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Library and GLAM Sector Submissions to 2021 Pre-Budget Consultations
News January 4, 2021
Library and GLAM sector organizations call for federal support for broadband connectivity, access to e-content, municipal funding, library support for vulnerable populations, accessible reading material, and Canadian publishers and booksellers.
Apply for the 2021 IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award!
News January 2, 2021
Win €3,000 towards purchasing new technology for your library organisation!
New Issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice Available
News December 22, 2020
Vol 15, No 4 (2020)
Call for Nominations: 2021 ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects
News December 16, 2020
The ALA Presidential Citation for Innovative International Library Projects recognizes innovative contributions to international librarianship.
Canadian Museums Association (CMA) Releases Toolkit To Help Promote Value and Benefits of GLAMs
News December 10, 2020
The GLAM Study Toolkit contains tips and tools to help professionals and institutions make further use of the findings in the Value Study of GLAMs In Canada.
CARL Releases Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent
News December 10, 2020
The document provides a set of broad recruitment and retention strategies, each with accompanying suggested practices.
NNELS Receives Federal Funding to Improve Equity in Access and Services for Canadian Readers With Disabilities
News December 10, 2020
The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) last week announced the receipt of funding of $1 million from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component …
IFLA Launches Survey on Intellectual Freedom
News December 10, 2020
To mark Human Rights Day 2020, IFLA has opened a survey seeking views on intellectual freedom developments in recent years, their impact on libraries, and potential revisions to IFLA’s Statement on the subject.
CFLA Launches 2020 Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey
News December 7, 2020
The purpose of the survey is to gather data about the nature and outcomes of challenges to intellectual freedom initiated in publicly funded Canadian libraries (e.g., public, school, post-secondary, and government).