Library & Information Technology

CELA is a not-for-profit organisation based in the East of the country that provides alternative formats for Canadians with print disabilities.

Canadian Directories is a database of scanned, microfiche versions of pre-1901 Canadian directories. There are 95 directories in the Canadian Directories Collection database, including a comprehensive collection of directories for Ottawa (spanning 1861 to 1901) and Halifax (1869 to 1901).

NNELS is the Canadian Western based organisation that creates and provides materials for those with print disabilities.

If you're a Winnipeg resident, WPL has a variety of databases and services that can be of use to you as both student and patron.

WorldCat is an online international catalogue (world catalogue) that connects to hundreds of libraries from around the world. It allows you to search for a variety of library materials and presents the closest libraries that contain said items. You can also search for libraries themselves.

The ALA is America's major library association that has a big impact on library governance, promotion, policy, and so on.

The Library Technicians Division (formerly the Manitoba Association of Library Technicians) promotes and advances the role of library technicians in Manitoba,and responds to issues that relate to the library community as a whole.

MLA is Manitoba's key library association for librarians, support workers, techs, and library trustees. A major conference is held every second year for members and associates.

Mr.Library Dude is light and refreshing. His active blog is full of relatable accounts, inspiring thoughts, good advice, and library news. There is even a section on library job hunting and the interview process.

This is a multi-purpose website that shares new technology and ideas within the library world. They spotlight specific libraries who have demonstrated something either new, exciting, inspiring, helpful, innovative, or all of the above. Their blog features tech and their cookbooks are accessible PDFs of potentially helpful information and ideas.