Everything tagged: Advocacy

CFLA-FCAB recommends that the Copyright Act respect, affirm and recognize Indigenous peoples ownership of their traditional and living respective Indigenous knowledge.

The CFLA recently released three position statements on copyright: Fair Dealing; Protecting Copyright Exceptions from Contract Override; and Technological Protection Measures

Earlier this week, CARL and CFLA released their submissions to the Consultation on Options for Reform of the Copyright Board of Canada.

October is Canadian Library Month! During this month, libraries and library partners across Canada raise awareness of the valuable role libraries play in Canadians’ lives.

Calls on federal government to invest in national research data management (RDM) infrastructure, digitization of documentary heritage, and the Federal Science Library.

Calls on federal government to invest in library infrastructure, digitization of documentary heritage, Library Materials Service, and a new National Indigenous Association of Archives, Libraries and Cultural Memory.

Several library and information management organizations have submitted responses to the consultations.

The Manitoba Library Association has launched a new website to promote public awareness of the value and services offered by Manitoba libraries.

The CFLA today published updates on several files: Annual General Meeting, Truth and Reconciliation Committee, Guidelines/Position Papers, CLA Book Awards Collection

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) has declared the third Friday in October to be Canadian Library Workers Day.