2013/02/14
by Harriet • CAPAL News • Tags: Dale Askey, Edwin Mellen Press Inc., McMaster University, online activism
CAPAL’s steering committee encourages all those who are concerned about the case of Dale Askey and Edwin Mellen Press Inc. to change their email signature files to include a symbolic show of support for Dale and academic freedom more generally. The following suggested text includes links to further information and the change.org petition. Email signature […]
2013/02/14
by Harriet • CAPAL News • Tags: Dale Askey, Edwin Mellen Press Inc., McMaster University
Today the CBC addressed the Dale Askey lawsuit and includes statements from the publisher: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/02/12/hamilton-librarian-lawsuit.html Full on-going accounts of the coverage of this case can be found on these two websites: http://scienceblogs.com/confessions/2013/02/09/publisher-hits-new-low-suing-librarian-for-criticizing-their-books/ or https://pinboard.in/u:jbfink/t:mcmaster+emp
2013/02/07
by Harriet • CAPAL News • Tags: Dale Askey, Edwin Mellen Press Inc., McMaster University
It’s rare to be sued for expressing your opinion on a blog but that’s exactly what seems to be happening to a librarian at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario. In fact,librarians in both Canada and the US took to social media yesterday to discuss the rumour that Edwin Mellen Press <http://mellenpress.com/> with offices in the […]
2013/02/06
by Harriet • CAPAL News • Tags: steering committee
We are fortunate to welcome three new librarians to our steering committee after our CAPAL membership meeting on Jan. 31, 2013: Dr. Kathryn Rose from Memorial University in Newfoundland; Rev. Douglas J. Fox, B.A., MDiv., Th.M, M.L.S, a systems librarian at Victoria University in the University of Toronto; Juliya Borie, University of Toronto, who is […]
2013/02/28
Membership Update
0by Harriet • CAPAL News • Tags: administration and organization, communications, membership meeting, open forum, steering committee
CAPAL Listserv Launched The CAPAL steering committee has established a membership listserv for CAPAL members to share information, ask questions and help in the formation of CAPAL. Website and Bilingualism In the coming months, the CAPAL website will be transferred to a hosting service. A bilingual website is currently being designed to ensure that CAPAL […]