With a nod to “GovInfo Day (B.C.)”, which occurs every spring, the Ontario Council of University Libraries - Government Information Community is pleased to announce that
it will be hosting this year’s virtual fall/winter…
“Government Information Day(s), 2023”!
WHEN?
Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, December 12th, 13th & 14th
from
12:00 pm EST
(9:00 am PST; 10:00 am MST; 11:00 am CST; 1:00pm AST; 1:30 NST)
to
4:30 pm EST
(1:30 pm PST; 2:30 pm MST; 3:30 pm CST; 5:30pm AST; 6 pm NST)
PROGRAM & REGISTRATION LINK?
COMING VERY SOON, but topics will include:
* parliamentary and legislative libraries and their work;
* current day issues with online government information and efforts to safeguard its permanance and accessibility;
* the metadata and organization of online government information;
* Crown Copyright and where we are at;
* Freedom of Information (FOI) for both the beginner and more advanced advocates;
...and many other updates and lightening talks on a variety of projects working with government information & all its glorious issues!
Engage with government information colleagues across the country and further afield. Learn
what librarians, archivists, journalists and scholars are working on - (or are concerned about) - and let's celebrate our achievements. We look forward to seeing – and hearing – from you.
Please note: “Government Information Day(s), 2023”
sessions will NOT be recorded, so we hope to see you on Zoom, if & when you can drop by.
The
Government Information Day(s), 2023 Planning Committee,
Aleksandra Blake, Ravit H. David, Hélène LeBlanc, Shuzhen Zhao & Agnes Zientarska-Kayko.