Category Archives: University of Toronto Mississauga

Town Hall: Academic Librarians’ Policies – Guests from Queens and McGill

Posted on April 29, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

Town Hall featuring guest speakers from Queen’s University and McGill University Libraries Where: Room 147, Rotman School of Management, 105 St. George St. When: Wednesday May 4, 2016 at 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm – leaving lots of time for … Continue reading →

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Annual Activity Reports & Workload Planning

Posted on April 5, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

There are two documents which will help librarians at UofT to plan their workload for the coming year. The first, negotiated policy is referred to as the WLPP (Workload Policy and Procedures) which applies to librarians, faculty and teaching stream. … Continue reading →

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A Priority in the Next Round of Negotiations: Modernizing the ‘Policies for Librarians’

Posted on April 4, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

In the joint statement issued by the Provost’s office on behalf of the University of Toronto Administration and the University of Toronto Faculty Association (UTFA) on October 27, 2014, the community was informed that: “…the parties have committed to making … Continue reading →

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Town Halls on St. George Campus: April 4 and April 6, 2016

Posted on April 1, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

Join members of ACALP and the UTFA Librarians’ committee to discuss what needs to be done to update our Policies for Librarians. We are holding these meetings to ensure you have a forum to express your views. If you would … Continue reading →

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Formation of ACALP Group – Modernizing Policies for UofT Librarians

Posted on February 27, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

In the modernization process for up-dated appointment and promotion policies for UofT librarians, a call for volunteers to assist on an advisory committee went out to all UTFA librarians in December 2015. The ACALP group was formed (Advisory Committee for … Continue reading →

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SJAC Process Update for UT Librarians

Posted on April 19, 2014 by UT Librarians Blog

As UTFA members know, the SJAC process is currently underway to negotiate and modernize our Memorandum of Agreement. The University of Toronto Faculty Association is not certified like most other Canadian Faculty Associations (more than 90% are certified, giving their … Continue reading →

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UTFA Website – A New Look!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

The UTFA office is currently revising and updating the University of Toronto Faculty Assocation Website: http://www.utfa.org/

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Members of the UTFA Librarians Committee (2013-2014)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

The following members have been approved by the UTFA Council: Chair of UTFA Librarians Committee, Harriet Sonne de Torrens. Bobby Glushko (Librarian, Robarts Library) Brock Macdonald (Teaching Stream, Woodsworth College) Michael Attridge (Faculty, St. Michael’s University College) Christina Tooulias (Librarian, … Continue reading →

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UTFA launches survey on scholarship and research for academic librarians and the teaching stream at the University of Toronto

Posted on November 7, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

UTFA launches survey for librarians and teaching stream (full and part-time) to assess current practices regarding scholarship and professional creative endeavours at the University of Toronto. UTFA members will receive by Monday, November 12, an email with a link to … Continue reading →

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New Members to the UTFA Librarians Committee – We are well represented!

Posted on September 18, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

Please join us in thank the following new members to the UTFA Librarians Committee. The UTFA librarians committee now has 20 members from across various libraries, different sectors of our profession and our three campuses. We are very fortunate to … Continue reading →