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Book your agendas! Come and join us for a Wine and Cheese reception in the Westmount Room at Westmount Public Library (4574 Sherbrooke West), on September 29th from 5 -7 pm. Kelly Moore, Executive Director of the Canadian Library Association will speak informally on the future of CLA. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Call for Papers and Posters
2011 Canadian Library Association National Conference & Trade Show
May 25-28, 2011
Halifax, NS

CLA is pleased to announce that we are now accepting proposals for papers to be presented at the upcoming CLA National Conference, to be held in Halifax next May.  We would like to encourage colleagues from the library, information, archival and other related communities to submit proposals for consideration.

The following review of the ABQLA history book, Quebec Library Association: An Historical Overview, 1932–2007 = L’Association des bibliothécaires de Québec: un survoi historique, authored by Peter McNally and Rosemary Cochrane, appears in the upcoming September issue of Library and Information History.

CLA has made a submission  to the federal government’s Digital Economy Consultation.  The consultation is being conducted jointly by Industry Canada, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, and Canadian Heritage.  All submissions and consultation documents can be found at:  http://de-en.gc.ca/en/home/.

The CLA has put out the following statement in response to proposed changes to the Census long form:

http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=9842&TEMPLATE=/...

We are pleased to inform you that Radio-Canada will be hosting the next Annual meeting of the Quebec Chapter of CAML (Canadian Association of Music Libraries, Archives and Documentation Centres), which will be held on 29 October 2010, in Montréal, at the Maison de Radio-Canada. Please mark this date in your calendar! The meeting will include several presentations, a visit to some of the most interesting areas within the Maison de Radio-Canada, the annual general meeting of the Chapter and a reception.

When it comes to making decisions about our health we are all encouraged to be actively informed and engaged; however, with so much information available to us, where can we turn for help finding answers? In her session at this year's ABQLA Conference, Susan Murray, Head of the Life Sciences Library at McGill University, presented a model of how public libraries can partner with local agencies and health care intermediaries to provide this service.

In America, we go to libraries to find jobs, create new careers and help grow our small businesses. We borrow books, journals, music and movies. We learn to use the latest technology. We get the tools and information needed to reenter the workforce. We get our questions answered, engage in civic activities, meet with friends and co-workers and improve our skills at one of the 16,600 U.S. public libraries. Every day, our public libraries deliver millions of dollars in resources and support that meet the critical needs of our communities.

The CMEC Copyright Consortium has issued a communiqué on the new federal legislation on copyright.

The consortium is composed of the ministers of education from all provinces and territories except Quebec.

Click here to read the communiqué.

Members of the ABQLA may be interested in participating in a new consultation on the digital economy being undertaken by the several ministries of the federal government.  Please see the included letter from Industry Minister Tony Clement for further details.