News tagged: People

Amy Buckland will join Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and start her new role on August 16.

A remembrance by John Teskey, Librarian Emeritus at University of New Brunswick

Annette DeFaveri will be retiring as of June 30, 2021, after serving as executive director of BCLA since 2012.

Ernest Boyce (“Ernie”) Ingles, BA, MA, MLS, FRSC departed this life in Edmonton on Thursday, September 17, 2020, in his 71st year.

The Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA) today announced the appointment of Laurie Davidson as Executive Director, effective September 21, 2020

The latest episode of The Builders, Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna’s podcast, is a conversation with Leslie Weir, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. 

Rebecca Raven is the Principal at Blackbird Consulting and the former CEO of the Brampton Library.

As the official end of the 2019-20 academic year approaches, a number of chairs and directors of Canada’s MLIS programs will be completing their terms.

Kathleen DeLong has accepted a one-year role as Interim Chair for the School of Library and Information Studies. This appointment commences on July 1, 2020, and is a half-time secondment.

Dr. Erik Kwakkel will be the new Director of the School of Information (iSchool) at the University of British Columbia.