ANNUAL CONFERENCE – Preliminary Programme

Preliminary Programme – February 21 2014 Version française du programme préliminaire (Details available under 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE above) SHIFTING LANDSCAPES:  EXPLORING THE BOUNDARIES OF ACADEMIC LIBRARIANSHIP CAPAL/ACBAP Annual Meeting – May 25-26, 2014 CAPAL is currently organizing its first annual Continue reading ANNUAL CONFERENCE – Preliminary Programme

Conference annuelle 2014 – Programme préliminaire

Programme préliminaire ENVIRONNEMENTS EN CONSTANTE TRANSFORMATION: EXPLORATION DES LIMITES DE LA BIBLIOTHÉCONOMIE ACADÉMIQUE La conference inaugurale et l’assemblée générale annuelle de  CAPAL/ACBAP auront lieu au Congrès des sciences humaines le 25 et le 26 mai 2014. Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer le Continue reading Conference annuelle 2014 – Programme préliminaire

Statement from the Ukrainian Library Association as Tensions Escalate in the Ukraine

The International Federation of the Library Associations (IFLA) has posted a statement and photos from the Ukrainian Library Association on this website: http://www.ifla.org/node/8422 . The Statement reads: Dear all, During the months of January and February 2014, the National Parliamentary Continue reading Statement from the Ukrainian Library Association as Tensions Escalate in the Ukraine

CAPAL’s Report to Royal Society of Canada

CAPAL-RSC-Statement (PDF file) Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)[1] CAPAL’s Statement to the Royal Society of Canada, Expert Panel “The Status and Future of Canada’s Libraries and Archives” March 1, 2014 Thank you for the opportunity to participate in Continue reading CAPAL’s Report to Royal Society of Canada

TIME LINE: The Closure of Canadian Government Libraries, Archives and Research Collections

Documents:  First LAC Code of Conduct (has since been revised) LAC Code of Conduct Jan 2013 Since 2007-2008 the argument of digitizing collections by politicians as a solution for cutting costs and closing libraries in Canada has resulted in the Continue reading TIME LINE: The Closure of Canadian Government Libraries, Archives and Research Collections