Today, March 1, 2013, on the librarians’ CAUT list, Jim Turk, Executive Director, released good news, a public statement about McMaster University’s willingness to cover Dale Askey’s legal fees: “Greetings/Salutations, We are pleased to advise you that McMaster University has Continue reading CAUT Releases Statement: McMaster University to Pay for Dale Askey’s Legal Costs
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 Continue reading Membership Update
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. Continue reading A Call to Support Dale Askey!
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
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 Continue reading Unprecedented $3 million dollar lawsuit filed against McMaster librarian for blogpost
