CULC/CBUC has commissioned the 8Rs Canadian Library Human Resources Research Team to conduct a follow up study of our membership workforce. The original 8Rs Study conducted in 2004 was a comprehensive examination of the human resource situation in Canadian libraries across all sectors (public, academic, special and school) that culminated in a groundbreaking collection of […]
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CULC/CBUC stands with Canadian Library and Archival Community in promoting changes to Crown Copyright
CULC/CBUC stands with Canadian Library and Archival Community in promoting changes to Crown Copyright: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/next-steps-in-advancing-changes-to-crown-copyright/
Some recent media interviews by the Digital Content Working Group
Greater Victoria Public Library’s Rina Hadziev – https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/live-from-studio-5-on-ami-audio/id1235751531?mt=2 Okanagan Regional Library’s Don Nettleton (near the end) – https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/meeting-digital-book-demand-pricey-for-bc-libraries-1.5183266 Vancouver’s Kay Cahill – https://www.citynews1130.com/video/2019/06/25/new-pricing-hits-canadian-libraries/ Vancouver’s Kay Cahill – part 1 and part 2 of the CBC On the Coast interview from June 25th Mississauga’s Jennifer Stirling – https://partner.criticalmention.com/bits/wordplay/#/uuid=0dd939cf-918b-4102-a69c-0a3357a28622&channelId=90221&minTime=20190625185300&maxTime=20190625192300
Vickery Bowles New ULC Chair
Vickery Bowles, the city librarian at Toronto Public Library, is the 2019–2020 Urban Libraries Council Chair.
Vancouver PL wins the John Cotton Dana Award
VPL and GVPL were two of the seven winners announced yesterday. Congrats to both BC Libraries for winning the 2019 John Cotton Dana Award. Information about the Vancouver project is available on the ALA website: In the Fall of 2018, Vancouver Public Library’s research confirmed that their rooftop garden still captivated Vancouverites even though it […]
Greater Victoria Public Library wins John Cotton Dana Award
Library’s “Change Your Mind” campaign wins top international award Greater Victoria Public Library awarded prestigious John Cotton Dana Award for outstanding library marketing and public relations Victoria, BC – The American Library Association announced today Greater Victoria Public Library has won the 2019 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award for marketing and public relations […]
CMA Funding to Support Reconciliation Program
Canadian Museums Association Receives Government Funding for National Review of Museum Policies to Support Reconciliation Program Ottawa, April 16, 2019 — Karen Bachmann, president of the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) is pleased to announce the support of Canadian Heritage – through the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) – for the CMA Reconciliation Program. The project has […]
CULC/CBUC Library Study Tour 2020 Registration Now Open
The draft schedule has been posted online at www.culc.ca. CULC/CBUC Library Study Tour 2020 Dates: Wednesday, April 15 (Arrive in Oslo) Friday, April 24 (fly back to Canada) Itinerary: (subject to change) OSLO (Day 1, 2, 3) New Oslo Main Library (opening 2019) Presentation on Vennesla Library additional programming being determined HELSINKI (Day 4, 5, […]
CFLA Statement – Concerned about US Net Neutrality Protection Elimination
GATINEAU, December 14, 2017 Canadian Federation of Library Associations – Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques (CFLA-FCAB) Concerned about US Net Neutrality Protection Elimination Recent news of the United States’ Federal Communications Commission Order calling for the end of protecting net neutrality raises grave concerns. The future of information sharing globally could be put at […]
CULC/CBUC Statement on Race & Social Equity in En & Fr – adopted October 3, 2017
Read the statement here: CULC/CBUC Statement on Race & Social Equity