CAPAL’s Report to Royal Society of Canada

CAPAL-RSC-Statement (PDF file) Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)[1] CAPAL’s Statement to the Royal Society of Canada, Expert Panel “The Status and Future of Canada’s Libraries and Archives” March 1, 2014 Thank you for the opportunity to participate in Continue reading CAPAL’s Report to Royal Society of Canada

TIME LINE: The Closure of Canadian Government Libraries, Archives and Research Collections

Documents:  First LAC Code of Conduct (has since been revised) LAC Code of Conduct Jan 2013 Since 2007-2008 the argument of digitizing collections by politicians as a solution for cutting costs and closing libraries in Canada has resulted in the Continue reading TIME LINE: The Closure of Canadian Government Libraries, Archives and Research Collections

Update on Dale Askey & Edwin Mellen Press Inc. – Documents and Websites

Looking for documents and a historical overview of what has transpired with the law suit initiated by Mellon Press against the Associate Librarian, Dale Askey? On this Drupal site you can download and review letters of support from Canadian and Continue reading Update on Dale Askey & Edwin Mellen Press Inc. – Documents and Websites

Early Bird Savings Until March 31, 2014 for the Conference 2014

Registration for the Borders Without Borders CAPAL annual conference at the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences 2014 at Brock University, May 25-26. Click on the tab on the upper menu, 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE to review the current highlights and Continue reading Early Bird Savings Until March 31, 2014 for the Conference 2014