Archivists' On to Ottawa Trek

May 17

Librarian community calls on minister to appoint professional librarian to replace Caron as head of LAC -

Call for a relevant professional (read: librarian or archivist) to be the new Head of Library and Archives Canada.

May 16

So now that news of Caron’s departure has had a couple hours to sink in, let’s get back to reality a little bit.

As a number of people have pointed out on Twitter and blogs (like this excellent post from Jacqueline Whyte Appleby), it’s a shame that it was something as silly as overpriced…

BIBLIOCRACY: Onward! -

bibliocracy-now:

So now that news of Caron’s departure has had a couple hours to sink in, let’s get back to reality a little bit.

As a number of people have pointed out on Twitter and blogs (like this excellent post from Jacqueline Whyte Appleby), it’s a shame that it was something as silly as overpriced…

May 15

BIBLIOCRACY: Daniel Caron Resigns -

bibliocracy-now:

I have just received word that Heritage Canada has confirmed Daniel Caron’s resignation as Librarian and Archivist of Canada. Here is the announcement sent to LAC staff.

From: Caron, Daniel J.
Sent: May-15-13 4:00 PM
To: _BAC/LAC Regions; _LAC / BAC-NCR-RCN
Subject: Message de…

May 03

Record breaking -

Excellent article from the Ottawa Citizen on the state of Library and Archives Canada.

May 01

“Interlibrary loans are a wonder of the world and a glory of civilization.” —

—Jo Walton, Among Others (via susurrantpetrichor)

Truer words were never spoken.

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Apr 21

Archivalia: Historical Archive of the City of Cologne: Please sign the petition against the planning stop -

Links & information (in English) regarding the Cologne Archives petition mentioned previously.

(Source: archivalia)

Apr 19

Online-Petition: Für die Aufhebung des Planungsstopps für den Neubau des Historischen Archivs der Stadt Köln

Possibly of interest to some followers: Petition to remove the planning freeze for the Köln Historical Archives.

(Source: ordensgeschichte, via archivalia)

Following #ncph2013 on Twitter

Hello all!

If you’re on Twitter, check out the tweets for the 2013 meeting of the National Council on Public History, especially those for this afternoon’s (19 April) session on the aftermath of federal funding cuts at LAC, Parks Canada, and the restructuring of the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

Apr 11

“Georgia Archives Gets $300K More and a Move to the University System
Both houses of the Georgia General Assembly unanimously voted to transfer authority for the Archives from the Secretary of State’s Office to the Board of Regents of the University System.” — Georgia Archives Gets $300K More and a Move to the University System - Monroe, GA Patch (via archivalia)

News for the Georgia State Archives!

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