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Lola Rudin (UTSC) lrudin@utsc.utoronto.ca Shelley Hawrychuk (UTM, until 2015) shelley.hawrychuk@utoronto.ca Victoria Skelton (SG, until 2013) victoria.skelton@utoronto.caMembers 2016-2017 UTFA Librarians Committee
Chair, Kathleen Scheaffer kathleen.scheaffer@utoronto.ca
Michael Attridge
michael.attridge@utoronto.caPatricia Ayala
anap.ayala@utoronto.caColin Deinhardt
colin.deinhardt@utoronto.caShelley Hawrychuk
shelley.hawrychuk@utoronto.caPatricia Lacivita
lacivita@utsc.utoronto.caBrock Macdonald
wb.macdonald@utoronto.caNoel Mcferran
noel.mcferran@utoronto.caStephanie Perpick
stephanie.perpick@utoronto.caSuzanne Meyer Sawa
s.meyerssawa@utoronto.caFabiano Rocha
fabiano.rocha@utoronto.caLola Rudin
lrudin@utsc.utoronto.caAndrea Shier
andrea.shier@utoronto.caVictoria Skelton
victoria.skelton@utoronto.caGraeme Slaght
graeme.slaght@utoronto.caMichelle Spence
michelle.spence@utoronto.caChristina Tooulias
christina.tooulias@utoronto.caUTFA Librarians Committee
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Monthly Archives: December 2012
New! Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)
Dear Colleagues, Holiday greetings to all! We are writing to announce a new, national non-profit membership organization that is being created to promote, advance and support the profession of academic librarianship and to further the professional interests of academic librarians … Continue reading
Torontonians Love Their Public Libraries
Recent article on Torontonians and their public libraries in the city: http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/infographic-how-much-do-torontonians-love-their-public-libraries
UT Librarian Grievance Procedure: See the MoA
The University of Toronto Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) covers many aspects of the UT Librarian’s terms and conditions of employment. In this week’s focus session the subject of the grievances arose. For librarians uncertain where the grievance process is written, … Continue reading
Collegiality and Shared Governance: The Memorandum of Agreement at the University of Toronto
UTFA and the University Administration are about to commence a process whereby we will revisit and attempt to modernize the capacity of faculty and librarians to be represented through your faculty association. This process is tied to fundamental questions about … Continue reading
UTFA Session for Librarians – Meeting and Update – Today
Please join us at 11 am – 12, Room 157, Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George Street. We are at a historic point in our relationship with the University of Toronto. Come and hear more.
UTFA Meetings Called for Librarians: Focus Sessions Scheduled at St. George Campus
UTFA Membership Committee with members of the UTFA Executive have been meeting with faculty and librarians across our three campuses this term and will continue to do so in the new year. We are at a pivotal, historical moment in … Continue reading
Call for Proposals for Forthcoming Book: In Solidarity: Academic Librarian Labour Activism and Union Participation in Canada
EDITORS: Jennifer Dekker, University of Ottawa (jdekker@uottawa.ca) and Mary Kandiuk, York University (mkandiuk@yorku.ca) PUBLISHER: Library Juice Press EXPECTED PUBLICATION DATE: 2014 BOOK ABSTRACT: With a focus on Canada, this collection will document the labour-related struggles and gains of academic librarians. … Continue reading
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Survey on Scholarship Completed – Participation rate 50% – Thank you all!
Librarians and teaching stream at the University of Toronto showed their support for academic scholarship by completing the survey UTFA distributed to members about scholarship and practices in our community. If you receive a 20% to 30% participation rate for … Continue reading
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