(From Ariel Katz’s Blog, June 18, 2012) The University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) has recently sent a letter to UofT’s Provost and Vice President questioning the decision to sign a license agreement with Access Copyright. UTFA’s letter raises many concerns that have already been shared on this blog and by others. UTFA asks the … Continue reading »
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Workplace speech
I am linking to an old (2009) article here written by Toni Samek because the issue of library / information worker workplace speech has come up so frequently in the last month or so. LAC workers are afraid to speak out against the budget cuts and modernization plan for fear of losing their jobs, even the Friends … Continue reading »
Prof. Atef Fahim (APUO) wins OCUFA award
June 7, 2012 | Three individuals who have provided exceptional service to OCUFA and its members were honoured in a ceremony at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel on June 2, 2012. The winners are: Prof. Brian E. Brown from the University of Windsor Faculty Association (WUFA) Prof. John Fekete, from the Trent University Faculty Association (TUFA) … Continue reading »
Commissioner sides with University of Ottawa professor in privacy battle
By Andrew Duffy, The Ottawa CitizenJune 10, 2012 OTTAWA — Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner has ruled that the expense reports of a University of Ottawa law professor are protected by the critically important concept of academic freedom. In a ruling made public Friday, Commissioner Ann Cavoukian upheld the university’s decision to withhold the research-related … Continue reading »
Coupures budgétaires à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada et élimination du Programme national de développement des archives
L’École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l’information à l’Université de Montréal a publié une lettre adressée au Ministre James Moore au sujet de la suppression de postes à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada et l’élimination du programme national de développement des archives. Voici la lettre. Est-ce que l’École des sciences de l’information à l’U d’O aura le … Continue reading »
Librarians silenced at CLA conference
In 2008 at the CAUT LIbrarians conference in Ottawa, Toni Samek spoke about how librarians – the people who fight for freedom of expression for society as a whole – rarely enjoy freedom of expression themselves. Her talk focused on workplace speech but the experience of several active and retired librarians at the recent Canadian … Continue reading »
