News
Call for Proposals: Workshop for Instruction in Library Use (WILU) 2017, Edmonton
News September 16, 2016
The WILU Program Committee invites proposals for the 46th WILU, May 23 – May 25 2017, hosted at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta.
Resignation of the Chief Statistician of Canada
News September 16, 2016
Wayne Smith, Chief Statistician of Canada and the deputy head of Statistics Canada, announced his resignation today, citing concerns over the independence of the agency with the transfer of its information technology infrastructure to Shared Services Canada.
Survey – Secondary Trauma and Archivists: A Study into the Need for Services in the Canadian Archival Community
News September 15, 2016
We are asking archivists and records professionals working in Canada to kindly participate in our study “Secondary Trauma and Archivists: A Study into the Need for Services in the Canadian Archival Community.”
Nova Scotia Association of Library Technicians (NSALT) to Dissolve
News September 15, 2016
The Executive of the Nova Scotia Association of Library Technicians (NSALT) voted last week on a motion to dissolve the Association.
Casual Employment Opportunity (AS-02) at Parks Canada
News September 14, 2016
Parks Canada National Library is looking for a qualified and motivated individual to join our team for a casual employment opportunity as a library technician/cataloguer.
CODE Announces Finalists for the 2016 Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Metis Literature
News September 14, 2016
The Education of Augie Merasty and The Outside Circle shortlisted for the 4th annual Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature.
2016 Northern Exposure to Leadership Institute: New Deadline for Nominations
News September 12, 2016
New deadline: Friday, September 30, 2016
Toronto Opening More Library Branches on Sundays as part of the City’s Poverty Reduction Strategy
News September 10, 2016
“By expanding library hours, families with children have a place to visit and learn on the weekends, students who attend school year round will have a place to study and do research, and entrepreneurs and small business owners will have a work space.”
UBC iSchool offering funded PhD Opportunities
News September 9, 2016
SLAIS the iSchool@UBC is seeking exceptional and dynamic doctoral students to join us in September 2017 for its Doctor of Philosophy program in Library, Archival and Information Studies.
New Exhibition at Library and Archives Canada “Icons of Knowledge: Architecture and Symbolism in National Libraries”
News September 9, 2016
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is opening a new exhibition this month on the architecture of national libraries.