Category Archives: News

ViMLoC would like everyone to know about an upcoming webinar series organized by We Here, a safe and supportive community for Black and Indigenous folks, and People of Color (BIPOC) in library and information science (LIS) professions and educational programs. Making … Continue reading →

Indigenous Engagement Librarian, Library and Information Services Job Number: U14.21Date Posted: February 8, 2021Employee Group: UWFA RASStart Date: April 1, 2021Department: Library and Information ServicesLocation: Winnipeg, MBJob Type: ContinuingClose Date: 02/26/2021Professional Areas: FacultyDescription: Indigenous Engagement Librarian (Continuing Appointment) The University … Continue reading →

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion (IJIDI) is still accepting submissions for its regular issue (summer 2021). The deadline for submissions-March 15, 2021-is fast approaching. IJIDI is a quarterly LIS peer-reviewed open-access journal supported by an international editorial board of renowned … Continue reading →

While Black History Month is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the many past achievements of Black people, ViMLoC would like to spend each week highlighting some of the current Black library professionals in our network.   This week, meet … Continue reading →

Ontario Library Association’s Super Conference is coming up this week from February 2-6, 2021! Since the event is virtual this year, a lot more library staff across Canada can gain from it now and over the next six months. We’ve … Continue reading →

Brittani Sterling, Brittany Paloma Fiedler, and James Cheng from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are conducting a study to explore what the definition of a mid-career academic librarian is and how the experiences of mid-career academic librarians of color … Continue reading →

The Visible Minority Librarians of Canada (ViMLoC) Network conducted the previous comprehensive survey on visible minority librarians in 2013. The Network would like to conduct this survey again to examine the changes in the library landscape regarding visible minority librarians in … Continue reading →

Each year the Ontario Library Association’s Cultural Diversity and Inclusion Committee presents bursaries to assist culturally diverse library staff across Ontario to attend Super Conference. This year, there are two bursaries available that will cover the full registration costs for the … Continue reading →

The British Columbia Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) recently hosted their 2020 Winter Event focused on combating racism and addressing racial issues in academic libraries. The event featured a discussion with the following diverse panel participants: Norda Bell: Associate Librarian, York … Continue reading →