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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 […]

The CAPAL Communications Committee is proud to announce the launch of CAPAL Member Profiles. This initiative was created to showcase our membership and to provide a fun way to learn a bit more about your colleagues in the association. Members being profiled choose two personal questions, two professional questions, and one CAPAL question. Interested in […]

The CAPAL Student rate for membership has been reduced to $10.00 until the end of September. This rate was originally introduced in order to help students with an interest in academic librarianship afford the cost of a professional association as they begin their studies.