Events 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
National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA) Inaugural Meeting
January 29, 2019National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA) hopes to bring together cross-disciplinary professionals, para-professionals, Indigenous knowledge keepers & Indigenous grass-roots community members and organizations to address matters of importance around …
Family Literacy Day 2019
January 27, 2019Website: https://abclifeliteracy.ca/family-literacy Family Literacy Day® is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of …
American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2019
January 25, 2019Website: https://2019.alamidwinter.org/ The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, holds the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in January. The conference draws more than 10,000 …
Webinar: The Evolution of Open Data in Canada
January 24, 2019Website: http://geothink.ca/geothinklearn-13-the-evolution-of-open-data-in-canada/ When the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant Geothink began in 2012, it was only one year after Canada’s federal government started its Open Data website. …
ARMA NCR: Lessons Learned from IM Program Assessment
January 10, 2019Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, O’Connor (150 Albert Street) Date & Time: Thursday, January 10, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free! (You do not have to be an ARMA member to …
ARMA NCR: Let it Go – The Magic of Designing Retention Schedules that Work
December 12, 2018Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Rideau Room, 2nd Floor (150 Albert Street) Date & Time: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Information Session: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 …
Ottawa-Gatineau Library-IM Community Holiday Social
December 3, 2018It’s time once more for Ottawa-Gatineau’s information professionals to get together to celebrate the season! Catch up with old friends, meet new people, and network, network, network! This event is …
Government Information Day 2018
November 30, 2018Website: https://governmentinformationday.weebly.com/ The sixth annual Government Information Day brings together librarians, experts, and practitioners to discuss innovations, ideas, and plans for the access and delivery of government information in all of its …
Cocoa and Copyright
November 22, 2018The ABQLA College and Research Libraries invites you to their fall event: Cocoa and Copyright: It’s been a busy year for copyright! Between the copyright consultations happening here in Canada …
Promoting A Library Collection Using Traditional and New Media Technique
November 19, 2018Join the Public Libraries Section of ABQLA for a casual and fun discussion about Promoting A Library Collection Using Traditional and New Media Technique This bilingual event will be an …