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*La version française suit* Call for Proposals CAPAL19: The Politics of Conversation: Identity, Community, and Communication CAPAL/ACBAP Annual Meeting – June 2 -4, 2019 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2019 University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) invites you to participate in its annual conference, […]

Did you know that the CAPAL Education and Professional Development Committee supports a number of active Communities of Practice? These groups meet virtually to share information and experiences with each other, boosting knowledge and awareness of particular issues in librarianship. Group activities have culminated in a number of successful and wide-reaching webinars, open to all […]

CAPAL Statement on the CFLA National Forum Paper: Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Freedom Key Policy Concerns for Canadian Libraries   The  Canadian  Association  of  Professional  Academic  Librarians / l’Association canadienne des bibliothécaires académiques professionnels (CAPAL/ACBAP) supports the key takeaways on the intellectual freedom rights of library users from a national forum  hosted by the Canadian […]

October’s CAPAL Member Profile is with Amanda Wheatley, Liaison Librarian for Management & Business at McGill University and chair of CAPAL’s Publication Committee. What would you be if you weren’t a librarian? Definitely an astrophysicist, it was always my dream job. Either that or a party planner.   What are you reading right now (professional […]

**English translation follows* CONSULTATION : NOM FRANÇAIS DE L’ACBAP Le conseil d’administration de l’ACBAP sollicite vos commentaires sur la révision de son nom français. Le nom actuel est l’Association canadienne des bibliothécaires académiques professionnels. Deux raisons nous motivent à réviser le nom. Tout d’abord, la désignation « bibliothécaire professionnel » est un titre réservé dans la province de […]