On March 22nd, we announced with our partners the Irving K Barber Learning Centre at UBC and Simon Fraser University Library, that an ImagineBC grant was awarded to LinkVan, a website project designed to connect residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) with nearby resources. The grant was used to employ residents of the DTES to… Read more »
What’s new? We hope all of you enjoyed a good summer, wherever you live in Canada, and that fall is treating you well so far. We have been busy at the Co-op: working with our members on various projects and moving forward with our many services. A couple of highlights since our last Communiqué: We… Read more »
What’s new? With the AGM and conference season now behind us, we look ahead to a busy summer with more planned growth of existing services. Happily, all of our activities are backed by the amazing Co-op support and systems teams who enable us to incubate, diversify, and better serve members. Last year, we resolved 4,300… Read more »
We are pleased to announce the results of today’s BC Libraries Cooperative Annual General Meeting in Vancouver. Nearly 60 delegates attended our 6th AGM, and throughout the week, one third of eligible voters cast their ballots. In the end, all motions were approved unanimously, and members elected Hilary Bloom and Dana McFarland as new directors…. Read more »
BC Libraries Cooperative Advisory – Server Hardware Upgrade Sunday, June 5th 2100 – 0400 (PDT) Please be advised that the BC Libraries Cooperative will be upgrading our server hardware on Sunday, June 5th, between 2100 and 0400 PDT. There will be an outage of up to 6 hours for all services while this work is… Read more »
Greetings members and partners. Several updates for you this Spring: ImagineBC winner! Thank you again to all who submitted ideas to the 2015/16 ImagineBC campaign! In case you missed the news elsewhere, it is our great pleasure to announce the recipient of ImagineBC partner funding for 2015/16. Your Participation Matters: Strategic Planning Survey In fiscal… Read more »
Update from the Chair Happy New Year, Co-op members! One way to measure the achievements we continue to make together is through our membership growth. In the past nine months, nearly 20 member institutions have joined the Co-op from BC, Manitoba and Ontario, representing all types of knowledge sector institutions. Please join me in welcoming… Read more »
Happy New Year! We’re starting it off with a bang with not one but TWO new job openings at the Co-op Software Developer – Closes February 1, 2016 Systems Administrator– EXTENDED to February 19, 2016
Greetings Co-op members in BC, Today, we are thrilled to invite submissions for the 2015-2016 round of ImagineBC! ImagineBC is an annual opportunity for residents of British Columbia to pitch an excellent, innovative and possibly untraditional idea to our jury. Successful pitches receive funding of up to $7,000. Winning ideas are those that address identified… Read more »
Ryerson University Library and Archives announces membership in BC Libraries Cooperative July 09, 2015: Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON Today, Ryerson University Library and Archives (RULA) and the BC Libraries Cooperative (BCLC) are thrilled to announce RULA’s membership in BCLC. RULA becomes the first Ontario Higher Education institution to become a… Read more »
