CAPAL Signs the Pisa Declaration and the Lyon Declaration

The Steering Committee voted in favor of signing both the Pisa Declaration and the Lyon Declaration respectively this week and added our name to the growing number of library associations in support of open access to grey literature, access to Continue reading CAPAL Signs the Pisa Declaration and the Lyon Declaration

Are Canadian Academic Libraries Riding the Waves or Caught in the Storm?

While at the IFLA Conference in Lyon France a member of CAPAL’s Steering Committee, Harriet Sonne de Torrens, attended the Associations Meeting and here provides a summary of that meeting. There were well over 100 attendees from around the world: Continue reading Are Canadian Academic Libraries Riding the Waves or Caught in the Storm?

CAPAL’s Letter to Dr. Guy Berthiaume

Letter to Dr. Guy Berthiaume in Opposition to LAC’s Proposal to Move Hosting of AMICUS to OCLC (Online Computer Library Centre, Inc.) in the United States. “While we acknowledge the creation of a national union catalogue is a complex job that requires the dedication of Continue reading CAPAL’s Letter to Dr. Guy Berthiaume

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

“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