Author Archives: UT Librarians Blog

Time for a Professional Librarian / Archivist to Head Library and Archives Canada

Posted on May 16, 2013

As information is gradually leaked to the press, the amount of expenses declared the Dr. Caron, ex-head of LAC, escalates. In the Ottawa Citizen, May 15, 2013, it states an excess of $170,000 for a range of expenses, some in-appropriate, … Continue reading →

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LAC nominated for the annual Canadian Association of Journalists’ Code of Silence Award

Posted on May 10, 2013

In the Wall Street Journal in New York , May 4, it was noted that the Library and Archives Canada was nominated by the Canadian Association of Journalists for its …”code of conduct that keeps staff members from speaking at … Continue reading →

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UWO petition against renewing Access Copyright Agreement

Posted on May 3, 2013

This has circulated on the CAUT librarians list this morning: “On May 1st, a petition signed by 70 library workers from across library units at the University of Western Ontario was delivered to Dr. Janice Deakin, Provost & Vice-President (Academic). … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Government Interference in the Preservation of Canada’s History

Posted on May 3, 2013

There are reasons why administrators who are not archivists or librarians, but politicians, should not be leading and determining the fate of Canada’s documentary heritage, such as we have seen at the Library and Archives Canada. This is clearly evident … Continue reading →

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Responses to Access Copyright’s Lawsuit Against York University

Posted on April 9, 2013

CBC Article – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/04/14/copyright-universities.html?cmp=rss CAUT’s letter to Access Copyright, dated April 9, 2013. Blog Responses: Michael Geist’s “Access Copyright’s Desperate Declaration of War Against Fair Dealing“

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ACCESS Copyright: Lawsuit Launched Against York University

Posted on April 8, 2013

Today Access Copyright issued a news release about the launching of a lawsuit against York University, see this Access Copyright News Release.

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UTFA ANNUAL General Meeting – April 18 at 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Join us!

Posted on April 6, 2013

UTFA Annual General Meeting 2013 – Update on Special Joint Advisory Committee Talks. Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. Tanz Neuroscience Building, Room 6 6 Queen’s Park Crescent West

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New Study Released: “Promoting Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Canadian Academic Librarians”

Posted on April 6, 2013

A preprint of Mary Kandiuk’s survey and study of ethnic diversity in Canadian academic libraries is being published by ACRL and a preprint is now available: http://crl.acrl.org/content/early/2013/04/05/crl13-465.full.pdf+html and as a pdf attachment here Kandiuk-Preprint. Mary Kandiuk is Senior Librarian at … Continue reading →

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10th Anniversary of the UTFA Librarians Committee – Monday, March 25

Posted on March 23, 2013

Dear Colleagues, There are still a few seats left for Monday’s event at the University of Toronto Faculty Club. Do join us! Below is a detailed schedule of the event followed by speakers’ biographies. Monday, March 25, 2013, 12:00 noon … Continue reading →

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Muzzling Librarians and Archivists – A Growing Trend in Canada

Posted on March 20, 2013

First you hear about academic librarians being sued for speaking publicly about  their professional views and now you hear how the Canadian Government is imposing a code of behavior that seeks to prevent librarians and archivists at the Library and … Continue reading →

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