A new Librarian and Archivist of Canada will be appointed in the near future.

The Librarian and Archivist of Canada will be selected to carry out the legal obligations and responsibilities as outlined in the Library and Archives of Canada Act.

The Library and Archives of Canada Act

The 2012-2013 CHLA/ABSC annual report is now available for review ahead of our AGM on May 24, 2013. I encourage all members to read this report and bring any questions or comments to the AGM.

If you are unable to attend please send your questions or comments to president@chla-absc.ca.

The report is available here: http://www.chla-absc.ca/node/1043.

Have you ever thought "I just don't get to see enough of my colleagues while also having a pint?" If you answered yes I would like to invite you to the first meeting of the Unofficial Drinking Interest Group at CHLA/ABSC 2013!

Come visit the CHLA/ABSC Board Table at the Saskatoon Conference to meet your board members and take advantage of the T-shirt Blow-Out Sale.

Hospital Librarian T-shirts are now available for $5 while supplies last.

Playing cards and notebooks are $10.

CHLA/ABSC 2013 in Saskatoon

It’s just a few more weeks until our 37^th Annual Conference in Saskatoon. Early Bird registration closes on Friday April 19^th. Register before the deadline for your chance to win an iPad Mini! I look forward to seeing you in Saskatoon in May.

http://www.chla-absc.ca/conference/content/registration

Follow the 2013 Conference on Twitter @chlaabsc13

You still have a chance to present at the CHLA/ABSC 2013 Annual Conference!!

Have a new program or innovative approach to an old problem that you would like to share? A project hot off the press? Want toshare your experiences about a project, a service, or a product?

Stat!Ref Talks– a talk of 5 minutes or less.  This provides delegates with an opportunity to contribute to the content of the conference in a less formal manner than a traditional contributed paper.

Please submit an abstract by April 26, 2013 in electronic form to the Program & Posters Committee Co-chair, Catherine Boden (2013.Program@chla-absc.ca)

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Health Libraries Association/Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada and all our members we would like to extend our friendship and support to MLA, its members and all of Boston after the shocking and tragic events of this past week.

Many of our members are attending the OneHealth conference next month and we have every confidence that MLA and the people of Boston will welcome everyone to the city and conference with open arms.

Our thoughts are with you and we wish nothing but success for your upcoming conference.

Jeff Mason

President, CHLA/ABSC

There’s still time to get the early bird registration rates for CHLA/ABSC 2013! Register today to save money and to be automatically entered to win an iPad Mini courtesy of Unbound Medicine. Save on registration and have a chance to win an iPad? Wow! Register today: http://tiny.cc/chla2013registration. See you in beautiful, sunny Saskatoon!

CHLA/ABSC has added its voice to protest the recent cutbacks and policies at Library and Archives Canada (LAC).  See our letter to the Hon. James Moore attached.  

On Monday, April 8th, the Life Sciences Library staff members were assembled and told by their Dean and Human Resources director that it was 90% certain the library in the McIntyre Medical Building will be closed this summer.

Call-for-Abstracts/ Papers

Information Literacy in the curriculum across Disciplines

Special Session in the 5th QQML Conference, June 4-7, 2013, Rome, Italy-  http://www.isast.org

See article in National Post about the new code of conduct for librarians at Library & Archives Canada.  Our government appears to be determined to abdicate its responsibility for protecting our cultural heritage.  Hardly a coincidence that a code of conduct of this nature is being instituted by LAC

All CHLA/ABSC members in good standing as of March 1, 2013 are now invited to vote on a Special Resolution to adopt new Articles of Continuance and By-Laws for the Association.

For information on why we had to update our by-laws and how they differ from our current by-laws visit http://www.chla-absc.ca/node/1210. 

To cast your vote please visit http://www.chla-absc.ca/node/1208 and log in with your CHLA/ABSC website account.