Category Archives: Intellectual Freedom

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 →

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Freedom to Read Week, Feb. 26 to March 3, 2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

This week celebrates the freedom to read. Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Black Wednesday – Stop SOPA

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Several websites have gone black to today to protest over SOPA, including Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, WordPress, and BoingBoing, will go dark today to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Michael Geist explains … Continue reading →

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Banned or Threatened Books in the United States – Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

Intellectual freedom is celebrated annually by the Banned Books Week, (next year Sept 30 – Oct 6, 2012) held each year in the fall. Do you think this is not relevant to college or university contexts? Think again. In the … Continue reading →

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Lybia Celebrates the Unbanning of Books

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

F.Y.I. The Toronto Star article Nov. 15, 2011, notes the “unbanning of books” and celebration of intellectual freedom in Lybia.

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Revolt in Cairo – Short Film from FAIFE session at IFLA conference

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Dr. Shawky Salem, Chairman of Alex Centre for Multimedia & Libraries in Alexandria, Egypt, presented an update on what was happening in Egypt at the FAIFE session (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression) in Puerto … Continue reading →

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Your Intellectual Property Rights – What are they?

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

After completing a special project or inventing a new resource, have you ever wondered who owns that work, you or your employer, the University of Toronto? For academic librarians it is important to be aware of what you own intellectual … Continue reading →

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Does the Munk School belong to UofT?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

See recent varsity article on the Munk Schook and intellectual freedom concerns: http://thevarsity.ca/articles/45035

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Intellectual Freedom in Egypt

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Those of us who love books, you might find this encouraging. Since the revolution began this winter in Egypt, there has been a 300% rise of online books sales in Egypt, see: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110326112855

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CLA & LAC Intellectual Freedom

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

Recently the Library and Archives of Canada (Ottawa) canceled the filming of a controversial film on nuclear power in Iran, entitled Iranium, due to external political pressure and threats. The LAC has been ordered by the Ministry of Heritage to … Continue reading →

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