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2/24/2020 March Newsletter https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NTI3OTY5 6/7 complimentary registration at the annual OLA Super Conference. The initial term of appointment is two years (renewable). Full position descriptions are posted on the journal website. Deadline for applications: March 31, 2015 HAPPENING IN THE LIBRARY WORLD Libraries 2025: Forging New Directions for Public Libraries in Ontario This new symposium for Ontario's public library community will feature dynamic speakers looking towards 2025 and identifying important trends. It will be held in Toronto on April 30, 2015. Libraries 2025 is a project of the Future Plans component of the $15 million dollar investment in public libraries from the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport through Southern Ontario Library Service and Ontario Library Service - North. Purpose: To project the environment of Ontario's public libraries in 2025 through a discussion of environmental trends. 
 To stimulate development of planning and strategic directions in Ontario's public library community. OLA has participated on the planning team for this event and looks forward to supporting initiatives arising from the symposium. All libraries are encouraged to send one representative. Download the Libraries 2025 brochure here. A Summary of the National Union Catalogue OLA participated in a National Union Catalogue roundtable on March 2 to discuss the replacement of AMICUS with the OCLC and to identify any issues or concerns of Canadian libraries prior to contract sign off. The key questions/concerns from the roundtable were: Cost to libraries, data privacy, open data, Canadian resource visibility, support for standards, mobile support, linked open data, application programming interface, and updating the National Union Catalogue. Dan Scott, OLA Board member and president, OLITA has posted a more detailed account of these considerations on his blog. Visit the OLA website to access the Library and Archives Canada roundtable documents. If you are interested in this issue, contact Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director. https://journal.lib.uoguelph.ca/index.php/perj http://www.olsn.ca/libraries2025_bibliotheques2025/docs/libraries_2025_brochure.pdf https://coffeecode.net/archives/302-Library-and-Archives-Canada-Planning-for-a-new-union-catalogue.html http://bit.ly/1aZDPUk mailto:spaterson@accessola.com