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2/24/2020 June For Your Benefit https://ola.informz.ca/informzdataservice/onlineversion/pub/bWFpbGluZ0luc3RhbmNlSWQ9OTY5OTE1 3/7 We know games are fun and popular--which is why we're building game collections. Michelle Goodridge argues that "If you buy games, they will come … maybe!"--we still need good programming to encourage patrons to get their "game on!" And finally, partnerships can be a way to ensure that important collections live on. As Sheila Lacroix explains in Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in the Internet Archive: SALIS Digital Book Collection, the Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists group (SALIS) shares its joint project with the Internet Archives staff that ensures that the knowledge and expertise in this specialized field is preserved. Do You Have A Question About Copyright? Library staff protects copyright but the scope of copyright can be complex and very situational. OLA offers a copyright questions program in partnership with the Community Legal Services (CLS) at Western University where law students, under the supervision of a lawyer, provide legal opinions on intellectual property (IP) matters (trademark, copyright, patent, personal data protection, privacy, etc.) to persons or organizations. If you have a question pertaining to copyright, please contact Shelagh Paterson, Executive Director, OLA with your question, context and detail. Allow up to 4 weeks from a response from Western University. ASK YOUR QUESTION >> Call For Submissions: Public Library Service Awards 2018 The call is out for projects that demonstrate the excellence and innovation that are hallmarks of public library services in Ontario. If your library has a successful innovative program or excellent service, be sure to enter the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport's 2018 Public Library Service Awards. The deadline for submitting projects for the awards is July 27. Direct inquiries and submissions can be sent to Adam Haiaras. APPLY TODAY >> Decolonizing Library Spaces - Annual Institute on the Library as Place Early bird registration ends this Friday June 8! Register and find more information here. The focus of the theme is on designing spaces that foster inclusivity, accessibility and sustainability in creative and inspiring ways. We will also be turning a lends on underserved communities and how libraries are making spaces with those communities in mind. http://open-shelf.ca/180604-if-you-buy-games-they-will-come-maybe-gameon/ http://open-shelf.ca/180604-alcohol-tobacco-and-other-drugs-in-the-internet-archive-salis-digital-book-collection/ mailto:spaterson@accessola.com mailto:spaterson@accessola.com mailto:adam.haviaras@ontario.ca http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/awards_funding/oplsa.shtml http://www.accessola.org/web/OLA/Events/Signature_Events/Library_as_Place/OLA/Events/Signature_events/Library_as_Place/Welcome.aspx