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As a student, I was excited and felt so fortunate to be sponsored to attend the OALT/ABO 46th annual conference in Niagara Falls from Wednesday, May 1st to Saturday, May 4th, 2019. This year’s conference theme was Poetry in Motion/Poésie en action, the conference coordinated by Janna Colton and held at the Best Western Plus…

On Monday, March 25, 2019, the Ottawa Library and Information Technician world lost someone valuable. Corey Mac Nason died suddenly at age 65 that day. He had been our professor for the Library and Information Technician department at Algonquin College – Woodroffe Campus. He is remembered by former students as funny, caring, and honest. He…

Corey Mac Nason October 15, 1953 –  March 25, 2019 MA, MLS, MEd, PhD Candidate It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Corey Mac Nason on Monday, March 25, at the age of 65. Mac was the loving father of Jeremy (Ali), Meredith and Hania, cherished brother of Sandra, Janet (Gary)…

What did you do on your Summer Vacation? ….well, on the evening of Tuesday, August 14th, I joined a small group of friends from Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa for dinner and a Rideau Canal Cruise. They say that the success of a Presentation is in “the delivery”.  This is so true.  We were very lucky. Our…

I was selected by the Ottawa Chapter to go to the OALT/ABO Conference this past May. I was already designated as a presenter at the Conference, but was very excited to be able to take in the full experience of the weekend! My co-presenter and I drove down from Ottawa on Wednesday night, so we…

ADRIANA RIBBLE – passed away on November 9, 2014 after a hard-fought battle with Cancer. Adriana volunteered as a Co-President with Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa for the Chapter Year of 2006-2007.

The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario (OALT/ABO) is looking for committed and enthusiastic people from the library community, who are interested in serving on either the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive or Committees. Our team is made up of library technicians and support staff who share…

From: Federal libraries community/Collectivité des bibliothèques fédérales [mailto:FLC-CBF-GEN@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA] On Behalf Of CLA Govt Library and Info Mgmt Professionals Network Sent: February-18-14 6:24 PM To: FLC-CBF-GEN@LISTSERV.LAC-BAC.GC.CA Subject: CLA Statement regarding Federal Government Library Consolidation and Closure The Canadian Library Association (CLA) has issued the following statement regarding the closure and consolidation of federal government libraries. http://cla.ca/wp-content/uploads/FINAL_Statement_regarding_Federal_Library_Closures_and_Consolidation_Feb14_ltrhd.pdf…