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
The recent dismissal and then re-instatement of Prof. Buckingham at UofS has resulted in the termination of both the president Dr Busch-Vishniac and Provost Brett Fairbairn, see http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/university-of-saskatchewan-board-sacks-president-ilene-busch-vishniac-1.2650301 . The penalization or termination of any faculty member or academic librarian, Continue reading University of Saskatchewan & Academic Freedom
An open letter is circulating amongst colleagues across Canada to support Prof. Robert Buckingham at the University of Saskatchewan concerning his initial firing due to the fact he openly criticized decisions being undertaken in the TransformUS initiative. As academic librarians Continue reading Sign Open Letter to University of Saskatchewan Board Chair, Ms. Susan Milburn
Under the tab on the top menu Threatened Documents we have started to post controversial or missing documents pertaining to our professional interests which tend to disappear from the web. We have posted the first version of the LAC Code Continue reading CAPAL welcomes controversial or threatened documents which go missing on the web…
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
