*La version française suit* It is time to start the work of organizing and planning CAPAL19! The Congress 2019 theme is “Circles of Conversation.” As with past conferences, CAPAL19 will be held in conjunction with the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, hosted by University of British Columbia in Vancouver, 2019 June 1-7. CAPAL19 will […]

Two new book reviews are now available in the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship. Nailisa Tanner review of Lawrence Busch’s Knowledge for Sale: The Neoliberal Takeover of Higher Education highlights particular areas of interest in the book to librarians, such as data on citation practices/journal prestige. Siham Alaoui’s review of Brunot Bachimont’s Patrimoine et numérique […]

The latest issue of CAPAL Connections is available now. In this issue, read a report from the board, hear about what has been happening with each of CAPAL’s Committees, and learn more about the CAPAL18 dine around. The newsletter is available in both English and French here: English: http://capalibrarians.org/newsletter/ French: http://fr.capalibrarians.org/bulletin/ A big thanks to all the […]

(Originally posted on the CAPAL Students website) Are you a recent graduate interested in serving CAPAL-ACBAP?  The Chair (also known as the Student Committee Liaison),  is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors and participates in monthly meetings with both the Board and the National Student Committee. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to CAPAL […]

CAPAL18 will be the inaugural year for a new mentorship initiative created through a collaboration between the National Student Committee and the Research and Scholarship Committee. Any student or recent grad who is presenting at the conference is eligible to be matched with a mentor who will help them prepare their presentation throughout the month […]