For what has been financially gained, the loss is scandalous. See the report in the Huffington Post, Jan. 3, 2014 entitled, “How the Harper Government Committed a Knowledge Massacre” which states: “Scientists are calling it “libricide.” Seven of the nine Continue reading New Information about the closure of major science research libraries in Canada…
CAPAL Congress 2014 – Preliminary Program (English) CAPAL Congress 2014 – Preliminary Program (French) CAPAL/ACBAP Annual Meeting – May 25-26, 2014 Borders Without Boundaries, Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2014, Brock University “Shifting Landscapes: Exploring the Boundaries of Continue reading CAPAL’s Preliminary Program at Brock University May 25-26, 2014, CHSS
On Dec. 9, 2013, IFLA, the International Federation of Libraries Association, launched a joint statement on the need for access to information in globally to ensure there is development, advancement, transparency and accountability, see http://www.ifla.org/node/8210 . As part of the Continue reading Access to Information – Vital for Economic Growth and Holding Governments Accountable
Academic librarians in CAPAL join in voicing our concerns for the closure of a major scientific collections housed in five of seven libraries under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. The Harper Government “has dismantled one of the world’s top Continue reading Suppressing Scientific Knowledge -Dismantling of Fishery Library ‘Like a Book Burning,’ Say Scientists
Dear Members,
Members of CAPAL’s Steering Committee would like to extend a warm thank you for your support and on-going encouragement. CAPAL is one year old on December 18, 2013! We have a new website ready at http://capal.wildapricot.org/ for you to renew your membership and manage your membership info.
We have kept the fees as low as possible while providing enough funding for the Association to thrive: (…) Continue reading Time to Renew your CAPAL Membership
