CULC/CBUC has submitted five recommendations for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2024 budget. List of Recommendations Recommendation 1: That the Government of Canada: Recommendation 2: That the Government of Canada recognizes the role public libraries are playing in delivering on federal priorities in communities across Canada and provides funding to further support libraries […]
Category: eContent for Libraries Campaign
One eRead interview with Shelagh Rogers & Kim Thúy
Last night One eRead Canada hosted an interview with CBC’s Shelagh Rogers and Kim Thúy discuss her book Vi. Video of the interview is available on Ottawa Public Library’s Facebook page.
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Passes Motion supporting CULC/CBUC efforts around eContent and the Big 5 Publishers + Amazon. More to come.
CULC/CBUC and ULC begin work together on Fair e-Book and e-Audiobook Lending for Libraries
CULC/CBUC and ULC begin work together on Fair e-Book and e-Audiobook Lending for Libraries: https://www.urbanlibraries.org/member-resources/fair-e-book-and-e-audiobook-lending-for-libraries
#eContentforLibrariescampaign – Launched January 14th
Launched Thanks for joining us and participating in the upcoming #eContentForLibraries campaign. A reminder that the campaign is starting today – Monday January 14th – and will run until January 25th. A press release will be issued the morning of. Please review the campaign toolkit (https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19_kXAo8M383Tp2U4NX6zv3bARAgvY2hi?usp=sharing) and help spread the word about on social media, […]
Public Libraries and eContent Pricing in the News
CBC: Can’t find your favourite e-book at the library? This might be why and Huffington Post/Canadian Press:Ebook, Audiobook Costs ‘Not A Sustainable Model’ For Libraries, Council Says