Category Archives: Academic freedom

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

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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Responses to Access Copyright’s Lawsuit Against York University

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

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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Muzzling Librarians and Archivists – A Growing Trend in Canada

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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Toronto Star Article on LAC

See http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/03/10/historical_letters_not_wanted_at_library_and_archives_canada_critics_say.print.html

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EX LIBRIS ASSOCIATION releases statement on LAC and calls for Parliamentary Review

EX LIBRIS ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA – Feb. 2013 After 2004, when the functions of a national library, archives, and potential museum were assumed by LAC under new legislation, various studies were undertaken to determine what LAC … Continue reading

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Support Intellectual Freedom in Canada – Sign the Petition for Dale Askey

If you are believe in intellectual and academic freedom, sign the petition that urges Herbert Richardson, founder and editor of Edwin Mellen Press, to drop the last remaining libel lawsuit against Dale Askey. https://www.change.org/petitions/edwin-mellen-press-end-libel-suit-against-dale-askey

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Librarians – Who Owns the Rights to Your Professional Creations? Do you know?

At the University of Toronto we have a Copyright Policy which today includes ‘librarians’. For the full policay see http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/copyright.htm Did you know that: “2.1 The University will own Copyright in all Works which are: (a) created by an Author … Continue reading

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UTFA supports Dale Askey and the academic freedom of librarians

The University of Toronto Faculty Association has made a public statement of support for Dale Askey. Only one of the two lawsuits launched against Dale Askey has been dropped. The announcement last Monday by CBC referred to only the lawsuit … Continue reading

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Good News – Is Mellen Press Dropping the Lawsuit Against Dale Askey?

The word is yes, see the latest update by CBC on this website: http://www.cbc.ca/hamilton/news/story/2013/03/04/hamilton-librarian-lawsuits-dropped.html . What remains uncertain is whether the lawsuit against McMaster University has been dropped.

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