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2/24/2020 December Newsletter https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9NjIzNjE5 6/7 ABQLA Call for Proposals, due January 29 ABQLA invites members of the library and information professional community to submit conference proposals for their 84th annual conference to be held in Montreal on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016. The theme for this year¹s conference is Libraries Moving Forward: Innovations that Work. The conference will emphasize practical strategies and methods that can help librarians and information specialists ensure their services remain responsive to their communities¹ needs in a rapidly changing world. The ABQLA Conference Committee welcomes presentations that exhibit creative, out-of-the box ideas and practical approaches on topics relevant to library and information professionals. For more information and to download the proposal submission form, consult the website. The submission deadline is Friday, January 29, 2016. Template Letter to New MPs Available The Canadian Library Association has provided a template welcome letter to the newly elected Members of Parliament (October 2015) that you may customize and send to your MP. International Association of University Libraries: Call for Submissions The 37th annual IATUL Conference takes place at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia from June 5 - 9, 2016. The IATUL 2016 Programme Committee invites proposals for papers and posters which should reflect the conference theme: Library Leadership in a Sea of Change. Penguin Random House's Reduced ebook Prices With Penguin Random House's recently announced reduced ebook prices for libraries, public libraries will achieve their goal of providing universal access to ebooks, which is a high priority given booming borrowing rates and high demand for this content. Under Penguin Random House's new terms of sale, public libraries will own ebook titles they purchase in perpetuity. Prices for best-selling ebooks will be reduced by more than 20 per cent. The pricing model also recognizes the impact of the low Canadian dollar on public libraries' ability to buy ebooks, eliminating the higher price cap formerly set for Canadian purchases. While this is a significant step in the right direction, there are other components in libraries' preferred pricing model that still need to be addressed, specifically the ability to choose to purchase multiple copies of the same title in perpetuity at a premium price or on a shorter term basis at a lower price. For more information, read the release release issued by Toronto Public Library and Ottawa Public Library. To join or support the Canadian Public Libraries for Fair EBook Pricing Coalition, click on the link below. http://abqla.qc.ca/call-proposals http://abqla.qc.ca/call-proposals http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Resources/Welcome_letter_TEMPLATE_for_MEMBERS_FINAL.doc http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members http://www.cla.ca/Content/NavigationMenu/Resources/Resources/Welcome_letter_TEMPLATE_for_MEMBERS_FINAL.doc http://ocs.library.dal.ca/ocs/index.php/iatul/IATUL2016/login?source=%2Focs%2Findex.php%2Fiatul%2FIATUL2016%2Fauthor%2Fsubmit%3FrequiresAuthor%3D1 http://iatul2016.wordpress.com/ http://www.infodocket.com/2015/12/03/penguin-random-house-release-new-unified-terms-of-service-tos-for-ebooks-in-u-s-canada-max-price-reduced-to-65/ http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/news_releases/2015/12/toronto-and-ottawa-public-libraries-welcome-penguin-random-houses-reduced-ebook-prices-.html