Category Archives: UTFA Librarian Committee Members

Modernizing the Appointment and Promotion Policies for UofT Librarians – What has changed?

Posted on February 27, 2016 by UT Librarians Blog

UTFA Librarians Committee and the ACALP group are working to modernize appointment and promotion policies for academic librarians at the University of Toronto. Thank you for responding to our last survey (Survey I) – it was most successful. We have … Continue reading →

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NEW Policies for Librarians at University of Toronto

Posted on October 20, 2015 by UT Librarians Blog

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U of T Policies for Librarians

Posted on October 20, 2015 by UT Librarians Blog

We know the Policies for Librarians is 37 years old. We know it was written in the mid-1970s. We know some academic librarians at U of T were not even born when these policies for appointment and promotion were written. … Continue reading →

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Update from Librarians’ UTFA Council Representatives

Posted on April 21, 2014 by UT Librarians Blog

**This is from an email sent to librarians, members of UTFA by your Council Reps “Hello all, This morning’s Globe and Mail featured this article: The Globe and Mail, April 20, 2014: “U of T faculty consider option to unionize,” … Continue reading →

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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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Historical Bits & Bytes – Defining Academic Librarianship in the 1960s

Posted on July 24, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

Looking back to the 1960’s when graduate studies was on the rise in the Province of Ontario, a report was prepared by the University of Toronto President’s Committee on the School of Graduate Studies entitled Graduate Studies in the University … Continue reading →

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“Search for Librarians’ Power” – March 25, 2013 at the UT Faculty Club

Posted on January 21, 2013 by UT Librarians Blog

On Monday, March 25 from 12 noon to 5:30 UTFA will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Librarians Standing Committee in the University of Toronto’s Faculty Association at the Faculty Club. The event will consist of a lunch (with limited … Continue reading →

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UTFA Librarians Committee – update and more coming…

Posted on September 27, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

At this term’s first UTFA Librarians Committee meeting yesterday, several important matters were raised and discussed (St. Mike’s situation, workload policy, PTR reviews, research issues and UTFA forum for Oct. 11). This short note is just to let you know … Continue reading →

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Chair’s Report, UTFA Librarians Committee, at the Sept. 18, UTFA Council Meeting

Posted on September 27, 2012 by UT Librarians Blog

Please find attached the report prepared to update council members about recent activities and plans: Sept18LibReport

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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 →