Round-up: 2012 Annual Gathering of Librarians Interested in Government and Legal Information

Summaries of the presentations at the Annual Gathering, covering topics such as cuts to federal government libraries, crown copyright, and changes to the Depository Services Program

A [brief] History of Librarian Activism

Presentation given to the Canadian Association of University Teachers Librarians\u27 and Archivists\u27 Conference 2014

Government Information Access in the U.S. and Canada: Implications for Librarians

Access to government information varies widely and is, in many cases, changing rapidly. This presentation provided an overview of the American and Canadian government information contexts as well as what each context means for contemporary library services. The question of how can librarians and information professionals of all types can meet new challenges in this area while also preparing for — and anticipating — future developments was discusse

Librarians as Faculty Association Participants: An Autoethnography

"Librarians have fought and continue to fight for academic status; however once achieved, we have found the label of “academic” to not always be comfortable. Within our community of librarians, questions have been raised regarding our taking on any status beyond that of professional librarian.[1]In spite of this, the reality is that most Canadian university librarians do have academic or faculty status, and are required, through collective agreements or employment contracts, to perform as academics [1] Blaise Cronin, “The Mother of all Myths,” Library Journal, 126 no. 3 (2001): 144.

Round-up: 2013 GovInfo Day

The 2013 annual gathering of librarians interested in government and legal information focused on this year's unofficial theme of access: continued access to government information and imporved access to legal resources

Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information

Presentation at iPRES 2018, the 15th International Conference on Digital Preservation. The presentation outlines a panel discussion on the preservation of electronic government information

209.1 Policy-based collaborative approaches to preserving electronic government information. (Part 1)

This panel brings together government officials, researchers and librarians engaged in policy-making and digital preservation activities. Through facilitated and moderated dialog, this panel will present the perspectives of both government agencies and distributed institutions in policy-based collaborative activities. Session attendees will leave with a greater understanding of government information preservation initiatives, challenges in establishing and coordinating initiatives, policy and approaches for ensuring long-term success, and, hopefully, ways to become involved in new initiatives. This session will also help to inform the research of the PEGI Project’s white paper which aims to synthesize and advance the discussion, document current efforts and define best practices that can inform policy around information dissemination, preservation and access