News
IFLA welcomes the Outcome Document of the WSIS+10 Review
News December 17, 2015
IFLA welcomes the outcome document and its recognition of the importance of ICT for development, the commitment it demonstrates to addressing the digital divide and the identification that we must ensure those who have access can make use of information by facilitating media and information literacy, multilingualism, local content and preservation of culture heritage.
New Issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Available
News December 17, 2015
EBLIP is an open access, peer reviewed journal that is published quarterly, hosted by the University of Alberta Learning Services, and supported by an international team of editorial advisors.
National, Provincial and Territorial Archivists’ Conference (NPTAC) Annual Report for 2014-2015
News December 16, 2015
On behalf of the National, Provincial and Territorial Archivists’ Conference (NPTAC), we are pleased to share with you an update on our work to create an annual statistical profile of Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial archives.
Save the Date: True North Science Boot Camp for Librarians
News December 16, 2015
The 3rd Annual True North Science Boot Camp for Librarians will be held on the University of Alberta Campus from Wednesday, May 25th at 1pm through Friday, May 27th at noon.
Award-winning Canadian picture book a gift for every Syrian refugee family
News December 15, 2015
IBBY Canada plans to provide Syrian families arriving here with a copy of Sidewalk Flowers, a wordless picture book with no language barriers to understanding, a visual story that can be enjoyed by children and parents.
Toronto and Ottawa Public Libraries welcome Penguin Random House’s reduced ebook prices
News December 15, 2015
This new pricing model will help public libraries achieve their goal of providing universal access to ebooks, which is a high priority given booming borrowing rates and high demand for this content.
NISO Releases a Set of Principles to Address Privacy of User Data in Library, Content-Provider, and Software-Supplier Systems
News December 14, 2015
NISO has published a set of consensus principles for the library, content-provider and software-provider communities to address privacy issues related to the use of library and library-related systems.
Call for Partners: Wikipedia Library #1Lib1Ref Campaign
News December 14, 2015
For every librarian in the world to add one reference to any Wikipedia article
Participate in the 2015 International Library Automation Perceptions Survey
News December 13, 2015
The survey measures the levels of satisfaction that libraries have in their strategic technology products and their perceptions of the quality of service and support that they receive.
Call for Participation: Economic Models in Cloud Records Storage Decision-Making Survey
News December 11, 2015
We are asking for your help in completing a short survey exploring the use, or not, of economic models in making decisions about storing records in the cloud, and identifying case examples that illustrate the role of such models in the decision-making process.