Federal Libraries Forum Next Week in Ottawa

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will be hosting a Federal Libraries Forum next Monday in Ottawa (April 28 from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m, 395 Wellington St.)

On the agenda:

• News and Updates from LAC and the Federal Libraries Consortium
• FL Consortium Annual Report
• Federal E-Library Project
• Procurement and Licensing of Electronic Resources Working Group
• Federal Libraries 2.0 Reengineering Stories with reports from Merle McConnell, Science Library Network, Health Canada and from Marg Ahearn, NRCan Library, Natural Resources Canada
• Rethinking Resource Sharing Policies: Paula Kelsall, LAC
• Roundtable on Electronic Resources and Libraries 2008: Katherine Miller-Gatenby, and Deane Zeeman, LAC / BAC; Lisa Béchard, Health Canada

All federal library staff are welcome to attend. Please RSVP by Friday, April 25, 2008 to Carole Julien (carole.julien@lac-bac.gc.ca or 819-934-7427) if you plan to attend in person or by teleconference.