News tagged: Canadian Federation of Library Associations
Next Steps in Advancing Changes to Crown Copyright: A Letter from the Library and Archives Community

A letter from Canada’s library and archival community to the Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and the President of the Treasury Board of Canada proposing next steps for the Government of Canada to take towards changes to Crown Copyright.
News August 6, 2019
CFLA and NIKLA Release First Nations, Métis, and Inuit – Indigenous Ontology (FNMIIO)

The Indigenous Ontology is a working list of Indigenous Names to better reflect how Indigenous people currently prefer to refer to themselves.
News July 1, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (May 2019)

CFLA Report of Activities – March 1, 2019 to April 30, 2019
News June 18, 2019
Canadian Library Associations React to Copyright Act Review Committee Report

CARL and CFLA issued statements this week applauding and commending the House of Commons Copyright Act Review Committee for its thorough analysis and balanced recommendations.
News June 14, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (February 2019)

CFLA Report of Activities – January 1, 2019 to February 28, 2019
News March 18, 2019
Canadian Federation of Library Associations Update (November 2018)

CFLA Report of Activities – August 31, 2018 to October 31, 2018
News December 13, 2018
CFLA Survey on Voilà, the National Union Catalogue

Survey on the move of the National Union Catalogue to the OCLC-hosted platform Voila “to gather information to help inform necessary parties to work toward solutions.”
News November 21, 2018
Canadian Library Workers Day – October 19, 2018

The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) has declared the third Friday in October to be Canadian Library Workers Day.
News October 11, 2018
CFLA Strategic Planning Survey

What should be the core mission/role of CFLA? What should be its key areas of focus? What national issues should it be engaged in?
News October 2, 2018
CFLA Releases Position Statement on Modernizing Crown Copyright

CFLA-FCAB recommends that Parliament eliminate Crown copyright on all publicly accessible government works or make those works openly licensed by default (e.g., using a Creative Commons licence).
News September 28, 2018