The following is excerpted from a BC Library Association Press Release issued 30.05.2013. Our thanks to Edel and to the BCLA! Edel Toner-Rogala, Chief Librarian at the Burnaby Public Library, was presented with the BC Library Association’s Achievement in Library Service Award at the 2013 BC Library Conference. The award was presented by BCLA President… Read more »
Join our Team! The BC Libraries Cooperative is a Canadian, non-profit community enterprise. We are strategically focused on the delivery of shared operational infrastructure and resources for our diverse members – over 100 institutions across Canada. Simply put, we strive to improve efficiency, reduce costs and extend service delivery in libraries. We are seeking a… Read more »
There are more than a million print disabled Canadians, many of whom simply do not have equity of access to libraries and library collections that the rest of us enjoy. Too many of our collections and services are not reaching them. Today, digital delivery and distributed networks offer new possibilities for library service to the… Read more »
The BC Libraries Cooperative and King County Library System welcomed 190 delegates from six countries to the Evergreen International Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada April 10-13, 2013. The strength of the growing open source Evergreen Integrated Library System community was evident. Libraries and service agencies from across the community spectrum were in attendance to learn,… Read more »
Join our Team! The BC Libraries Cooperative is a Canadian, non-profit community enterprise. We are strategically focused on the delivery of shared operational infrastructure and resources for our diverse members – over 100 institutions across Canada. Simply put, we strive to improve efficiency, reduce costs and extend service delivery in libraries. What we’re looking for:… Read more »
In this month’s issue of Feliciter, Canadian Library Association (CLA) President Pilar Martinez writes about Living our Values. With respect to the values of universal access to library service and strengthening the community through collaboration, Ms Martinez references a CLA hosted day-long symposium to develop a joint strategy for implementation of a National Network for… Read more »
The BC Libraries Cooperative is hiring a part time administrative assistant. The Cooperative is a community enterprise, strategically focussed on the delivery of shared operational infrastructure, brokered discounts and management expertise for libraries. Our mission is to help libraries help people. Leveraging our distributed workforce, we provide services to 100 organizations across Canada. And we’re… Read more »
Join our Team! The BC Libraries Cooperative is a Canadian, non-profit community enterprise. We are strategically focused on the delivery of shared operational infrastructure and resources for our diverse members – over 100 institutions across Canada. Simply put, we strive to improve efficiency, reduce costs and extend service delivery in libraries. What we’re looking for:… Read more »
Connecting Libraries at Lightning Speeds Across Sectors in B.C. BCNET, an advanced network and shared IT services organization, and BC Libraries Cooperative, a community enterprise, strategically focused on the delivery of shared operational infrastructure and resources for its diverse members, today announced that the Cooperative will link its data centre and select member libraries to… Read more »
The BC History Digitization Program is now accepting applications for 2013. Established in September 2006, the BC History Digitization Program promotes increased access to British Columbia’s historical resources by providing matching funds to undertake digitization projects that will result in free online access to our unique provincial historical material. For information about the program and to… Read more »
