The Canadian Library Association is Committed to Supporting Canadian Libraries for Fair e-Book Pricing

What is the Concern? Demand for eBooks continues to grow rapidly – in fact, digital content is the fastest growing…

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Canadian Library Support Staff Day

October 2015 All great libraries depend on their support staff to help to ensure that libraries provide excellent customer service…

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School libraries across the country will once again be celebrating National and Provincial School Library Day on Monday, October 26, 2015.

School libraries across the country will once again be celebrating National and Provincial School Library Day on Monday, October 26,…

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The Canadian Library Association Supports the Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management

The Canadian Library Association welcomes the intent and desired impact of the draft Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data…

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Ingrid Parent: Deserving Recipient of IFLA Honorary Fellow Award/Ingrid Parent: Récipiendaire émérite de l’IFLA Honorary Fellow Award

Ingrid Parent: Deserving Recipient of IFLA Honorary Fellow Award (Ottawa, August 20, 2015) – The Canadian Library Association and ASTED…

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Canadian Library Association Announces 2015 – 2016 Executive Council

June 1, 2015 It is with great pleasure that the CLA Executive Council announces that the following CLA members have…

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Committee of Principals affirms commitment to the internationalisation of RDA

RDA is a package of data elements, guidelines, and instructions for creating library and cultural heritage resource metadata that are…

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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…

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CANADIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION: A PROPOSED NEW VISION FOR OUR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION – Frequently Asked Questions

March 13, 2015 Background: In January 2015, the Canadian Library Association Executive Council issued a paper entitled Canadian Library Association:…

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CLA Statement on Bill C-51, the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015

March 13, 2015 The safety and security of Canadians is an important responsibility of the Government of Canada. Given the…

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