Ontario Association of Library Technicians
Association des bibliotechniciens de l'Ontario

Canadian Copyright : an Information Session

The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des Bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario presents… Learn about the basics, recent history, exceptions and alternatives Jessica Reeve, current OALT/ABO President, shared her knowledge and experience as a Copyright Technician at St.Lawrence College, covering the Copyright Modernization Act, “Copyright Pentalogy,” infringement, exceptions for specific organizations and user-generated content, as well as…

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Update to Members – March 2014

The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive of the OALT/ABO would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians/Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario. You are receiving this e-mail message from us, as you have renewed/started your membership for the 2014 calendar year. The Executive has…

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FYI: CLA Statement regarding Federal Government Library Consolidation and Closure

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…

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2014 Annual General Meeting

Date: Monday February 24, 2014 Time: 6:00 PM Location Biagio’s Italian Kitchen restaurant, 1394 Richmond Road The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of OALT/ABO will be holding its Annual General Meeting, on February 24, 2014 at 6:00 PM, at Biagio’s Italian Kitchen, 1394 Richmond Road, just west of the Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre, between Forest and Croydon Streets. In addition…

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Reminder: Membership renewal

Good morning Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa members, The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive and Committees would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your membership during the last year. We would also like to remind you that renewal fees for membership to both the Association and the Chapter were due on January 1st, 2014. Renewal…

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Call for Volunteers – January, 2014

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 Executive or Committees. The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa is made up of library technicians and support staff who…

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2013 Holiday Dinner

The members of the OALT/ABO Ottawa Chapter Executive and Committees invite you to our… Ottawa Chapter Holiday Dinner Date: Monday December 09, 2013 Time: 6:00 pm Location: Foolish Chicken 79 Holland Avenue, Ottawa Family and Friends welcome. Ample parking is available for you and many main OC Transpo bus routes can get you there. RSVP by…

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2013 Student Meet and Greet

The Executive and Committee members of the Ottawa Chapter of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians / Association des bibliotechniciens de l’Ontario would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Chapter members and students from the Algonquin College Library and Information Technician program for taking part in our 2013 OALT/ABO Student Meet…

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Member article: CLA 2013

This year’s Canadian Library Association conference was held in Winnipeg, May 29th to June 1st. This was my 3rd CLA conference in this city. Even though I’d been there before, there are always places yet to be explored…so I did one of the library tours, visiting the Manitoba Archives and the Manitoba Legislative Library (the…

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May 2013 Update

The Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa Executive and Committees of the OALT/ABO would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Ottawa Chapter/Section d’Ottawa of the Ontario Association of Library Technicians.  You are receiving this update from us, as you have renewed/started your membership for the 2013 calendar year. The Executive has been working hard…

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