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The Builders with Leslie Weir
News September 2, 2020
The latest episode of The Builders, Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna’s podcast, is a conversation with Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada.
Call for Proposals: Southern Alberta Library Conference (SALC) 2021 Virtual Conference
News September 2, 2020
Deadline for proposal submission is October 2, 2020
Call for Nominations: 2020 Canada’s Volunteer Awards
News September 1, 2020
The call for nominations for Canada’s Volunteer Awards is currently open, and we encourage you to nominate a not-for-profit organization, an individual, a group of volunteers, a social enterprise or a business that is making a difference in their community.
Call for participation — Survey: Community College Librarians’ Research Practices
News August 25, 2020
The purpose of this study is to gather information about community or junior college librarians’ experiences as research investigators, about their experience publishing or presenting about their research projects, about barriers they may have experienced, and about institutional supports for this activity that may have been available to them.
Young Canada Works (YCW) Update: Additional $3.3 Million Available to Fund Archives & Library Positions
News August 6, 2020
Further to the Prime Minister’s announcement on June 25th, the Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) is pleased to confirm that an additional $3.3M has been made available to fund archives and library Young Canada Works (YCW) positions on our current waitlists for 2020-2021.
Call for Applications: Kimberley Foundation Pandemic Flash Fund for Small Libraries
News August 4, 2020 1 comment
The Kimberley Foundation is inviting small libraries in Canada to apply for one-time grants of up to $1,000 to serve their communities during the COVID 19 pandemic.
A Reconciliation Framework for Canadian Archives
News August 3, 2020
The Vision, 6 Principles, 7 Objectives and 33 Strategies presented herein are intended to form a practical framework supporting the Canadian archival community as it begins to redress its colonial legacy.
Racial Pay Gap: An Analysis of CARL Libraries
News July 23, 2020
This paper uses data from the 2014 8Rs CARL Libraries Practitioner Survey to assess the impact of race on the earnings attainment process based on a sample of 392 CARL library practitioners.
Library Return on Investment – Review of Evidence from the Last 10 Years
News July 20, 2020
IFLA has released a publication that reviews the way libraries have measured the value of their work and return on investment over the last ten years.
CARL Resources on Open Education
News July 20, 2020
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Open Education Working Group last week highlighted some new resources available to the library and higher education communities.