Events - Symposium Past events
A listing of conferences/workshops of interest to the Canadian library and information management community. Specifically,
- international, national, regional, provincial, and local events in Canada;
- international and national events in the United States; and
- selected international events outside North America.
See also: Awareness and Promotional Events
To have your conference/workshop added, e-mail info@librarianship.ca
Open Ideas@UAL Research Symposium
December 12, 2017Website: https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/openideas/home Open Ideas @UAL is an annual research symposium that provides University of Alberta Libraries staff a chance to present their completed and in-progress research. The symposium provides a supportive …
eLearning in Libraries Symposium 2017
November 16, 2017Website: https://elearninginlibraries.wordpress.com/ Hashtag: #elearnlib The eLearning in Libraries Symposium brings together library folks from different sectors who are interested in online learning in libraries. eLearning can include, but is not limited to: …
@Risk North
November 10, 2017Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/at-risk-north/ As libraries witness increasing demand for online resources and dwindling circulation of print holdings, and at the same time confront budget and space pressures, it can be challenging to …
LAC Forum with University Partners: Exploring Decolonization on the Road to Reconciliation
November 6, 2017Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is organizing a one-day forum, LAC Forum with University Partners: Exploring Decolonization on the road to Reconciliation, on Monday November 6th, 2017 at LAC’s 395 …
Unfiltered: the Fate of Facts in the Digital Age
October 16, 2017Website: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/about-us/events/Pages/2017/round-table-unfiltered.aspx Round Table Discussion presented by Library and Archives Canada and The Globe and Mail In this post-truth era, disinformation threatens our rights, our civil society, our democratic institutions, and …
Diversity By Design – Reframing Diversity Discourse in Canada
September 13, 2017Website: https://www.idiversitybydesign.com/ We will hold a two-day Symposium in Toronto in September 2017 on the state of diversity in Canada’s informational and cultural sectors. The symposium will invite an open multi-sided …
New Librarians Symposium 2.0
June 22, 2017Theme: Overcoming Obstacles
First Nations Records and Information Management Symposium
June 5, 2017Website: http://vancouver.arma.org/first-nations.html In 2010, ARMA Vancouver Chapter, ARMA Canada Region, the First Nations Summit Society and the First Nations Public Service Secretariat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim …
EBSI-SIS Symposium in Information Studies
February 24, 2017Website: http://ebsi-sis.ebsi.umontreal.ca/ We are delighted to announce the 10th EBSI-SIS symposium, to be held on Friday, February 24, 2017 at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information (EBSI) at …
Copyright Symposium
December 5, 2016Theme: The Last Word, Make it Ours: Strategies for Preparing for the Copyright Act Review