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Ex Libris Historical Activities
Presenting historical information in factual or image formats (such as this 1945 University of Toronto recruitment poster) is a major goal of ELA.
Database of biographies and biographical materials
At present ELA members are engaged in developing a database of biographies and biographical materials of people, a significant part of whose lives was spent in the library, archives, publishing, or related information fields.
ELAN
ELAN, the association's biannual newsletter, contains articles and news items of historical interest in almost every issue. Of special interest is the series “Libraries Named after Librarians” authored by Suzette Giles.
A History of Education for Library and Information Studies in Canada
A special issue of ELAN Summer 2004, edited and prepared by Brian Land, records 100 years of library education in Canadian universities, colleges, and other post-secondary institutions. Chronologies of the university library faculties and the library technicians programs supports the education issue of ELAN. In 2020, a special issue outlining the development of library and information studies at the University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa was published.
The Morton Years
In 1995 ELA published a history of the Canadian Library Association during the tenure of Elizabeth Homer Morton, the CLA executive director from 1946 to 1968.
The Morton Years by Elizabeth Hulse,
with foreword by W. Kaye Lamb.
141 pages, bibliography, index, photographs
The book is available for $10.00 on our “Shop Ex Libris” site.