Poster Presentation on FOIPPA

At the Conference, I will also present a poster on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA). Dr. Martin Dowding (SLAIS) supervised our research. Frederic Murray and I created a web survey to evaluate how British Columbians' felt about making a freedom of information request. The research was conducted on behalf of the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA). Here is a preview of our poster.

By the way, FIPA is offering a special membership to librarians and library students - only $10. With that contribution, FIPA can continue to advance freedom of information and privacy rights. I should point out that I am now a member of FIPA, and Dr. Dowding (among other SLAIS alumni) sit on FIPA's Board of Directors and Board of Advisors. FIPA is a strong organization that offers networking opportunities to SLAIS students.

The poster presentation that I am most looking forward to at the CLA Conference is PIPWatch, a poster on a toolbar that helps people determine if a web site is up to Canadian privacy legislation.