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Copyright Act Review: GLAM Sector Recommendations vs Committee Recommendations

News June 8, 2019

A look at the recommendations from the GLAM Sector with the recommendations made by the House Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) in its report on the Statutory Review of the Copyright Act.

Invitation to Participate: Negotiation Behaviour of Academic Librarians and Archivists

News June 4, 2019

Did you negotiate your last job offer? Why or why not?

House of Commons Copyright Act Review Committee Tables Report

News June 3, 2019

House of Commons committee report makes 36 recommendations, includes ones related to fair dealing, crown copyright, and artist resale rights.

New issue of Emerging Library & Information Perspectives (2019) published

News June 3, 2019 1 comment

Emerging Library & Information Perspectives (ELIP) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal managed by students in the MLIS program at Western University.

BookNet Canada Study: Library users buy more books than those who don’t use libraries

News May 29, 2019

Buyers who visited the library 10-14 times in the previous month purchased an average of 6.1 books in a given month.

Leslie Weir appointed as Librarian and Archivist of Canada

News May 27, 2019

Leslie Weir will be the first woman to become Librarian and Archivist of Canada since the merging of these two institutions.

Save the Date: From Accountability to Memory ACA@UBC 12th Annual Seminar and Symposium

News May 25, 2019

Theme: From Accountability to Memory: The Duty to Document, the Right to Destroy, the Need to Preserve

Invitation To Contribute to the GLAM Value Study

News May 22, 2019

The study will analyze the social and economic impacts of the sector on the basis of data provided by Canadian GLAMs as well as on the basis of a survey of the Canadian population.

New OCLC Research Report – Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada Through the Published Record

News May 21, 2019

Is Lucy Maud Montgomery the most influential Canadian in the published record?

You’re Invited to the International Police Museums Conference in Calgary!

News May 21, 2019

This conference is designed to appeal to people working in fields that include archives, museums, storytelling, history, and culture.