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47-634: CLA's Mission Statement was: "CLA is the national voice for Canada's library communities. As members, we: The statement highlights the Association's advocacy role on behalf of the Canadian library and information community. As of January, 2016, the organization claimed it had 924 paid members, although it is unclear whether this means personal members, or total membership (including corporate, associate, institutional, and honorary members). The executive council claims it had spent several years dealing with

94-654: A Special Meeting of the membership, members voted to dissolve the CLA and to create the CFLA-FCAB. The new Federation was formally incorporated on 16 May 2016. The inaugural CFAB-FCAB Annual General Meeting was held on 1 February 2017 in Toronto, Ontario . The inaugural CFLA-FCAB National Forum was held on 2 May 2018 in Regina, Saskatchewan and focused on topics of Artificial Intelligence and intellectual freedom . CFLA-FCAB

141-422: A mental and physical discipline that [went] beyond making a successful catch or kill; its central virtue [was] knowledge, intimate and thorough, transcending pursuit” (8). Haig-Brown found his way to British Columbia , Canada through a series of unexpected events. After he was expelled from Charterhouse School for drinking and sneaking out, he joined his father's regiment for a short while, but found that army life

188-609: A novel that features Native Americans. In 1953 Haig-Brown received an honorary LLD (Doctor of Laws) from the University of British Columbia. His books for younger readers won several awards, including the Governor General's Award for "Saltwater Summer" (based on his experience salmon fishing off northern Vancouver Island). The Haig-Browns sold their family home and property on the banks of the Campbell River to

235-701: A page that collects statements and resources related to copyright, including CFLA-FCAB’s position statements regarding ‘Indigenous Knowledge in Canada’s Copyright Act’ and ‘Fair Dealing’ in Canada’s Copyright Act . The Indigenous Matters Committee was formed in 2017 following the work of the CFLA-FCAB’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee (T&R Committee). Camille Callison served as founding Chair (2017-2019). The Indigenous Matters Committee exists to ensure an ongoing commitment within

282-679: A survey known as the Annual Challenges Survey. When the CLA was dissolved, the CFLA-FCAB took over the administration of this survey, which is now known as the Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey of Canadian Libraries. The survey is overseen by the CFLA-FCAB’s Intellectual Freedom Committee . The survey provides an annual list of reported challenges regarding library collections and policies across Canada and

329-1024: A trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Canada , an advisor to the BC Wildlife Federation, a senior advisor to Trout Unlimited and the Federation of Flyfishers, and a member of the Federal Fisheries Development Council and the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission . He was also Chancellor of University of Victoria from 1970 to 1973. He served three times on the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia. These many responsibilities prevented him from devoting much time to writing in

376-465: A writer, but he was sixteen then and was passionate about fishing and shooting. Life on his grandfather's country estate on the Frome River was more fascinating to him than “the past or its old men” (“Hardy’s Dorset” 43). His many uncles loved sport and taught him to fish and shoot, but it was a family friend, Major Greenhill, who served as Roderick's sporting mentor and taught him both the skills and

423-523: Is a current member of IFLA . The Truth and Reconciliation Committee ( T&R Committee) was mandated from 30 September 2016 - 1 February 2017. Before the dissolution of the CLA in 2016, this body prioritized the need to advance the 94 Calls to Action that were issued in 2015 by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada . In keeping with this prioritization, the first committee to be created under

470-660: Is now known as Canada. The Report was presented at the CFLA-FCAB 2017 Annual General Meeting in the presence of the International Indigenous Librarians’ Forum Mauri Stone. The report consolidates the recommendations from each of the four teams to offer 10 overarching recommendations: In 2017, the CFLA-FCAB implemented the first call of the Report by creating the Indigenous Matters Committee, which now carries on

517-409: Is offered every two years (although only awarded when merited). The award includes a $ 500 cash prize. Past recipients are: The CFLA-FCLA current Board of Directors are listed below. Official website: http://cfla-fcab.ca/en/home-page/ Roderick Haig-Brown Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown (February 21, 1908 – October 9, 1976) was a Canadian writer and conservationist . Haig-Brown

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564-474: Is to be “the united voice of Canada ’s libraries” and its stated vision is to influence public policy and advance the success of libraries. Membership is open to associations, groups or corporations that further the interests of the Canadian library community and entails an annual membership fee. The CFLA-FCAB's stated strategic priorities are to amplify the influence and impact of libraries in national and international public policy ; anticipate and respond to

611-699: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . He is most famous internationally for his writing on fly fishing and the natural world. He joined the Canadian Army as a personnel officer in 1943 and was later seconded for several months to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police which allowed him to travel across Canada and to the Arctic. He was magistrate for the town of Campbell River from 1941 until 1974. He became

658-897: The Library of Congress ’s planned migration from MARC standards to the Bibliographic Framework (BIBFRAME) schema. The task force is called the Canadian BIBFRAME Readiness Task Force and its outputs include ‘A plain-language description of BIBFRAME and its potential impact on Canadian libraries’ report and the Task Force’s ‘Final Report’ in 2020 which includes a list of recommendations, including that BIBFRAME be included in ALA -accredited library school programs and that readiness surveys be conducted nationally before 2025. The Copyright Committee

705-703: The BC government to be preserved as greenbelt land in 1974, retaining a lifetime tenancy. The house is now home to a Canada Council sponsored Writer in Residence in the winter months and bed-and-breakfast in the summer. Haig-Brown's literary and judicial papers are in Special Collections in the library of the University of British Columbia and at the University of Victoria. Other family papers are in The Museum at Campbell River. A large-sized Residence Hall at

752-561: The CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Report and Recommendations. CFLA-FCAB also contributes and makes available its responses to federal government consultation requests, including on Canadian Content in a Digital World and the Canadian accessibility legislation. The CFLA-FCAB was preceded by the Canadian Library Association (CLA), which had struggled to maintain financial stability and membership in

799-540: The CFLA-FCAB to respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ’s Calls to Action and to the T&;R Committee’s 10 recommendations. The Indigenous Matters Committee works to promote collaborations among and between its members and other Canadian libraries, archives, and cultural memory institutions to implement these calls to action and makes annual progress reports to the CFLA-FCAB Board. In line with

846-492: The CLA. These committees contributed to the continuing operation of the CLA, and included: Recognizing that there was a need for close association between the Canadian Library Association and students in library school, the Canadian Library Association always encouraged students to join CLA, network and become involved active members of the library community. In March 1999, CLA's first Student Chapter

893-613: The Canadian Committee on Cataloguing (CCC) and on the Canadian Committee on Metadata Exchange (CCM). The CMSC/CNSM meets twice annually. From 2018-2020, the CMSC/CNSM began a partnership with the Fédération des milieux documentaires (FMD), Library and Archives Canada - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (LAC-BAC), and the Library of Parliament in order to prepare documents that could be used by CMSC/CNSM in response to

940-567: The Future Federation Working Group released a proposal to dissolve the CLA and form “a new federation that unites, supports, and represents the diverse library communities that make up [Canada's] library ecosystem”. The model was conceived of as an ‘association of associations’ and was inspired by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). In January 2016, at

987-399: The T&R Committee’s recommendations, the Indigenous Matters Committee has also created an Indigenous Resources Hub on the CFLA-FCAB website. The Indigenous Matters Committee continues the T&R Committee’s use of the medicine wheel as a guiding structure and framework. Working groups for the Indigenous Matters Committee are divided into four teams: Prior to 2016, the CLA conducted

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1034-552: The University of Victoria is named after Roderick Haig-Brown. Tsútswecw Provincial Park near Kamloops was formerly named Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park in recognition of the major work Haig-Brown did to preserve the Fraser River and its tributaries as Pacific salmon habitat, especially spawning grounds. This included lobbying to stop major hydropower projects such as the Moran Dam . The Adams River which runs through

1081-471: The Year for Children Award has been presented every year from 1963 when the winner was Sheila Burnford for The Incredible Journey (also adapted as a Disney film that year ). The Book of the Year was inaugurated in 1947, recognizing the 1943 novel Starbuck Valley Winter by Roderick Haig-Brown , and it was awarded ten times prior to 1963. The Young Adult Book Award has been presented every year since it

1128-565: The border to Canada because his U.S. visa had expired. He remained in British Columbia for three years to work at Nimpkish Lake on Vancouver Island as a logger , a commercial fisherman and an occasional guide to visiting anglers. He returned to England in 1931 and enjoyed the fast-paced life of London . But images of British Columbia haunted him while he wrote his first book, Silver: The Life of an Atlantic Salmon (1931) as well as part of Pool and Rapid (1932). He returned to BC at

1175-445: The changing information environment by defining national policy positions to advance library excellence; raise the visibility of libraries as contributors to Canadian intellectual, social, and cultural life; and develop a sustainable organization to effectively support CFLA-FCAB’s mission and vision. CFLA-FCAB’s work is carried out through committees, public-facing position statements, and the creation of resources and reports, including

1222-499: The complex twenty-first century library sector, despite its 68-year history. The CFLA-FCAB was created in response to the need for stronger national representation across the diverse range of Canadian libraries, including academic , public , school , and special libraries. In January 2015, the CLA’s Executive Council began formal discussions to address the sustainability challenges it was facing. On December 18, 2015,

1269-656: The difficulties of declining membership, efficiency, and financial power. On January 27, 2016, the CLA membership formally voted to disband the organization. The last CLA Forum was held in June 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario. The CLA was replaced by the Canadian Federation of Library Associations , which was incorporated on May 16, 2016. The Canadian Library Association (CLA) was founded in Hamilton , Ontario in 1946, and

1316-600: The end of the year and planned his third book, Panther (1934). He married Ann Elmore of Seattle after publishing Panther , and the couple settled on the banks of the Campbell River where they lived for the rest of their lives, raising three daughters and a son. From the year of his return to British Columbia to 1976, the year of his death, Roderick Haig-Brown published twenty-three books (five more were published posthumously), wrote numerous articles and essays, and created several series of talks and historical dramas for

1363-581: The ethics of sportsmanship. The estate's gamekeepers, particularly "Old Fox", introduced him to the importance of conservation and the complexity of the environment. In 1921 Roderick entered Charterhouse where his grandfather Haig-Brown had been headmaster. His physical and social childhood environment contributed, according to biographer Anthony Robertson, to Roderick's code of conduct. Throughout his life he adhered to an ideal balanced between reason and passion, an ideal infused with knowledge and tempered by responsibility, decency and fair play. This code “invoke[d]

1410-539: The last decade of his life. He retired from the bench a year before his death and was planning to get back to writing as the pressure of his other commitments gradually eased off. His life in his mature years features in many of his books, especially "A River Never Sleeps" and "Measure of the Year". In 1947 Haig-Brown won the inaugural Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award , recognizing his 1943 novel Starbuck Valley Winter , which features trapping. He won award again in 1963 for The Whale People ,

1457-493: The last time at which information was available, total membership in the CLA (through its various membership types) was 1,283: In June 2016, the CLA was dissolved and its functions taken by several associations, including the Ontario Library Association and the Canadian Federation of Library Associations . The CLA was supported by two types of committees: advisory committees and standing committees. As

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1504-502: The model of the medicine wheel to organize the T&R Committee and the focused teams within it. The T&R Committee teams were formed as follows: The T&R Committee created the CFLA-FCAB Truth and Reconciliation Committee Report and Recommendations, which were released publicly on 20 April 2017 and include recommendations for long-term actions that the CFLA-FCAB, its members, and cultural heritage institutions more broadly can undertake to support Indigenous peoples living in what

1551-529: The need arose, new committees were formed by the Executive Council. Existing CLA members were primarily considered in the member selection process. The Executive Council created advisory committees to address topics of strategic professional interest to the CLA. These committees were either long-term or short-term. Some of the advisory committees that supported the CLA were: The Executive Council created long-term standing committees to actively govern

1598-583: The new CFLA-FCAB was the T&R Committee. Chaired by Camille Callison (founding CFLA-FCAB member and Indigenous Representative, 2015-2019 ), the T&R Committee delineated ways that libraries, archives, and cultural memory institutions can support the Calls to Action and can become more welcoming to, inclusive of, and respectful towards Indigenous peoples and communities. The Committee also consulted with Indigenous Elders, including Norman Meade and Marlene Kayseas. Guided by Elder Norman Meade, Callison used

1645-558: The park is home to a major sockeye salmon run . Mt. Haig-Brown in Strathcona Park on Vancouver Island is named for Roderick and his wife, Ann, in recognition of their efforts to preserve the Park, especially the battle in the 1950s to keep Buttle Lake from being flooded. The battle was lost but the process made many British Columbians aware of the need to be vigilant about their parks and the natural environment. In 2016, Haig-Brown

1692-489: The preceding year (and nominated by the end of November). The writer, or the illustrator for the Howard-Gibbon Award, must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. The Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award was presented every year since it was inaugurated in 1971, when the winner was Elizabeth Cleaver for The Wind Has Wings: Poems from Canada , which she wrote and illustrated. The Book of

1739-489: The survey results are published annually through the CFLA-FCAB website. The CFLA-FCAB approaches and supports qualified librarians to serve on American Library Association (ALA) review boards to assess Canadian library and information schools on an as-needed basis. The CFLA-FCAB promotes and supports Canada Library Month in October, as well as Canadian Library Workers’ Day on the third Friday in October. This program

1786-652: The work started by the T&R Committee. Among other of its outputs, the T&R Committee started collaborations with the University of Alberta that led to the launch of the Indigenous Canada MOOC . The CFLA-FCAB Cataloguing and Metadata Standards Committee (CMSC/CNSM) held its inaugural meeting on 1 September 2017. This Committee is mandated to undertake advocacy and provide advice regarding issues of cataloguing and metadata standards. This Committee also oversees CFLA-FCAB’s representation on

1833-512: The young, the strong, the brave and the fair who had faith in their nation, their world and themselves” (27). Roderick's paternal grandfather, William , was headmaster of the Charterhouse School for thirty-three years. Roderick's mother, Violet Mary Pope, was one of fifteen children of Alfred Pope, a wealthy Dorset brewer. After the war ended Roderick, his mother and his two sisters went to live with her family. His grandfather Pope

1880-420: Was an industrious man with very strong Victorian values of “service, fair play, decency and acceptance of the obligations that follow with the privilege of class and education” (Robertson 6). He was a friend of Thomas Hardy and took young Roderick to tea there on at least one occasion. Roderick later noted in his essay “Hardy’s Dorset” that he regretted not having elicited more information from Hardy about being

1927-659: Was born in Lancing , Sussex , England on February 21, 1908. His father, Alan Haig-Brown , was a teacher and a prolific writer, the author of hundreds of articles and poems on sports, the military, and educational issues in various periodicals. Alan was also an officer in the British Army during World War I. In 1918 he was killed in action in France. Roderick had a high regard for his father and describes him in an essay entitled “Alan Roderick Haig Brown” as “an Edwardian : one of

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1974-517: Was formed in December 2016 and is mandated to advise the CFLA-FCAB on matters of copyright and policy advocacy. The Committee also engages in collaboration and outreach with CFLA-FCAB members and the broader cultural heritage community both in Canada and internationally. The Copyright Committee meets monthly from June to September and reports to the CFLA-FCAB Board. The CFLA-FCAB website also includes

2021-508: Was inaugurated in 1981, when the winner was Kevin Major for Far from Shore (1980). Canadian Federation of Library Associations The Canadian Federation of Library Associations / Fédération canadienne des associations de bibliothèques ( CFLA-FCAB ) is a non-profit federation of Canada’s library associations. It was incorporated on 16 May 2016 and replaced the Canadian Library Association (CLA). The CFLA-FCAB’s stated mission

2068-503: Was incorporated under the Companies Act on November 26, 1947. Freda Farrell Waldon was its first president, serving in the year 1947. CLA is a non-profit voluntary organization, governed by an elected Executive Council, which is advised by over forty interest groups and committees. In May 2002, the membership was at a grand total of 2,721, including 2216 personal, 505 institutional, and 187 associate members. As of December 2014,

2115-535: Was initially launched in 2006 by the CLA and is carried forward by the CFLA-FCAB, which announces an annual theme and provides promotional materials and resources for libraries in support of these events. The CFLA-FCAB partners with the Ex-Libris Association to offer the W. Kaye Lamb Award for Service to Seniors. Launched in 2002, the award can be granted to libraries of any type that provide innovative and excellent service to senior patrons and it

2162-726: Was officially launched at the University of Western Ontario . Since that time, Student Chapters were launched at the University of British Columbia , University of Toronto , University of Alberta , McGill University and Dalhousie University and in 2006 at the Nova Scotia Community College Institute of Technology Campus. Student chapters of the Canadian Library Association allowed for professional development and networking opportunities for students enrolled in library and information science programs. CLA presented three annual awards recognizing books for young people that were published in Canada during

2209-557: Was too restrictive. The family decided that the British Colonial Civil Service might be a more agreeable alternative but he was too young to write the exams. He went, in the meantime to Seattle , Washington at the invitation of an uncle who had married a Seattle woman, promising his mother he would come back when he was eligible for the civil service. He worked at a logging camp in Washington, then crossed

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