by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
5 June 2020 Statement by the IFLA President and Secretary-General: Racism Has No Place in the Society Libraries are Working to Build In response to the death of George Floyd and others globally, IFLA President Christine Mackenzie and Secretary General Gerald Leitner...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
VIA ONN: Amendments to the Employment Standards Act “Non-unionized workers who have had their hours reduced or eliminated due to COVID-19 and have been placed on a temporary leave (Infectious Disease Emergency Leave) will have their jobs preserved while...
by FOPLED | Jun 8, 2020 | FOPL News
CFLA-FCAB COMMUNIQUÉ on Accessible Format for the MMIW Report – FCAB-CFLA COMMUNIQUÉ sur le format accessible pour le rapport sur les femmes et les filles autochtones disparues et assassinées Bilingual message – message bilingue Dear Members, On behalf of the...
by FOPLED | Jun 7, 2020 | FOPL News
10 Benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/10-benefits-reading-why-you-should-read-everyday.html
by FOPLED | Jun 6, 2020 | FOPL News
New Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Provides Relief to Ontario Employers Friday, June 5, 2020 By Barry W. Kwasniewski and Luis R. Chacin The Ontario government filed Regulation 228/20, Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (the “Regulation”) under the...
by FOPLED | Jun 6, 2020 | FOPL News
Libraries welcome temporary e-book pricing, licensing changes from publishers Changes mean libraries will be able to buy more electronic copies, patrons won’t have to wait as long...
by FOPLED | Jun 6, 2020 | FOPL News
OMA Statement “Institutions need to acknowledge the power structures that exist throughout their organizations. Acknowledgement is a difficult but necessary step towards making the changes that will help to dismantle exclusionary practices and power structures. By...
by FOPLED | Jun 5, 2020 | FOPL News
Legal Information vs Legal Advice https://www.webjunction.org/news/webjunction/legal-information-vs-legal-advice.html “Sara Pic, Head of Public Services for the Law Library of Louisiana describes the critical distinction between library staff offering patrons...
by FOPLED | Jun 5, 2020 | FOPL News
What might K-12 schools look like in the fall? Depends where you are, educators say In-person and remote teaching, part-time attendance, spaced out classrooms are all options for back to school https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/schools-reopening-planning-fall-1.5597781...
by FOPLED | Jun 5, 2020 | FOPL News
“Report Finds Massive Drop in Canadians’ Willingness to Disclose Personal Information for Free Online Services” Via Gary Price at LJ InfoDocket Digital Privacy: “Report Finds Massive Drop in Canadians’ Willingness to Disclose Personal Information for Free Online...
