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Discloses that the Universal Serials & Book Exchange (USBE) is discussing affiliation with UTLAS, the University of Toronto Library Automation System. Aim of becoming a vendor of UTLAS and make USBE collections available for online ordering by Canadian libraries.

Announces the Canadian Library Association's (CLA) call for the establishment of a national library network. CLA effort to encourage the National Library to take the initiative and negotiate contracts with other major research libraries to form a network and make their collections available nationwide.

Reports that Micromedia Limited has been acquired by ProQuest's Information and Learning unit. View that the purchase will improve the business of ProQuest in Canada; Brand value of Micromedia; Effort to appeal to Canadian libraries.

Reports on a meeting of the Canadian Library Association (CLA), the Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA), and the Association of Records Managers and Administrators (Region VII-Canada) in June 2000. Addresses given by National Librarian Roch Carrier and National Archivist Ian Wilson; Plans for the National Library and for the restructuring of the CLA which were discussed.

Reports that patrons of the Londonderry Library in Alberta were asked to send in their portraits to the library for possible inclusion in a mural by artists Brenda and Michel Clario depicting library users. Use of the mural to decorate the library.