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Sign Petition: UofT Doctoral Student, Alexander Sodiqov Seized in Tajikistan

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“Alexander Sodiqov was conducting academic research on civil society and conflict resolution in Tajikistan when he was suddenly seized and charged with “subversion and espionage” on June 16. It has been reported that Mr. Sodiqov has not been able to Continue reading Sign Petition: UofT Doctoral Student, Alexander Sodiqov Seized in Tajikistan→

A Virtual Discussion with Academic Librarians

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Attention MLIS & MIS Students! Interested in hearing more about making the transition from library school student to academic librarian? Join Catherine McGoveran (Government Information Librarian, University of Ottawa) and Laura Thorne (Learning Services Librarian, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Continue reading A Virtual Discussion with Academic Librarians→

CAPAL Celebrates Inaugural Conference at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences: “Shifting Landscapes: Exploring the Boundaries of Academic Librarianship”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBAP) [1] held its first conference at Brock University in St. Catherines, Ontario, “Shifting Landscapes: Exploring the Boundaries of Academic Librarianship”, on May 25th and 26th in conjunction with the Continue reading CAPAL Celebrates Inaugural Conference at Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences: “Shifting Landscapes: Exploring the Boundaries of Academic Librarianship”→

Open Letter from Jim Turk (CAUT) on Academic Freedom in Canada

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Greetings, In yesterday’s Globe and Mail, University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera continued the assault on the concept of academic freedom initiated by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) in 2011. [See her article “When universities make Continue reading Open Letter from Jim Turk (CAUT) on Academic Freedom in Canada→