2013/05/29
by Harriet2 • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: academic freedom, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, CAPAL, Library and Archives Canada (LAC), Scientists for the Right to Know, University of Toronto
Researchers at the University of Toronto have formed a new group in response to continuing government action on the freedom of information in Canada. The group called Scientists for the […]
2013/05/26
by Harriet2 • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: academic freedom, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
CAPAL supports the appointment of a professional librarian and/or archivist, to the position of Deputy Head and Librarian and Archivist of Canada. In addition CAPAL endorses the list of qualities […]
2013/04/09
by Francis • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: Access Copyright, CAUT, York University
The Steering Committee of CAPAL is troubled to learn that Access Copyright is taking legal action against a number of institutions which it claims “copy -and promote the copying – […]
2013/04/08
by Francis • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, freedom of expression, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
A joint public statement by the Association des archivistes du Québec, the Association of Canadian Archivists, and the Canadian Council of Archives issued a public statement protesting the new “Code […]
2013/06/06
St. Paul’s University – Update
by Harriet2 • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: Academic librarianship, CAPAL, Faculty, OCUFA, University of Ottawa
Faculty associations, OCUFA and CAUT are responding quickly to the recent termination of an academic librarian and attempts to terminate faculty at this University. Employment security for academic faculty and […]