Alberta Association of Academic Libraries
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Facilitating collaboration and professional development opportunities for staff in Alberta academic libraries.
📅 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!
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
📅 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...
Join the AAAL Mentorship Program!
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 rec…
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June 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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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Alberta to create guideline for ‘age-appropriate’ books allowed in K-12 schools www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Alberta to create guideline for ‘age-appropriate’ books allowed in K-12 schools
Alberta is launching a survey that will impact the books found in K-12 school libraries across the province, saying “multiple books” have been found in “some” school libraries across the province that...
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May 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Alberta to create guideline for ‘age-appropriate’ books allowed in K-12 schools www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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...
Learn more: aaal.ca/2025/05/06/j...
Join the AAAL Mentorship Program!
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 rec…
aaal.ca
May 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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...
Learn more: aaal.ca/2025/05/06/j...
The Spring AGM meeting package is available! Check it out now: aaal.ca/2025/04/11/a...
AAAL 2025 Spring Meeting Package
We are excited to be able to meet for our Spring AGM at MacEwan University in Edmonton! Thank you, MacEwan, for hosting us. Please take a look at the spring meeting package below for all of t…
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April 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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...
Register for AAAL’s Spring 2025 AGM
Registration is now open for AAAL’s Spring 2025 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 our “Day …
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April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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...
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March 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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...
Call for Proposals for AAAL AGM Extended to March 17
Our deadline for presentation proposals is now extended until March 17th! The AAAL Learning & Development Committee are seeking presentations from our members for the professional development p…
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March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
📢 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...
Keynote & Workshop Ideas for AAAL SpringAGM
Dear AAAL Colleagues, I cannot believe how quickly the winter is fading away and I am sure that you ALL are ready to embrace the spring! UPDATE: AAAL’s Learning & Development Committee is…
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March 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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...
📆 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...
AAAL AGM – Save the Date (May 2, 2025) & Call for Proposals
The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) Spring 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held Friday, May 2, 2025 and hosted by MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. Call for Presentation…
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February 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📆 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...
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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-...
CAPAL Nomination Form 2025 | Formulaire de mise en candidature de l’ACBES 2025
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CAPAL Board of Directors
The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) is looking for four members to serve on the Board of Directors.
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January 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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
December 12, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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
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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.
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The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 222: Robert Diab on Canadian Media’s Copyright Lawsuit Against OpenAI - Michael Geist
Canada’s largest media companies came together recently to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI, the owners of ChatGPT. I wrote about the suit, suggesting that the primary motivation b...
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December 9, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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-...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2024/12/law-...
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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.
A Place of Joy.
December 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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.
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...
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November 20, 2024 at 9:32 PM
AAAL is seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill two Sub-Committee Vacancies! Learn more: aaal.ca/2024/11/19/a...
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I created a #starterpack for #informationbehaviour scholars. Please share and let me know who else to add go.bsky.app/TV2nagW
November 15, 2024 at 7:30 PM
I created a #starterpack for #informationbehaviour scholars. Please share and let me know who else to add go.bsky.app/TV2nagW
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supporting, uplifting, celebrating BIPOC in libraries and archives ❤️🔥 go.bsky.app/MpwbvRa
November 14, 2024 at 6:27 PM
supporting, uplifting, celebrating BIPOC in libraries and archives ❤️🔥 go.bsky.app/MpwbvRa
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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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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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The Researcher’s Guide to Bluesky – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog
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November 13, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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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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...
for our business meeting and roundtable discussion. Register now: aaal.ca/2024/10/30/r...
Registration is Now Open for the AAAL Fall 2024 Meeting!
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 onlinefor our business…
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October 30, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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...
for our business meeting and roundtable discussion. Register now: aaal.ca/2024/10/30/r...
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).
October 24, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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).
Come join us! We are seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill sub-committee vacancies. Learn more: aaal.ca/2024/10/08/a...
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October 8, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Come join us! We are seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill sub-committee vacancies. Learn more: aaal.ca/2024/10/08/a...
We are delighted to announce that Andrea Johnston of Red Deer Polytechnic Library has been acclaimed AAAL Chair Elect. Andrea’s term officially began on September 27 at our Executive meeting. Please join us in welcoming Andrea to our Association!
Learn more about Andrea: aaal.ca/2024/10/01/a...
Learn more about Andrea: aaal.ca/2024/10/01/a...
Announcement of New AAAL Chair-Elect
Dear AAAL membership: I am delighted to announce that Andrea Johnston of Red Deer Polytechnic has been acclaimed AAAL Chair Elect: Andrea’s term officially began on September 27 at our Execut…
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October 1, 2024 at 4:34 PM
We are delighted to announce that Andrea Johnston of Red Deer Polytechnic Library has been acclaimed AAAL Chair Elect. Andrea’s term officially began on September 27 at our Executive meeting. Please join us in welcoming Andrea to our Association!
Learn more about Andrea: aaal.ca/2024/10/01/a...
Learn more about Andrea: aaal.ca/2024/10/01/a...
Do you work in an academic library in Alberta? Come join us! The AAAL Executive has an immediate opening for the position of Chair-Elect. For more info, please see: aaal.ca/2024/09/06/i...
Immediate Opening: AAAL Chair-Elect
Dear AAAL Community, I hope that you all had a wonderful summer and that your academic year is off to a great start! I am writing today about an exciting AAAL Executive opportunity which is available ...
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September 6, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Do you work in an academic library in Alberta? Come join us! The AAAL Executive has an immediate opening for the position of Chair-Elect. For more info, please see: aaal.ca/2024/09/06/i...