Category Archives: News

The International Leadership Association is calling for papers on the topic of Women as Global Leaders. Their topics are really broad and librarian women leaders or visible minority leaders in libraries will certainly fit into this category. If you are … Continue reading →

ARL is now accepting applications for the ARL Career Enhancement Program for 2014. Masters of library and information science (MLIS) students from racial and ethnic minority groups, who have successfully completed a minimum of 12 credit hours (or will complete … Continue reading →

Come visit the CLA booth at Winnipeg to learn about what ViMLoC has been up to and what more to expect in the coming years.  Poster displays will be there on Friday May 31.  Stop by and chat.

Dear Academic Librarian Colleagues, We are writing to share with you information about a new, national non-profit membership organization that is being created to promote, advance and support the profession of academic librarianship and to further the professional interests of … Continue reading →

ViMLoC is proud to present a Round Table meet & greet at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference on Thursday January 31st, 9.05 a.m. to 10.20 a.m. ViMLoC’s founding members Maha Kumaran, May Chan, Chau Ha, Grace Liu, Norda Majekodunmi … Continue reading →

The library technician post-diploma certificate program at the University of the Fraser Valley is offering LIBT 383 Diversity in the Workplace, an 8 week online course starting October 22. This course will examine discrimination, bias, and diversity in the context … Continue reading →

Hello all, I am a librarian at the University of Saskatchewan.  I am writing to ask if you would be interested in contributing a chapter to our book as shown below.  If you are a visible minority librarian and would … Continue reading →

Library Juice Academy – Online Workshops http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development workshops for librarians, with classes starting October 1st. These workshops earn Continuing Education Units, and are intended as professional development activities primarily for … Continue reading →

Maha and Heather presented a poster about our Network at the CLA 2012 in Ottawa on Friday June 1, 2012.  We had meaningful conversations with more than 27 people that stopped by our poster.  5 people signed up our attendance … Continue reading →

Damasco, Ione T. and Dracine Hodges. 2012. “Tenure and Promotion Experiences of Academic Librarians of Color.” College and Research Libraries. vol. 73 no. 3 (May 2012). pp. 279-301. http://crl.acrl.org/content/73/3/279.full.pdf+html (accessed on May 9, 2012). Abstract: This study broadly examines factors … Continue reading →