Please join the CAPAL Research and Scholarship Committee as we welcome Dr. Simon van Bellen to present his talk “Challenges in performing and enabling research on scholarly communication – a focus on the social sciences and humanities || Défis liés Continue reading CAPAL Research & Scholarship Committee announces Dr. Simon van Bellen’s research talk
The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) is seeking a second webmaster to work in tandem with the current webmaster. As webmaster, you will play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing CAPAL/ACBES’s online presence, ensuring that our websites, Continue reading CAPAL is recruiting a Webmaster
L’Association canadienne des bibliothécaires en enseignement supérieur (ACBES) est heureuse d’accepter les propositions pour la conférence 2026 de l’ACBES, qui se tiendra virtuellement les 22 et 23 juin 2026. Continue reading Appel à propositions CAPAL26
The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) is pleased to accept proposals for the 2026 CAPAL Conference, taking place virtually on June 22-23 2026.
The theme for CAPAL26 is The Irreplaceable Librarian: Reasserting Human Value in Librarianship. Librarianship is deeply embedded in the lived experiences of the communities we serve. Our work is shaped by human relationships, social justice concerns, and the broader societal and information systems within which knowledge is created, accessed, and governed. This theme speaks to the importance of centering humanness in an era of rapidly advancing technology and the widespread proliferation of generative AI. As librarians, our roles often require us to continue to prove our value within this shifting landscape. Our profession revolves around providing information, as well as its ethical uses, critical evaluation, and various tools. Continue reading Call for Proposals 2026 CAPAL Conference!
