Content tagged Canada
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Recognising and Promoting Indigenous Languages in New Brunswick, Canada
Our latest profile of a library offering dedicated services around indigenous languages and the communities that speak them comes from Patricia Knockwood, Indigenous Services Librarian at New...
News - 1 October 2019
Tags: Canada, Indigenous Matters, International Year of Indigenous Languages, IYIL 2019, Indigenous Matters
- New entries in the National Bibliographic Register
Profiles in the National Bibliographic Register have recently been added for: Canadiana : the National Bibliography of Canada The Greek National Bibliography The...
News - 5 August 2019
Tags: Bibliography, Canada, Greece, national bibliographies, Turkey, Bibliography
- Availability, License Terms and Pricing of eBooks: an Interview with Rebecca Giblin
ELending is becoming increasingly important and is already well-established in many countries. While jurisdictions approach the lending of eBooks and other digital material in many different ways...
News - 12 April 2019
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Advocacy, Australia, Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Intellectual property, Licensing, New Zealand, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Listen, Hear Our Voices: Preserving and Valuing Indigenous Languages and Cultures
Preserving and celebrating culture can be key to efforts to promote cohesion and cooperation in diverse societies. This is no truer than in the case of indigenous communities, who have...
News - 28 January 2019
Tags: Canada, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Indigenous peoples, International Year of Indigenous Languages, IYIL 2019, Indigenous Matters
- Libraries Can't Get Enough eBooks: an Interview with Sharon Day, Edmonton Public Library
IFLA has interviewed Sharon Day, speaking on behalf of a campaign in Canada to boost the availability - and affordability - of eBooks for libraries. The goal - to ensure that Canada's...
News - 15 January 2019
Tags: Access to information, Canada, eBooks, eLending, eLending for Libraries, Interview, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Copyright in Canada: IFLA submits comments on the review of the Copyright Act
With the right copyright laws key to library activities, IFLA actively advocates for positive reforms at the international, regional and national levels. In light of the current review of Canada...
News - 8 October 2018
Tags: Canada, Copyright, Copyright exceptions and limitations, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- Guardians, Partners, Promotors: Libraries at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018
Libraries were front and centre at the Creative Commons Global Summit 2018, sharing both their commitment to openness and their skills in making this a reality. IFLA was there, engaging in...
News - 23 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA Global Vision: North America collaborates for their big bold ideas
Hot on the heels of our fantastic Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) regional workshop last week, it was North America’s turn to shine as the IFLA Global Vision world tour...
News - 19 April 2018
Tags: Advocacy, Announcement, Canada, IFLA, IFLA Global Vision
- Creative Commons Global Summit 2018
The Creative Commons Global Summit brings together people from around the world interested in making it easier to create and share knowledge freely. IFLA will be there, talking in particular about...
Event - 14 April 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Conference, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- 2018 IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: North America
IFLA is creating the biggest idea store for actions, a source of inspiration for all librarians and for IFLA in planning for the future. Through a series of workshops and an online...
Event - 19 March 2018
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Advocacy, Canada, IFLA Global Vision, Meeting
- MetLib 2017 - Thank you for being with us! / Merci d'avoir été des nôtres!
Dear colleagues and friends, We want to thank you for coming to the MetLib conference held in Montreal in early May. We hope that you found the workshops, the library tours, and...
News - 31 May 2017
Tags: Canada, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA Metropolitan Libraries Short Film Award. The winner for 2017 is...
The contest A Corto di Libri received 31 submissions from Europe, North / South America and Australia. Among those, 17 films were selected because of their focus on a public library in the context...
News - 22 May 2017
Tags: award, Awards, Canada, Metropolitan Libraries
- Libraries and Creative Commons: Realising the Potential to Achieve Shared Goals
Human progress, innovation and creativity depends on being able to access, share and build on existing knowledge and ideas. Libraries have long been at the heart of delivering this. Yet...
News - 2 May 2017
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Canada, Copyright, CLM (Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters)
- IFLA MetLib 2017: Preliminary programme is now available!
We are pleased to share with you the preliminary version of the IFLA MetLib conference programme! The co-hosts of this event, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Qu...
News - 13 March 2017
Tags: Canada, conference programme, Conferences, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA MetLib 2017 - optional tour to Brossard
If you are planning to travel to Montréal for the IFLA MetLib Conference, consider that on Friday May 5, in the afternoon, there will be a free optional tour, outside of Montréal...
News - 19 January 2017
Tags: Canada, Conferences, library visits, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2017 in Montréal – Registration now open!
Registration for the 2017 MetLib Conference is now open! The event will be held from April 30, 5 pm, to May 5, noon, in Montréal, at the Grande Bibliothèque (475 De...
News - 2 December 2016
Tags: Canada, Conference registration, Conferences, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries
- IFLA MetLib Conference 2017
The co-hosts are Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and the City of Montréal. Participate in the programme! The programme will delve...
Event - 18 November 2016
Tags: Canada, Conference, Conferences, Partnerships, Public Libraries, Metropolitan Libraries
- Registration now open: IFLA President's Meeting 2016
IFLA President Donna Scheeeder invites you to the IFLA President's Meeting 2016. Keynotes talks, presentations and discussion will focus on the four central themes of the change agenda...
News - 1 December 2015
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Announcement, Canada, IFLA Trend Report, Lyon Declaration, Policy agenda, SDGs, UN post-2015 Development Agenda
- ACD Section Successful Int’l Workshop In Mexico!
ACD Section Successful Int’l Workshop In Mexico! Dear Colleagues, The ACD Section organized a successful International Workshop on Acquisition & Collection Development...
News - 19 July 2013
Tags: Advocacy, Canada, Collection development, France, Germany, Mexico, United States of America
- 2013 Tijuana Int'l Workshop Presentations
You'll find below the presentations that have been done during ACD's 2013 International Workshop in Tijuana & Ensenada, Mecixo : Presentation 1: Helen Ladron de Guevara (in...
Publication - 19 July 2013
Tags: Canada, Collection development, France, Germany, Mexico, United States of America, Acquisition and Collection Development, Publications
- Library Services to Indigenous Populations: Case Studies
Segenat Children and Youth Library, Mekelle, Ethiopia This online book was developed with the following goals: To provide librarians around the world with a reference...
Publication - 31 May 2013
Tags: Africa, Australia, Canada, Case studies, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indigenous peoples, Information professionals, Librarianship, Mexico, Multicultural populations, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda, United States of America, Publications, Indigenous Matters
- Indigenous Knowledges: IFLA Presidential Programme Spring Meeting 2012, Vancouver Canada
photo courtesy of Martin Dee, University of British Columbia—Vancouver Mark your calendars! Announcing the 2012 IFLA Presidential Programme IFLA Presidential...
News - 3 February 2012
Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Multicultural populations, Multilingualism
- Call for papers: The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation
26 to 28 September 2012 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme, in cooperation with the School of Library, Archival and Information...
News - 13 January 2012
Tags: Announcement, Canada, Cultural heritage, Digital preservation, Preservation
- Guiding the course of change
BSLA Case Study - 29 July 2011
Tags: Associations, Building Strong Library Associations, Canada
- TD Reading Summit
The TD National Reading Summit is the first step towards developing a Canadian national reading strategy, which will foster a reading culture in communities across the country. Three successive...
Event - 5 August 2009
Tags: Advocacy, Canada, Conference, Libraries for Children and Young Adults
- Reading Summit
From 11 till 13 November 2009 a reading Summit will take place in Toronto, Canada. One of the speakers will be Ingrid Bon, Chair of IFLA section Libraries for Children and Young Adults. More...
News - 5 August 2009
Tags: Canada, Reading, Libraries for Children and Young Adults