The Co-op had the great pleasure of helping to organize a full-day pre-conference workshop at this year’s BC Library Conference, dedicated to the topic of “IT & Libraries.” It was a great day with lots of connections and learning. One emerging theme was that those of us in IT could help our cause (and the… Read more »
On April 19th, the Co-op was part of a group of libraries that organized a day-long pre-conference meeting to discuss IT and the library. The event brought together about 60 people, including front-line technology service providers, back-of-house IT folks, and people involved with the planning and management of technology. Discussion topics included computer access for children, virtualization,… Read more »
At the Co-op, we use open source software and technologies everywhere we possibly can. As a way to thank the communities that help build and maintain the software we use, we invite Co-op staff to nominate projects as recipients of small grants from our Open Source Contribution Fund. This year, the projects receiving those funds… Read more »
Next month, the Co-op is helping to organize a full day pre-conference session aiming at bringing together IT and library staff. Created in partnership with organizers from Fraser Valley Regional, Greater Victoria Public and North Van City, the session is aimed at IT professionals (network managers, systems analysts) digital services librarians, public technology services staff,… Read more »
PDF Press Release The BC Libraries Cooperative (BCLC) today announced that Ben Hyman, Executive Director, will resign his position effective February 13, 2017 for a new opportunity at Vancouver Island University. On behalf of the BCLC Board, Chair Tracey Therrien said, “Not only has Ben led BCLC through tremendous growth, along the way he has… Read more »
The fourth annual Code4Lib BC unconference took place on December 1st and 2nd, with two days of talks and breakout sessions on tools and projects related to libraries and technology. With topics ranging from digital preservation to SQL, Code4Lib BC is a great opportunity for public library staff to discover new ideas and tools: learn… Read more »
Co-op staff are distributed across Canada, and connected virtually throughout the day. While smaller staff groups gather regularly in the BC Lower Mainland, the whole team only comes together once a year – this year on November 24 and 25th. We made the most of the opportunity for a group photo!
This October, during the same week as BC’s ShakeOut, the Co-op ran its own disaster preparedness exercise as part of our Privacy & Security Management Plan (PSMP). Technical staff ran through a scenario in which the Co-op’s main hosting facility had been taken offline. The team demonstrated they could restore core services in a timely… Read more »
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 »
