Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations

May 13, 2016

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Board of Directors shared this update in the latest issue of CLA Digest:

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations/Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques is pleased to announced its inaugural and interim board of directors and invites you to join them at their first public gathering to be held during the CLA National Forum in Ottawa on June 2, 2016 from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Eastern time at the Delta Ottawa.

For detail on the CLA National Forum and the CFLA-FCAB Town Hall please visit http://www.claconference.ca/program/program-schedule

Executive

(From now until the first Annual General Meeting at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in 2017)

• Chair
  • Paul Takala (now until July 2016);
  • Donna Bourne-Tyson (July 2016 – January 2017)
• Vice Chair – Peter Bailey
• Secretary – Alix-Rae Stefanko
• Treasurer – Shelagh Paterson

Board Members

(From now until the first Annual General Meeting at the Ontario Library Association Superconference in 2017)

• Annette Defaveri, British Columbia (British Columbia Library Association)
• Peter Bailey, Alberta (Library Association of Alberta)
• Alix-Rae Stefanko, Prairie Provinces: Saskatchewan and Manitoba (Manitoba Library Association)
• Shelagh Paterson, Central Canada (Ontario Library Association)
• Sonia Smith, Quebec (L’Association des bibliothècaires du Quebec Library Association)
• Stéphane Legault, francophone library association (Association des bibliothèques publiques du Quebec)
• Trecia Schell, Atlantic Canada: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador (Nova Scotia Library Association)
• Paul Takala, Canadian Urban Libraries Council (Canadian Urban Libraries Council/Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada)
• Donna Bourne-Tyson, Canadian Association of Research Libraries (Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada)
• Camille Callison, member at large, Indigenous Representation.

We would also like to share with the community that the CFLA-FCAB and CLA are working towards a transition of English Canadian representation and Section representation at IFLA from CLA to the CFLA-FCAB and we hope to be able to be able to provide further details in the near future. The CFLA-FCAB board of directors has recently passed a motion to take over the Co-Publisher role on RDA from CLA. Work is underway with ALA, CILIP, and CLA (current co-publishers) to make this decision formal and to ensure a smooth transition.

We will continue to keep you apprised of progress and decisions as we are able.

CFLA-FCAB Board of Directors