News
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.
CFLA Releases New Position Statements on Copyright Issues
News February 15, 2018
The CFLA recently released three position statements on copyright: Fair Dealing; Protecting Copyright Exceptions from Contract Override; and Technological Protection Measures
Call for Participation: Survey on Library Programmes and Services for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind
News February 15, 2018
The survey is being conducted to support work by the Section towards the development of Guidelines for Library Services to People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind.
New Funding for National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) Announced
News February 15, 2018
The BC Libraries Cooperative today announced the receipt of $1 million from the Government of Canada to expand the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS).