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WILU 2018 – Registration is open
News March 7, 2018
Early bird registration is available until April 27th.
Call for Applications: World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018
News March 6, 2018
Are you a new professional between 23 to 30 with at least one year experience in the field of Cultural or Natural heritage? Apply by March 31 to be one of 30 participants selected to take part in the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum in Bahrain!
Ethical and Social Dimensions of AI (Updated)
News March 5, 2018
A series of analyses of the ethical and social issues associated with AI and deep learning, including its impact on areas such as cybersecurity, journalism, justice, health care, urban planning and transit.
Call for Applicants: Minnesota Institute for Early Career Librarians from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups
News March 4, 2018
New deadline: March 16, 2018.
iSchool Student Associations Respond to Changes to Inforum
News March 4, 2018
Statements from the Master of Information Student Council (MISC) and the Doctoral Student Association (DSA)
Privacy by Design: Recommendations to Update PIPEDA and Improve the Privacy of Canadians
News March 2, 2018
House of Commons committee report makes 19 recommendations to update PIPEDA and to improve the protection of Canadians’ privacy in their relation with private sector organizations.
The State of Social Media in Canada
News February 26, 2018
94% of adult Canadian internet users have at least one social media account, with Facebook being the most popular social media platform (84%), followed by YouTube (59%), LinkedIn (46%), Twitter (42%), and Pinterest (38%).
Canadian Public Libraries and the Digital Literacy Exchange Program
News February 24, 2018
The Canadian Urban Libraries Council invites public libraries to express their interest in being part of a national application to the Government of Canada’s recently announced Digital Literacy Exchange program
uToronto iSchool Proposes Changes to Inforum; Replace On-Site Collection with Additional Study Spaces
News February 20, 2018 2 comments
To create 30 new study places, the proposal calls for the Inforum’s onsite collection to be moved from its current location to other libraries in the University of Toronto Library system.
SOLS seeking course writers
News February 16, 2018
SOLS requires the services of course writers to develop two online courses: Collection Development in Public Libraries and Reference and User Services in Public Libraries.