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RDA is a package of data elements, guidelines, and instructions for creating library and cultural heritage resource metadata that are well-formed according to international models for user-focussed linked data applications. RDA has always been a continually…
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…
March 13, 2015 Background: In January 2015, the Canadian Library Association Executive Council issued a paper entitled Canadian Library Association: A Proposed New Vision for Our National Association . This paper discusses the history of CLA,…
March 5, 2015 On March 9, 2015 the Canadian Library Association (CLA) submitted the below query to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) for response. CLA will share LAC’s response with its members once received. CLA has…
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…
The Canadian Library Association and the 2015 Conference Planning Committee invites you to submit poster proposals for the 70th CLA National Conference and Trade Show, which is taking place in Ottawa, ON from June 3 –…
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:…
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…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO—(January 9, 2015)—The Canadian Library Association (CLA) and its community are profoundly saddened by the brutal attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris. The CLA condemns this and all acts of violence against…