From time to time the Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CBUC) adopts positions, submits briefs to government, and reacts to issues.
Statements
- Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CBUC) Statement on Race & Social Equity
- Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CBUC) Statement on Diversity & Inclusion
- Canadian Urban Libraries Council (CULC) / Conseil des Bibliothèques Urbaines du Canada (CBUC) Statement on eBook Pricing Models
- Statement on eBook Pricing Models in Vision Statement in English or French
Briefs
The following have been submitted recently.
- CULC/CBUC Statement on Macmillan Publishers U.S. Lending Model Change for Public Libraries
- CULC/CBUC’s Statement on Changes to Digital Loans for Public Libraries
- CULC/CBUC’s letter of support for LAC’s Digitization Strategy
- CULC/CBUC letter to Ministers Clement and Moore on Bill C-32 (Copyright). This is a preliminary response (June 7, 2010). Click here to download a PDF version of the letter.
- Input on the Consultation Document: Establishment of a Non-governmental organization (NGO) in the context of the national network for equitable library access (March 2010).
- Support of the IFLA/UNESCO Multicultural Manifesto. Click here to download a PDF version.
- Submission to the Federal Copyright Consultation (2009).
- Response to LAC-BAC Consultations (Autumn 2009).