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Invitation: Survey on MLIS Competencies

News March 8, 2016

We invite current students, alumni, and those who hire graduates of the Dalhousie MLIS program to participate in our survey on the competencies needed to succeed in the library and information studies field.

Call for Nominations: Dalhousie SIMAA 2016 Outstanding Alumni Award

News March 8, 2016

The Dalhousie School of Information Management Associated Alumni (SIMAA) invites nominations for the 2016 Outstanding Alumni Award.

uSask University Library Introduces Aboriginal Internship

News March 7, 2016

The University of Saskatchewan Library has established an Aboriginal Internship to grow the pool of Aboriginal people qualified as information / knowledge managers in the province.

Canadian Municipal Governments Support Efforts to Bring Down eBook Prices for Public Libraries

News March 5, 2016

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has approved a resolution calling for action from the federal government on ebooks.

Toronto Public Library Workers Launch Campaign Against “Precarious Work”

News March 4, 2016

The Toronto Public Library Workers’ Union announced a public campaign to expose “the shocking degree of precarious work” being imposed on workers at one of the world’s busiest and most respected public library systems.

Reminder: Survey for Youth Services and Young Adult Librarians

News February 29, 2016

Public librarians working in Youth Services or Young Adult Librarianship are invited to take part in a research project called “Young Adult Use of E-Books: An Analysis of Public Library Information and Resource Offerings”.

Richard Beaudry, Gail Chaddock-Costello Receive the 2016 Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada

News February 26, 2016

Richard Beaudry and Gail Chaddock-Costello have been chosen as recipients of the 2016 Canadian Library Association (CLA) Award for the Advancement of Intellectual Freedom in Canada.

IFLA issues Statement on Right to be Forgotten

News February 25, 2016

IFLA calls on members of the library community to participate in policy discussions about the Right to be Forgotten.

Statement on Intellectual Property Provisions in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement

News February 23, 2016

Statement from CLA, CARL, and CULC on chapter 18 (Intellectual Property) of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.

Update on Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec

News February 21, 2016

The nine Quebec library and archives associations that organize the Congrès des milieux documentaires du Québec have announced that the annual joint conference will not be held in 2016. The associations will review the event and return in 2017.