CLA Website

[Terry Kuny]

With apologies for cross-posting.  Please distribute freely.

January, 1997

    Get connected, get online and surf to http://www.cla.amlibs.ca

Ottawa, Ontario - The Canadian Library Association (CLA) is pleased to
announce the launch of its World Wide Web site.  The site provides online
access to a wealth of information of interest to both CLA members and
others in the library and information services community.  We encourage
people to bookmark the site and visit often.

The site provides information arranged in the following main categories:
About CLA; Organization; Membership Services; Conference and Events;
Publications; and OLAM Service.  There is also an extensive contact
directory for both the CLA Office and the whos who of the Association
(Executive Council, Division Executives, Committee and Interest  Group
Convenors).

Membership information (including forms), awards and scholarships
information, and the complete CLA Publication and Microfilm Catalogues are
just a few of the things that can be located at the site.
CLA acknowledges with thanks the generosity of Ameritech Library Services
(Canada) Inc. 
(formerly Dynix Library Systems Inc.) for providing assistance in
developing the site as well as providing a home for it.

In addition to the launch of the main CLA site, websites are also being
launched for the 1997 CLA Conference to be held  in Ottawa, Ontario
(http://www.cla.amlibs.ca/ottawa/cla97.htm), as well as for three of the
Associations five divisions: 
the Canadian Association of College and University Libraries
(http://www.cla.amlibs.ca/cacul/cacul.htm); 
the Canadian Association of Public Libraries
(http://www.cla.amlibs.ca/capl/capl.htm); and 
the Canadian Library Trustees Association
(http://www.cla.amlibs.ca/clta/clta.htm).

The Canadian Association of Special Libriaries and Information Services
recently launched their website at
http://www.ualberta.ca/~thornley/caslis.html.  CLAs fifth division, the
Canadian School Library Association has an existing site at
http://uviclib.uvic.ca/csla/csla.html.

We strongly encourage people to provide their comments, suggestions and
general thoughts about any of the sites using the email links on the sites
or to Peter Scallion Wilson, Administrative Assistant to the Executive
Director, Canadian Library Association, 200 Elgin Street, Suite 602,
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5; Telephone: (613) 232-9625, extension 305; Fax:
(613) 563-9895; 
Internet: ai281 at freenet.carleton.ca.


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Peter Scallion Wilson - Administrative Assistant to the Executive Director 
Canadian Library Association	       Internet:  ai281 at freenet.carleton.ca
200 Elgin Street, Suite 602	       Telephone: (613)232-9625 ext.305
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1L5 CANADA	       FAX:       (613)563-9895