CJAL Special Issue: Academic Libraries and the Irrational (French follows / voir la version française ci-dessous) This special issue of the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship (CJAL/Rcbu) will consider whether the seemingly logical pursuit of innovation, accountability, and efficiency puts academic libraries at risk of becoming irrational or even absurd, that is, marked by contradiction and […]

Interested in CAPAL/ABCES Professional Development Opportunities? Consider joining one of the active and dynamic communities of practice! Available to all CAPAL/ABCES members free of charge to join and engage in a specific focus within librarianship. Students are very welcome! Current communities include: Information Literacy Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Research and Writing *new!* Game-based Learning *new!* […]

Presentation materials are now available from CAPAL19: The Politics of Conversation: Identity, Community, and Communication. View in English and in French. The materials can also be accessed through the Previous Conferences menu.

Dr. Alan Shepard, President; Dr. Andy Hrymak, Provost; and Mr. Paul Jenkins, Chair of the Board of Governors, University of Western Ontario London, ON October 8, 2019 Dear Drs. Shepard & Hrymak, and Mr. Jenkins, The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL/ACBES) urges you, Dr. Alan Shepard, and Dr. Andy Hrymak, and Mr. Paul […]

October’s member profile is of Anna Flak, Learning Support Librarian at McMaster University. Tell us about a library you love in a different city you have visited. A library I love in a different city is the National Art Library in London. The library is housed in the Victoria and Albert Museum and the aesthetic […]