Greetings AAAL Members,
Mark your calendars! The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries Fall 2025 Meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, November 20th, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm.
Library staff from all our member institutions are invited to join us for a business meeting, followed by a roundtable and professional development programming – an RSVP and Meeting Schedule will be sent out shortly.
Many thanks,
AAAL Learning & Development Committee
This survey may be of interest to AAAL members.
Sent on behalf of Dr. Jada Watson:
Have you experienced online misogyny or technology-facilitated gender-based violence? Do you work in academia or a university setting in Canada?
We are recruiting faculty, instructors, researchers, librarians, archivists, and administrative
personnel to participate in a national survey about experiences with tech-facilitated gender-based violence.
All survey data will be recorded anonymously and reported in aggregate form.
Your participation should take approximately 30 to 45 minutes. The researchers have received ethics approval by the University of Ottawa’s Research Ethics Board.
New survey deadline: 1 December 2025
This survey is being led by Dr. Jada Watson, with the Digital Feminist Network (digfemnet.org) and is funded by a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant.
Scan the QR code to learn more, or visit https://bit.ly/DFN-Study
This conference may be of interest to some of our members.
There’s still time to secure your spot at Alberta’s biggest library event of the year! Don’t miss two days of learning, networking, and inspiration with 450+ library professionals.
Register today to secure your spot!
Don’t forget to spread the word. Share this email, and invite your colleagues to join in on this incredible experience!
The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries (AAAL) is seeking volunteers from member institutions to fill the following Sub-Committee Vacancy:
Learning and Development Committee – 1 vacancy (2-year term)
The Learning and Development Committee is responsible for coordinating the Spring AGM and Fall meeting, collaborating with the host institution, and facilitating the running of the meetings.
For a full list of responsibilities for each role/committee, please visit the AAAL Bylaws Page. Any questions about the roles can be sent to Céline Gareau-Brennan (celine.gareau-brennan@ualberta.ca)
All staff from AAAL member institutions are eligible. For Sub-Committee positions, we only require an expression of interest. Expressions of interest can be sent to the AAAL Executive (aaal.executive@gmail.com)
The deadline for applications/nominations is August 31st, 2025
Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you for considering this opportunity!
The Alberta Association of Academic Libraries is seeking one more auditor! The yearly review of our Financial Statement is a key piece for renewing our status as a Society. If we do not submit our yearly paperwork to the Alberta Government, the ultimate consequence is that we lose our status as a Society and have to relinquish all of our assets.
What does auditing entail? Essentially, you have a look at our financial transactions for the year, as presented on the Financial Statement, and make sure that there are no irregular transactions.
As an auditor, you would not need to cross-check every single transaction, but if you would like to verify a transaction, you will have the supporting documentation to do so (i.e., our bank statement and PayPal statement, and receipts for our largest expenditures).
Once you are satisfied that the financial information is correct, you will sign the Financial Statement and return that document to our Treasurer.
If you are willing to audit, or if you would like more information about auditing for AAAL, please contact Yvonne Phillips, AAAL Treasurer, at yvonne.phillips@rdpolytech.ca
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