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News from uOttawa School of Information Studies
News October 7, 2013
Lynne Bowker appointed as Chair of the School of Information Studies
Fully Online Canadian MLIS Program Begins Today
News September 4, 2013
Forty-nine students will begin their MLIS program today in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Alberta without ever setting foot on campus.
Library and Archives Canada and Canadiana.org partner on digitization, online publication of millions of images from archival microfilm collection
News September 2, 2013
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and Canadiana.org have strengthened their long-standing partnership to considerably increase access to Canada’s documentary heritage by way of a large-scale digitization partnership involving about 60 …
uAlberta School of Library and Information Studies MLIS Program Reaccredited to 2020
News July 3, 2013
Colleagues, it is my great honor to provide here a copy of correspondence received yesterday relating to the recent review of the University of Alberta, School of Library and Information …
Stephen Abram Appointed Executive Director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries
News May 28, 2013
Stephen Abram will join the FOPL as the Federation’s Executive Director on June 10, 2013.
Leadership Change at uAlberta School of Library and Information Studies
News May 28, 2013
Dr. Anna Altmann, former Director of SLIS from February 2003 to December 2007, will serve as Interim Director for the 2013-14 year.
Daniel Caron Leaves Library and Archives Canada
News May 15, 2013
“I am informing you of my decision to leave Library and Archives Canada as of today.”
New Report on Information Management in the Government of Canada
News April 29, 2013
This exploratory study looks at the literature and experiential (qualitative) evidence from IM professionals in order to paint a picture of information management principles and practice in the Canadian federal government.
News Release: Canadian Librarians Help Guatemalan Children Take Home Library Books for the First Time
News April 13, 2013
Librarians Without Borders members from across Canada will be traveling to the Miguel Angel Asturias Academy in Guatemala from April 13-28, 2013 to collaborate on the development and operation of a school library.
National Statistical and Values Profile of Canadian Libraries: Highlights
News January 25, 2013
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) is pleased to launch the National Statistical and Values Profile of Canadian Libraries.