Category Archives: University of Toronto Scarborough

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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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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Academic Freedom under Threat – St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto

Posted on January 29, 2015 by UT Librarians Blog

Our colleagues at the University of St. Michael’s College need our support. Please read below a letter from Scott Prudham, President of the University of Toronto Faculty Association outlining some of the issues, one is ‘academic freedom’ – and we … 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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Shared Governance Issues: UTFA Expresses the Community’s Concerns

Posted on June 22, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

F.Y.I.  Raised voices from the teaching faculty, academic librarians and students at UTM and UTSC has resulted in UTFA has contacting David Naylor about changes to the governance structures at UTM and UTSC. For a full account of how faculty … Continue reading →

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UTFA Council Meeting, June 26 in the Bahen Centre at 4:30, Welcomes UTFA Members

Posted on June 16, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

UTFA Council will meet on June 26th from 3:00 to 5:30 pm in the Bahen Centre, room BA 1170. At 4:30 the order of the day will be deliberation on our tentative settlement over matters of compensation, the details of … Continue reading →

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