2014/01/28
by Harriet2 • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: academic freedom, Academic librarianship, CAUT, Closing of Government Libraries, Future of Library and Archives Canada, Harper Government, Intellectual Freedom, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre
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 […]
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 – […]
2013/03/11
by Harriet • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: CAUT, cultural heritage, Intellectual Freedom, Library and Archives Canada (LAC)
See http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/03/10/historical_letters_not_wanted_at_library_and_archives_canada_critics_say.print.html
2013/03/01
by Harriet • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: academic freedom, administration and organization, CAUT, Dale Askey, Edwin Mellen Press Inc., McMaster University
Today, March 1, 2013, on the librarians’ CAUT list, Jim Turk, Executive Director, released good news, a public statement about McMaster University’s willingness to cover Dale Askey’s legal fees: “Greetings/Salutations, […]
2014/06/22
Sign Petition: UofT Doctoral Student, Alexander Sodiqov Seized in Tajikistan
by Harriet2 • CAPAL News, Uncategorized • Tags: academic freedom, Alexander Sodiqov, CAUT, online activism, University of Toronto
“Alexander Sodiqov was conducting academic research on civil society and conflict resolution in Tajikistan when he was suddenly seized and charged with “subversion and espionage” on June 16. It has […]