• BC Legislative Assembly Sessional Clippings books available through UVic

    Posted on February 7, 2020 by in Blog, VALL News

    The BC Legislative Assembly Sessional Clippings books from 1891-1972 are available through UVic! As discussed in the “How Hansard is Made” session, these are an enormous aid for historical legislative research. Thank you University of Victoria and the Legislative Library of British Columbia for making this happen!

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  • Morning Social event at Lawson Lundell – Registration now closed

    Posted on February 5, 2020 by in Blog, Calendar, Members, VALL Archived Events

    VALL members are invited to meet and mingle over morning refreshments on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Lawson Lundell with Debbie Millward, Stef Alexandru and Graeme Dempsey. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the recent Library renovations at Lawson Lundell which is now ¾ through a major renovation of its 4 floors, with the […]

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  • Creativity in the Arts: the Role of Copyright session (BCIT downtown)

    Posted on February 4, 2020 by in Blog

    On Tuesday February 25, to mark Fair Dealing Week, SFU, UBC, Langara, KPU, VCC, and BCIT invite you to an afternoon of presentations and discussion exploring the impact of copyright on artists working in a variety of disciplines. Light refreshments will be served. The event starts with the keynote Copyrights to the Rescue! (Or Not) by Brianne […]

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    Member Spotlight

    Posted on February 3, 2020 by in Blog, Member Spotlight

    Welcome to the latest monthly posting, Member Spotlight. The  VALL member that was interviewed is Fiona Chiu. Introduction Fiona is the VALL Membership Secretary. She is a Librarian at Courthouse Libraries BC, whose mission it is to make legal information more accessible, and empower people to effectively research and manage their own or their clients’ […]

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  • Introducing CanLII’s Latest Research Tools

    Posted on January 24, 2020 by in Blog, VALL Blog & Announcements, Vendor Announcements

    Introducing CanLII’s Latest Research Tools: Decision Highlights and a Powerful New Noteup ✨ We are very excited  – and this is a word we don’t use lightly here at CanLII – to present two improvements to the search experience on CanLII.org. Legal research generally involves (1) understanding what a case is about, and (2) analysing […]

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