{"id":49,"date":"2014-03-26T20:41:28","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T20:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bclaconnectrev.wpengine.com\/als\/academic-librarians-in-public-services-section\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T22:29:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T22:29:36","slug":"bcacademic-libraries-in-public-services-section","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/bcals\/","title":{"rendered":"BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to the BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS)!<\/h2>\n<p>BCALS is a section of the British Columbia Library Association. Its purpose is to promote the exchange of ideas among academic library personnel and to provide a network of professional expertise resulting in excellent service in the post-secondary libraries of British Columbia, using the latest methods, systems, and technologies.<\/p>\n<h3>Your BCALS executive for 2025 \/ 2026 is:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Susie Wilson (Chair)<\/li>\n<li>Katharine Shipley (Chair-Elect)<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"SpellE\">Kristy Hancock <\/span>(Recording Secretary)<\/li>\n<li>Julie Jones (Continuing Education Coordinator &#8211; year three)<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Ng (Continuing Education Coordinator &#8211; year two)<\/li>\n<li>Nicoletta Romano (Continuing Education Coordinator &#8211; year one)<\/li>\n<li>Vacant (Student Representative)<\/li>\n<li>Sam Carter (Student Representative)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Connect with us!<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Email us: <a href=\"mailto:bcals@bcla.bc.ca\">bcals@bcla.bc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/community\/bcla-forums\/forum\/bc-academic-libraries-section\/\" rel=\"noopener\">BCALS Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bclaconnect.ca\/bcals\/bcals-news-and-events\/\">News and Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCI2vj9rj08NmWnG99YEovVg\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]<br \/>\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]<br \/>\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the BC Academic Libraries Section (BCALS)! 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