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Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Librarians Receive Two Awards from ALA

News May 14, 2016
Two projects from the Nanaimo Harbourfront Library will receive the 2016 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects
Barbara Streisand, The Beatles, and CLA: Share Your Memories

News May 13, 2016
As CLA prepares to host one last event, the community is invited to help mark the occasion by sharing your memories of the Association.
Update from the Canadian Federation of Library Associations
News May 13, 2016
An update on activities related to creating the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA)
CFLA Replaces CLA as Canadian Co-Publisher of RDA
News May 13, 2016
CLA announced the CFLA will take over as the co-publisher of the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard.
CLA, ALA Editions Distribution Arrangement To End; New Canadian Distributor To Be Announced

News May 12, 2016
May 15, 2016 is the last day to order ALA Editions publications through CLA.
BC Government to Proactively Release Travel Expenses, Status of FOI Requests

News May 10, 2016
The Government of British Columbia announced yesterday that it would start proactively releasing several categories of records regularly requested through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.
News Roundup: May 9, 2016
News May 9, 2016
Records management in the digital age; New edition of ISO 15489-1 published Liberals scrap most Access to Information fees, issue openness directive Current Awareness Services in Law Libraries The Librarian’s …
Toronto Star Innovation Edition: Guest Edited by Don Tapscott

News May 8, 2016
The Star’s innovation series is guest edited by Don Tapscott, one of the world’s leading authorities on innovation and the digital age.
News Release: Government of Canada improves Access to Information
News May 5, 2016
Today, President of the Treasury Board Scott Brison issued an Interim Directive on the Administration of the Access to Information Act (the Directive) that delivers on key commitments to make government more open and transparent.