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2017 Open Source Contribution Fund Recipients
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 »
November 2016 Annual Co-op Staff Meeting
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!
Member Communiqué – Fall 2016
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 »
Member Communiqué – June 2016
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 »
BC Libraries Cooperative Advisory – Server Hardware Upgrade Sunday, June 5th 2100 – 0400 (PDT)
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 »
Member Communiqué – Spring 2016
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 »
Co-op Staff
We have a distributed workforce: our staff and board live in communities large and small, all across the country, just as our members do. For more information, view our organization chart (managers are represented in blue; coordinators in green). Co-op Managers and Service Leads Ayesha Ali Operations Manager 1.855.383.5761 x 1009 | ayesha.ali@bc.libraries.coop Ayesha manages the financial… Read more »
Development and Hosting
We proudly offer state-of-the-art, 100% Canadian hosting for a range of websites and services. We also build digital platforms to host repositories, such as the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), help organizations turn their old websites into new ones, and build custom websites for libraries (see our service options for Custom Library Websites)…. Read more »
Member communiqué – January, 2016
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 »
Final Announcement Regarding End of Windows XP Support
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft announced it was ending Extended Support for Windows XP. This meant that beyond the final security updates released on April 8, 2014, no more security patches or support information have been provided for XP. In January 2015, the Co-op provided members with updated minimum technical recommendations for all of its… Read more »
