Canadian Museums Association (CMA) Releases Toolkit To Help Promote Value and Benefits of GLAMs
December 10, 2020
The GLAM Study Toolkit contains tips and tools to help professionals and institutions make further use of the findings in the Value Study of GLAMs In Canada.
CARL Releases Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
December 10, 2020
The document provides a set of broad recruitment and retention strategies, each with accompanying suggested practices.
NNELS Receives Federal Funding to Improve Equity in Access and Services for Canadian Readers With Disabilities
December 10, 2020
The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) last week announced the receipt of funding of $1 million from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component …
IFLA Launches Survey on Intellectual Freedom
December 10, 2020
To mark Human Rights Day 2020, IFLA has opened a survey seeking views on intellectual freedom developments in recent years, their impact on libraries, and potential revisions to IFLA’s Statement on the subject.
CFLA Launches 2020 Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey
December 7, 2020
The purpose of the survey is to gather data about the nature and outcomes of challenges to intellectual freedom initiated in publicly funded Canadian libraries (e.g., public, school, post-secondary, and government).
Call for Proposals: Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) 2021 Virtual Conference
December 7, 2020
The deadline for proposal submissions is Monday, January 4, 2021.
CFLA, Libraries, and A National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
December 6, 2020
“It’s my hope that with a national day of truth and reconciliation, learning and discussion will be amplified across Canada. In this, libraries are able to act as a key component to help ensure that we will not have another generation that will not know the truth and that we will acknowledge and honour the survivors and remember those who have died.”
Call for Abstracts: IFLA Journal special issue on Intellectual Freedom
December 4, 2020
Submission Deadline: 1 March 2021
Social Media Privacy in Canada 2020
November 24, 2020
A Canada-wide survey on social media users’ privacy practices and attitudes towards social media data use by third parties.
Saskatchewan Budget Cuts to Libraries
April 8, 2017On March 22, 2017, the Government of Saskatchewan tabled a provincial budget which: eliminated the provincial operating grant of $1.3 million for municipal library systems in Regina and Saskatoon; and …
Refugee Resources in the Library
March 5, 2016Our new feature, Opening the Library Doors in Welcome, will highlight how libraries across Canada are supporting Syrian refugees. New collections, services and programs are creating a more inviting space …
Invitation to complete the 2016 National Salary Survey
February 1, 2016Librarianship.ca is pleased to invite you to complete the 2016 National Salary Survey of Library and Information Management Professionals.
Coming Soon! 2016 National Salary Survey
January 26, 2016Librarianship.ca is excited to announce our upcoming National Library and Information Management Professionals Salary Survey (2016).
Canadian Library Association (CLA) Announces Plan to Dissolve
December 18, 2015The CLA Executive Council has announced a Special General Meeting on January 27, 2016 to vote on the dissolution of the Association.
Introducing Librarianship.ca
November 1, 2015 1 commentLibrarianship.ca is a new, not-for-profit organization started to support and strengthen our community and advance its information professionals. We do this by providing opportunities for learning, information exchange, collaboration, and networking. Through this …
Consultation: Toward a Federation of Library Associations in Canada
October 16, 2015An invitation to provide feedback on the proposal to create a national federation of library associations called the Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA/FCAB).
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