Want to present at our upcoming AGM? Submit your proposal by Tuesday, March 17th! Learn more: aaal.ca/2026/03/13/r...
Want to present at our upcoming AGM? Submit your proposal by Tuesday, March 17th! Learn more: aaal.ca/2026/03/13/r...
There's still time to apply for the AAAL PD award! Applications are open until March 17.
Clip art of a hand holding a bag of money with the text: "Apply Now! Professional development award. AAAL is offering 3 PD awards of $400 each to attend the Spring AGM. New: 1 award is reserved for library staff in a non-librarian position. Applications are open until March 17, 2026."
Apply now! AAAL is offering three $400 Professional Development awards to attend the Spring AGM in Lethbridge. One award is reserved for library staff members in a non-librarian position. Applications are open until March 17. Learn more: aaal.ca/resources/pr...
Thinking of coming to the AAAL AGM on April 24th? Here's what to expect from the day: aaal.ca/2026/03/05/u...
Clip art of a hand holding a bag of money with the text: "Apply Now! Professional development award. AAAL is offering 3 PD awards of $400 each to attend the Spring AGM. New: 1 award is reserved for library staff in a non-librarian position. Applications are open until March 17, 2026."
Apply now! AAAL is offering three $400 Professional Development awards to attend the Spring AGM in Lethbridge. One award is reserved for library staff members in a non-librarian position. Applications are open until March 17. Learn more: aaal.ca/resources/pr...
📣Call for proposals! We are seeking presentations from ALL library staff at our member institutions for the AAAL AGM on Apr. 24 at the University of Lethbridge Library. Presentations can be 7-min. lightning talks or 25-min. presentations. Deadline is Mar. 17. Learn more: aaal.ca/2026/02/25/c...
📆 Save the date! The AAAL Spring 2026 AGM will be held in-person on Friday, April 24 at the University of Lethbridge Library. Everyone from our member institutions is welcome to attend!
For more information, please see: aaal.ca/2026/02/05/s...
📅 Mark your calendars! The AAAL Fall 2025 Meeting will be held virtually on Nov. 20th, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. Library staff from all our member institutions are invited to join us for a business meeting, followed by a roundtable and professional development programming. Schedule and RSVP coming soon!
Looking to make connections, share professional advice, meet new colleagues, and gain new perspectives on library challenges? Join the AAAL Mentorship Program! We are recruiting mentors and mentees for the upcoming academic year. Learn more: aaal.ca/2025/06/17/j...
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Looking to make connections, share professional advice, meet new colleagues, and gain new perspectives on library challenges? Join the AAAL Mentorship Program! The AAAL Mentorship Committee is recruiting mentors and mentees for the upcoming academic year.
Learn more: aaal.ca/2025/05/06/j...
Have you registered for the AAAL Spring AGM yet? The meeting will be in person and hosted by MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, May 2nd, 9:15 am to 3:45 pm. All staff from member institutions are invited to join. Register now: aaal.ca/2025/04/11/a...
The Spring AGM meeting package is available! Check it out now: aaal.ca/2025/04/11/a...
Registration is now open! Join us to for the AAAL Spring AGM. The meeting will be in person and hosted by MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, May 2nd, 9:15 am to 3:45 pm. Check out the program and register now: aaal.ca/2025/04/08/r...
Come join us! AAAL is seeking nominations for Executive Committee and Sub-Committee positions, to begin this Spring. For more information, please see: aaal.ca/2025/03/11/c...
📢 Call for proposals is extended to March 17! 📢 The AAAL Learning & Development Committee are seeking presentations from our members for our Spring AGM and welcomes presentation proposals relevant to our members’ work, topics of interest, and more. Learn more: aaal.ca/2025/03/07/c...
AAAL’s Learning & Development Committee is working hard on our upcoming Spring AGM! If you have any ideas for possible keynote presenters or workshops, please let us know. For more information, please see: aaal.ca/2025/03/05/k...
📢 Call for proposals! You are invited to submit a proposal for a 25-minute presentation or a 7-minute lightning talk for the AAAL Spring AGM. Proposals are due Sunday, March 9th. For more information, please see: aaal.ca/2025/02/05/a...
📆 Save the date! The AAAL Spring AGM will be on May 2, 2025 at MacEwan University. For more information, please see: aaal.ca/2025/02/05/a...
The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBAP) is looking for new members to serve on the Board of Directors. To apply: bit.ly/capal-acbes-...
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Miss the latest #LibTechInsights webinar? Check out the recording as McGill Libraries #librarians Amanda Wheatley and Sandy Hervieux walk through their new #AILiteracy framework for librarians and academics ow.ly/QwWZ50Uq5jM
Canada’s largest media companies came together recently to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. @robertdiab.bsky.social joins the Law Bytes podcast to discuss the case and its implications for copyright and AI in Canada.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/12/law-...
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6
There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research.
A Place of Joy.
AAAL is seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill two Sub-Committee Vacancies! Learn more: aaal.ca/2024/11/19/a...
I created a #starterpack for #informationbehaviour scholars. Please share and let me know who else to add go.bsky.app/TV2nagW
supporting, uplifting, celebrating BIPOC in libraries and archives ❤️🔥 go.bsky.app/MpwbvRa
We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky!
It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide...
>> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024...
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Registration is now open for our (virtual) Fall meeting on Thursday, November 21st from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Library staff from all member institutions are invited to join us online
for our business meeting and roundtable discussion. Register now: aaal.ca/2024/10/30/r...
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Save the date! The AAAL Fall 2024 meeting will be on Nov. 21, 2024 from 9am-12pm. Library staff from all member institutions are invited to join us for a morning meeting that includes the business meeting, followed by a professional development activity (program and RSVP to follow soon).