Category Archives: CAUT

Ottawa Branch of Ontario Genealogical Society updates its members on the LAC situation…

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

“The federal government is spending $28 million to help Canadians to remember the War of 1812, an event “of great national significance” that “laid the foundation for Confederation,” but the very records that that document this history are at serious … Continue reading →

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TIMELINE has been launched…send us information, reports, documents or events to add

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

A TIMELINE (see tab in top menu) documenting concerns and issues related to the two professions, archivism and librarianship at academic or related institutions has been launched. Send us missing documents, reports, events to chart how we arrived at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Librarianship, Academic libraries, Archives, Archivists, CAUT, Intellectual Freedom, LAC, Library Trends, McGill University, McMaster University, NADP, Progressive Librarians Guild, Timeline, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Libraries | Leave a comment

Quebec special law violates student rights and civil liberties

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

CAUT Statement on Quebec Student Rights, May 18, 2012. The Canadian Association of University Teachers is strongly condemning Quebec’s Bill 78, the law tabled in Quebec to end the 14-week student strike, for violating fundamental freedoms of association, assembly, and … Continue reading →

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CAUT website for SAVE Library and Archives Canada

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

http://www.savelibraryarchives.ca/

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CAUT Distinguished Librarians Award Goes to a University of Toronto Academic Librarian

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Dear colleagues, Please join us in congratulating Kent Weaver, an academic librarian in Information Technology Services in the John P. Robarts Research Library at the University of Toronto who has been awarded the Distinguished Librarians Award by CAUT. This is … Continue reading →

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Serious situation developing at LAC, alert your colleagues and faculty, news from CAUT

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

What is the reality behind the recent announcement of cuts to the Library and Archives Canada? CAUT has released the following information which shows the serious impact the cuts will have on the collection and use of Canada’s cultural heritage. … Continue reading →

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CAUT seeking censorship over academic freedom agains University of Waterloo, York University, Wilfrid Laurier University

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

See the article in the VARSITY:  http://thevarsity.ca/2012/03/26/profs-academic-freedom-at-risk/

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UofT Academic Librarians terms and conditions of employment

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

CAUT works with Canadian institutes of higher learning  to support  equitable working conditions for academics. As we move toward implementing the new workload policy and our annual reviews, it might be helpful to be aware of these guidelines. They have … Continue reading →

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Keeping you informed…CAUT Copyright Guidelines Distributed April 2011

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

In case you missed this, here are the guidelines distributed last year: CAUT Copyright Guidelines

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Issues in AUCC Statement on Academic Freedom Questioned

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Quoted excerpt from Huffington Post (see below): “In 2011 the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) reached the distinguished age of one hundred! The presidents of AUCC’s member institutions celebrated their centennial this fall by approving a new … Continue reading →

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