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It may be hard to believe but Canada’s Copyright Act dates back to 1921, having been enacted in 1924. Copyright reform has become a common topic in Canadian communities creating and consuming content. However, only three major amendments have been made to the Canadian Copyright Act in the last 91 years, most recently in 2012. Similarly, [...]

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Heather Buchansky: Site-seeing in Chicago In mid-July, thousands of Information Professionals descended upon Chicago for the annual SLA Conference. Thanks to the generous student grant from Infomart, I was among the crowd piling into McCormick Place, excited and eager to take in my first international professional conference. I had used the online conference planner to [...]

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The CBC Library and Archives tour was such a big hit with the University of Toronto iSchoolers last year that we knew SLA-Toronto Student Group (TSG) had to organize another one this year. Fortunately for us, Laura Warner (SLA Toronto Chapter President and Media Librarian in Content Management at CBC) helped us organize another successful [...]

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Thursday December 6, 2012 – Thursday December 6, 2012 Map and Directions | Register Description: Join us at the Joint Holiday Social! Hosted by the SLA Toronto Chapter, the Toronto Special Libraries and Information Services network, Alumni Association, U of T Faculty of Information and the Toronto Health Libraries Association. Generously supported by Primary Sponsors: [...]

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Tuesday December 4, 2012 – Tuesday December 4, 2012 4180 Duke of York Boulevard Map and Directions | Register Description:   Join us for a tour of Sheridan College’s new business campus in Mississauga, followed by a talk about creating value in your organization with Ginger Grant, Professor of Marketing & Innovation. Food and drink [...]

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When: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 – 12:15-1:30pm Where: Martin Prosperity Institute, 95 St. George Street, 9th floor, Toronto ON All SLA Toronto Chapter members are welcome to attend.  Come learn what your board is doing and give us your feedback and suggestions.  Volunteers are always appreciated. Please let our President, Laura Warner (lauracwarner @ gmail.com) [...]

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Wednesday November 28, 2012 – Wednesday November 28, 2012 Faculty of Information, Room BL 205 Map and Directions | Register Description: When: Wednesday November 28, 2012 – 6-7:30pm (Registration at 5:30pm) Where: Faculty of Information, 140 St. George Street, Room BL 205, Toronto, ON Cost: $5 members / $10 non-members / free – students & [...]

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When: Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 – 6:30-8:30 pm Location: Dora Keogh, Front Room (old smoking room) 141 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, ON M4K 1N2 (Broadview Station).  Dora Keogh is a fully accessible location. Hosts: Stacey Redick and Kate Johnson RSVP by emailing Kate  (katejohnson200 AT gmail.com) by Mon Nov 19 SLA Toronto and TSLIS Network are pleased to invite you to participate in the [...]

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Tuesday November 6, 2012 – Tuesday November 6, 2012 The Faculty Club Map and Directions | Register Description: When: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 5:30 – 7:30 pm  Where: The Faculty Club of the University of Toronto, 41 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1C7 Registration fee: $25.00 for members, $40.00 for non-members, $20 for students/unemployed SLA [...]

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