Category Archives: CAPAL – Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians

New Open Access Journal by the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians Launched

Posted on February 21, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

For your information: Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship hosted by open access at the University of Toronto, http://www.cjal.ca/index.php/capal .  

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CAPAL 2014 Report to the Royal Society of Canada on the Role of Professional Academic Librarians and Archivists

Posted on March 21, 2014 by UT Librarians Blog

CAPAL has submitted a report to the Royal Society of Canada on the The Status and Future of Canada’s Libraries and Archives, emphasizing the role of academic librarians and professional archivists in the future of Canada’s libraries and archives. ********** … Continue reading →

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Prof. John Greyson & Dr. Tarek Loubani – Sign the Petition for their Immediate Release

Posted on August 24, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

Prof. John Greyson, York University, and Dr. Tarek Loubani, Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care, were on route to GAZA to commence a collaborative project with the University of Western Ontario, York University and Al Shifa Hospital, when they were arrested … Continue reading →

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CAPAL: Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians

Posted on July 25, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

In December 2012 CAPAL was formed. Since then the Steering Committee has been busy. CAPAL has officially been incorporated as a national organization for academic librarians as of June 12, 2013. The year-old organization has formulated a constitution, incorporated, set-up … Continue reading →

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Support Academic Librarianship: Join CAPAL Meeting Today!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

Librarians at the University of Toronto have been actively participating in the newly formed association, dedicated to the profession of academic librarianship, the Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)http://capalibrarians.org/ . We feel there is a need to reinforce our … Continue reading →

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CAPAL: Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians

Posted on January 23, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

Colleagues in our immediate community and in our larger, national context, have long felt there were gaps and issues not being addressed in the profession of academic librarianship. CLA, CAUT, OLA and other provincial library organizations in Canada have not … Continue reading →

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New! Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians (CAPAL)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

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 →

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