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
Please note that the location of the keynote speakers and planned sessions at the CAPAL congress has been assigned new rooms, see attached the REVISED PROGRAMME in PDF CAPAL Conference 2014 and FRENCH PROGRAMME WITH REVISED LOCATIONS.
Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL) CAPAL’s Statement Regarding the Proposed Reconfiguration of University of Saskatchewan Specialty Libraries May 15, 2014 (CAPAL Statement-UofS-Specialty Libraries) The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians / Association canadienne des bibliothécaires académiques professionnels (CAPAL/ACBAP) Continue reading CAPAL Statement: University of Saskatchewan Specialty Libraries
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…
