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
Ebook Sympsium: The Current State of the Art in Libraries
March 17, 2016Website: http://www.librarytechandthefuture.org/ The e-book landscape is changing for all libraries. In the past year we have seen new innovations in e-book technology, changes to licensing terms from some of the Big …
iSchool @ UBC Research Day
March 11, 2016Theme: Perspectives on Access to Information
Open Data Day Ottawa 2016
March 5, 2016Website: http://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-Ottawa/events/228809644/ The open data community in Ottawa has grown significantly over the past several years. To continue to support the growing community, Open Data Ottawa is again organizing an event …
Southern Alberta Library Conference
March 3, 2016Theme: Libraries Connecting Communities
IM Means Business: Creating IAs for GCDOCS – Set Business Up for Success
March 3, 2016Location: Sheraton Ottawa Hotel, Penthouse A/B (150 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON) Date & Time: Thursday, March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free Registration: Please contact megan.jardine@cic.gc.ca by …
Freedom to Read Week 2016
February 21, 2016Website: http://www.freedomtoread.ca/freedom-to-read-week/ Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of …
AAO Wikipedia For Archivists
February 20, 2016Website: http://aao-archivists.ca/event-2103046 This half-day workshop will introduce archivists to the principles and practicalities of editing Wikipedia and adding links to online archival resources to the site. It covers both theoretical and …
AAO Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
February 20, 2016Website: http://aao-archivists.ca/event-2103073 Ontario archivists (and champions of archives!) are invited to participate in an edit-a-thon focused on Ontario’s archives and archival collections. New and experienced users are welcomed to contribute to …
World IA Day Ottawa
February 20, 2016Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-ia-day-ottawa-tickets-20144291117 Join us for a day of talks focused on the theory and practice of Information Architecture. You’ll come away with some fresh ideas about topics like usability testing, faceted …
CANCELLED – Your Place in the Central Library
February 18, 2016This event has been cancelled Join Citizens Academy for a generative and provocative public conversation on the potential of a central library as a multi-use community hub and a meaningful …