Colleagues, If you have not already done so, please sign the petition in support of Dale Askey. The remaining lawsuit against him is still forging ahead. Simply put, Dale Askey, who made a professional remark about Edwin Mellen Press on his personal blog while working at Kansas State University, is being sued for stating that … Continue reading »
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Reblog: Who Speaks for Libraries and Librarians (1/2)
Who Speaks for Libraries and Librarians (1/2) Thanks to Lisa Sloniowski for posting this to the PLG GTA site. Posted on February 5, 2013 by lisa A few PLG-GTA meetings ago, I promised to put the talk I gave last fall at the CAUT Librarians Conference (2012) up on our blog. The talk was entitled “Who Speaks for … Continue reading »
ARL-CARL Joint Statement in Support of Dale Askey and McMaster University
View a PDF of the ARL-CARL statement The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) share a commitment to freedom of opinion and expression of ideas and are strongly opposed to any effort to intimidate individuals in order to suppress information or censor ideas. We further share the belief … Continue reading »
AAUP Statement on Faculty Status for Academic Librarians
The statement that follows was prepared by the Joint Committee on College Library Problems, a national committee representing the Association of College and Research Libraries, the Association of American Colleges (now the Association of American Colleges and Universities), and the American Association of University Professors. The statement was endorsed by the board and annual meeting … Continue reading »
Call for Proposals for Forthcoming Book: In Solidarity: Academic Librarian Labour Activism and Union Participation in Canada
BOOK ABSTRACT: With a focus on Canada, this collection will document the labour-related struggles and gains of academic librarians. It will provide historical and current perspectives regarding the unionization of academic librarians, an exploration of the major labour issues affecting academic librarians in both certified and non-certified union contexts, as well as case studies relating … Continue reading »
Peer Review Dashed at LAC by Email
The following email is yet another sign that LAC management is failing to treat its archival and research professionals with respect. Recently management there made a unilateral decision to remove the peer review system for promotion. Below you will read the message regarding the demise of the Comité de promotion de la recherche historique (CPRH) / … Continue reading »
Is the Future of Academic Status at the University of Toronto Being Questioned?
Posted on October 1, 2012 by University of Toronto Academic Librarians St. Mike’s administrators have offered monetary remuneration on the condition that faculty and librarians at the college give up academic status, their tenure and permanent status in their first negotiations to secure a collective agreement. We have seen academic status threatened south of the border now we … Continue reading »
OCUFA’s Librarian Awards
Congratulations to two fine colleagues, Jim Brett from the University of Guelph and Don Kinder from Ryerson University, for being awarded the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards this year. Jim was profiled by the University of Guelph for the award. Click for the full story.
CAUT Librarians Conference
Contested Terrain: Shaping the Future of Academic Librarianship will take place in Ottawa on October 26th and 27th at the Sheraton Hotel. OVERVIEW Academic librarianship is threatened by Wal-Mart style corporate management that cuts costs by deskilling work, outsourcing professional responsibilities, misusing technology and reducing necessary services and positions. How can our community push back against … Continue reading »
Collective Agreement Reading and Discussion Group 2012 Edition
Thanks to feedback from the March 2012 librarians’ meeting, the Collective Agreement Reading and Discussion Group, an ad hoc group whose goal is to familiarize APUO librarians with their Collective Agreement will be meeting again this summer. We will meet for 1.5 hours on the following dates: June 6, 13, 20 and July 11, 18, … Continue reading »
