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Author: Jerome Autain

Jerome Autain is the lead editor of Canadian Library Association. He writes and curates coverage of library policy, professional development, digital services, and the issues shaping library communities across Canada, with a focus on making sector news and Canadian Library Association historical resources clear and useful to librarians, information professionals, and readers.

CLA Response to Federal Budget 2015

April 28, 2015 On April 21, 2015 Minister Joe Oliver released his federal Budget for 2015 entitled Strong Leadership: A Balanced-Budget, Low-Tax Plan For Jobs, Growth and Security . Included in the budget were two measures…

E-Book Task Force Recommendations

May 20, 2015 In October 2014, CLA struck an e-Book Task Force chaired by Past President, Pilar Martinez, that included the membership of fifteen individuals that represent a broad range of sectors and geographic regions, including…

Stakeholder meeting

February 5, 2015 Dear CLA Member, On January 31, 2015, CLA Executive Committee met with upwards of 40 representatives from library associations across Canada to discuss the recent CLA Executive published concept paper, Canadian Library Association:…

Successful MOOC on Library Advocacy Reoffered

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release – January 9, 2015 (Toronto, ON) — The iSchool at the University of Toronto is proud that its popular MOOC (Massively Open Online Course), “Library Advocacy Unshushed: Values, Evidence, Action”— which…