2014/07/22
Minutes (Draft) from CAPAL Annual General Meeting Available
These minutes will be amended and approved at CAPAL’s next annual meeting in 2015. DRAFT MINUTES MAY 26, 2014 CAPAL
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2014/06/22
Sign Petition: UofT Doctoral Student, Alexander Sodiqov Seized in Tajikistan
by Harriet2 • Nouvelles de l'ACBES, Non classifié(e) • Tags: la liberté académique, Alexander Sodiqov, ACPPU, l'activisme en ligne, Université de 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 […]
2014/05/29
Open Letter from Jim Turk (CAUT) on Academic Freedom in Canada
by Harriet2 • Nouvelles de l'ACBES, Non classifié(e) • Tags: la liberté académique, bibliothéconomie académique, administration et l'organisation, AUCC, James L. (Jim) Turk, Université de la Saskatchewan
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 […]
2014/05/22
University of Saskatchewan & Academic Freedom
by Harriet2 • Nouvelles de l'ACBES, Non classifié(e) • Tags: la liberté académique, bibliothéconomie académique, Université de la Saskatchewan
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 […]
2014/09/09
LAC’s Response to CAPAL’s Letter Concerning Canada’s National Union Catalogue
by Harriet2 • Nouvelles de l'ACBES, Non classifié(e) • Tags: bibliothéconomie académique, Catalogue collectif national du Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC)
« …we have determined that securing the services of a third-party provider that already has a viable hosted service for a union catalogue would cost significantly less than building a system […]