to Kidnap a Mermaid).

Join the authors for a signing at the Nimbus booth (531/533) afterwards!

1:00 pm – 1:25 pm

Beyond the IEEE Xplore Digital Library: How IEEE supports students, faculty, and practicing engineers

Brian Ryckman, IEEE Client Services Manager

IEEE is a leader in engineering and technology education, providing resources for pre-university, university, and continuing professional education. IEEE offers innovative STEM and university education and recognition programs for students and their teachers, facilitates the accreditation of engineering programs at the university level, and offers ongoing continuing professional education for practitioners and engineering faculty.

1:30 pm – 1:55 pm

Presenting the Canadian Digital Library Collection 2.0

Paula Bruce, Sales and Marketing Specialist,

A demo of the Canadian Digital Library Collection – a digital catalogue designed to empower librarians to discover Canadian ebooks and audiobooks from independent publishers across the nation. The heart of our initiative is a commitment to support and showcase the diverse literary landscape of Canada while providing librarians with valuable tools to enhance their selection process. This walk through will show how easily librarians and educators can access high-quality Canadian content and how the site tools can help them make informed purchase decisions tailored to their patrons.