Le texte français suit. CALL/ACBD is accepting nominations for the 2025 Hugh Lawford Award for Excellence in Legal Publishing. The Canadian Association of Law Libraries has long had an annual award for excellent legal publishing. Some years ago, we renamed the award we present after Queens University Professor Hugh Lawford (1933-2009) to recognize his contributions to legal publishing in Canada. As a group of legal information specialists, our work depends on being able to access and share high-quality legal knowledge. We value innovation and this award is open to legal content in all informat ..read more

Le texte français suit. We are sharing the video recording of a CALL/ACBD 2024 panel presentation advocating access to libraries, law, and legal information for incarcerated persons. We would be delighted if you could share the recording with your colleagues, staff, and any in your network who may be interested in this panel. The panel description is below in French and English.   --- Special Substantive Session: Within Bars But Not Without Rights: Legal Information And Library Access for Incarcerated Persons Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL/ACBD), Annual Conference ..read more

Le texte français suit. Position Summary: As a national association, CALL/ACBD relies heavily on volunteers that want to help in the development and implementation of different programs, events and targets set every year. The Volunteer Coordinator would be responsible for creating an appropriate structure to develop and support our growing volunteer base and would assist our National Officer with tasks that rely heavily on volunteers. The Volunteer Coordinator would work with and report to a Board Liaison to support strategic initiatives and program development. This position would suppor ..read more

Le texte français suit plus bas. The Canadian Association of Law Libraries / L’Association canadienne des bibliothèques de droit  (CALL/ACBD) is honoured to announce the recipients of our 2023-2024 awards, scholarships, and grants. Congratulations to all! CALL/ACBD is proud to offer these opportunities to our members, and we encourage you to apply or nominate your colleagues for next year’s awards! Kim Clarke CALL Research Grant The CALL/ACBD Research Grant was established in 1996 to provide members with financial assistance to carry out research in areas of interest to members and to ..read more

Le texte français suit plus bas. The Canadian Open Access Legal (COAL) Citation Guide/Guide canadien de la référence juridique en accès libre (RJAL), which began with the desire for an open-access legal citation guide in Canada, is now available on CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute). Over the course of two years, law librarians from across Canada, including many members of CALL, worked together to create the COAL-RJAL Guide. The English version of the Guide is now freely available and hosted on CanLII, and the French version is in progress. The Guide is intended to be used throughou ..read more

CALL/ACBD is on X, Threads, and LinkedIn!  Whether you’ll be in Montreal or following the annual conference from afar, keep an eye on our social media pages to stay updated. We’ll be posting announcements, scheduling information, and photos from conference events.  See you in June! ---- Best,  Kyla McCallum, Master of Library and Information Science, UBC '25 CALL/ACBD est sur X, Threads et LinkedIn!  Que vous soyez sur place à Montréal ou que vous suiviez la conférence annuelle à distance, gardez un oeil sur nos comptes de médias sociaux pour rester à jour ..read more

The website Librarianship.ca has published an overview of the 2024 federal budget that was tabled earlier this week in the House of Commons. The post presents highlights of interest to the Canadian library and information management community in areas such as: artificial intelligence arts and culture institutions cybersecurity digital economy DEI government information and more ..read more

The website of the International Federation of Library Associations recently published an interview with Andrea Cecchetto, the new chair of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA). The CFLA is a Canada-wide federation of provincial and territorial as well as sectoral associations, including the Canadian Association of Law Libraries. In the interview Cecchetto addresses many topics, including the Federation's recently adopted strategic plan: "Our new strategic plan also focuses strongly on advocacy. When we were developing this plan last year, we reached out to mem ..read more

CALL member Annette Demers, Reference Librarian at the University of Windsor Law School, has written an article that will be of interest to many of us, "Artificial Intelligence AI for Legal Applications: Resources and Updates". It originally appeared on Slaw.ca on February 13, 2024. It is republished here with permission of the author, with minor edits. It’s been fun pulling together regulations and standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal applications over the past few months! CALL/ACBD AI Working Group Last fall, I proposed a working group (WG) through the Canadian As ..read more

CALL member Annette Demers, Reference Librarian at the University of Windsor Law School, has written an article that will be of interest to many of us, "Artificial Intelligence AI for Legal Applications: Resources and Updates". It originally appeared on Slaw.ca on February 13, 2024. It is republished here with permission of the author, with minor edits. It’s been fun pulling together regulations and standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in legal applications over the past few months! CALL/ACBD AI Working Group Last fall, I proposed a working group (WG) through the Canadian As ..read more