Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - In-house Organization

Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada / Susan Haigh, Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada
Responsible Officer Name: Susan Haigh, Executive Director 
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 1997-03-24
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 903458-618

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 76

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0

Version 14 of 40 (2004-05-07 to 2005-02-10)

Version 14 of 40 (2004-05-07 to 2005-02-10) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Organization Information

Organization: Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada
C/O UNIV OF OTTAWA, 65 UNIVERSITY ST., MORRISET HALL, RM239
OTTAWA, ON  K1N 9A5
Canada
Telephone number: 613-562-5800
Fax number: 613-562-5195  
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration: TIMOTHY MARK, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  
 
Description of the organization's activities: CARL/ABRC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP TO THE CANADIAN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH LIBRARY COMMUNITY THROUGH ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION. WE WORK TOWARDS A NATIONAL RESEARCH LIBRARY RESOURCE-SHARING NETWORK THAT WILL IMPROVE SUPPORT TO UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND RESEARCH THROUGH ADVANCES IN NATIONAL NETWORKED TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COPYRIGHT POLICIES.
Organization's membership or classes of membership: MEMBERSHIP IS INSTITUTIONAL AND CONSISTS OF THE 27 MAJOR ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES PLUS THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA, CISTI, AND THE LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT.
 
Was the organization funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

B. Lobbyists Employed by the Organization

Name: TIMOTHY MARK
Position title: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Public offices held: N/A. Disclosure of this information was not a requirement prior to June 20, 2005.
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Canadian Heritage (PCH), Environment Canada, Health Canada (HC), Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Statistics Canada (StatCan), Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS), Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Grass-roots communication, Informal communications, Meetings, Presentations, Telephone calls, Written communications, whether in hard copy or electronic format
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Arts and Culture, Education, Infrastructure, Intellectual Property, Science and Technology, Telecommunications
 
Subject Matter: Retrospective: MEETING WITH MME. ELENI BAKAPONOS APRIL 1, 2004 REGARDING GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AGENDA, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LIBRARY STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONJEAN HÉBERT, SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR, AND MICHELLE BOUTIN, INDUSTRY CANADA MARCH 18, 2004 REGARDING GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AGENDA, POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LIBRARY STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONMEETING WITH CATHY WORDEN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE MINISTER, FOR ONTARIO, NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA (AND OTHERS) MARCH 18, 2004 TO DISCUSS GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AGENDA, AND GEOMATICS AND MAPPING DATA FOR LIBRARIES.CONSULTATIONS ON SSHRC TRANSFORMATIONWITNESS AT THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON CANADIAN HERITAGE HEARINGS ON COPYRIGHT AND INTER-LIBRARY LOANS WITNESS AT THE SENATE SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON BILL C-8, AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF CANADA (FORMERLY C-36).CANADIAN HERITAGE SURVEY ON THE USE MADE BY RIGHTS HOLDERS OF THE "EXCEPTION REGULATIONS" (SOR/99-325) THAT APPLY TO SECTION 30.2 OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT.INDUSTRY CANADA COPYRIGHT SURVEY
Subject Matter: Prospective: INDUSTRY CANADA AND HRDC - STAFF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN RESEARCH LIBRARIESRESTRUCTURING OF COMMUNICATION CANADA AND THE DEPOSITORY SERVICES PROGRAM.GOVERNMENT'S INNOVATION STRATEGYPROMOTION OF THE STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT.INDIRECT COSTS OF RESEARCHINDUSTRY CANADA AND HRDC - ONLINE LEARNING/DISTANCE EDUCATIONCAMPAIGN FOR NEW NATIONAL LIBRARY BUILDINGTHE GRANTING COUNCILSCOPYRIGHT LEGISLATION




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