Yearly Archives: 2017

• December Lunchtime Seminar – “How to be Librarian in Kazakhstan” Rebecca Slaven

  Posted on December 5, 2017 by Web Editor in VALL Archived Events

  Please join VALL for our December seminar, “How to Be a Librarian in Kazakhstan” with guest speaker Rebecca Slaven. Rebecca is a librarian and a writer. After graduating with her MLIS from UBC, she worked at the Vancouver Courthouse Library. Her career soon had her travelling the world, first taking a position at Nazarbayev University […]

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• November Coffee Morning @ Dentons Canada LLP

  Posted on November 22, 2017 by Web Editor in VALL Archived Events

  VALL members are invited to meet and mingle over morning coffee, tea, and pastries Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017! When: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2017 from 7:30am – 9:00am Where: Dentons Canada LLP, 250 Howe Street on the 20th Floor Please send along your RSVP and any dietary restrictions to Julie Wettstein, jwettstein@farris.com, by November 21st, 2017 […]

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• Vancouver Area Special Libraries Event

  Posted on November 20, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL News

  The Special Libraries Association Western Canada Chapter is holding its year end event on Monday, November 27th in one week. Details follow. Our keynote speaker, CBC Vancouver meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe, will be speaking to the parallel challenges faced by libraries and the media industry as advances in technology change the way our clients navigate the world around […]

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• Legislative Assembly of Ontario Website Survey

  Posted on November 6, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements

  On behalf of Erica Anderson: Hello, I am pleased to announce a project is underway to update the Legislative Assembly of Ontario’s public website.  Part of the work includes regularly communicating proposed changes and the plans ahead to key stakeholders. The new website will feature: A simplified design that is responsive on any device New […]

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• Crown copyright e-petition update

  Posted on October 20, 2017 by Web Editor in Blog

  Thank you to everyone who supported the Crown copyright e-petition 1116, which asked the Government of Canada to make publicly available government works part of the public domain (background information available here). The petition closed on September 23 with almost three times the number of signatories required for certification. It is also one of the […]

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