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Time for a Professional Librarian / Archivist to Head Library and Archives Canada

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 day ago: As information is gradually leaked to the press, the amount of expenses declared the Dr. Caron, ex-h … more →

Tags: academic governance, Academic Libraries, Archives, archivists, lac, Library and Achives Canada

Easier Said Than Done: Dissertation to Article(s)1 comment

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 2 days ago: It’s been a busy couple of weeks (as evidenced by the crickets chirping on the blog / FB / twi … more →

Tags: Academia, Education, LibraryLand, PhD Land, Publishing, writerly bits, Academic article, academic publishing, dissertation

LAC nominated for the annual Canadian Association of Journalists' Code of Silence Award

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 week ago: In the Wall Street Journal in New York , May 4, it was noted that the Library and Archives Canada wa … more →

Tags: Academic Freedom, CAUT, lac, Library and Achives Canada

Consequences of Government Interference in the Preservation of Canada's History

UT Librarians Blog wrote 2 weeks ago: There are reasons why administrators who are not archivists or librarians, but politicians, should n … more →

Tags: academic governance, lac, Library and Achives Canada

Ask the Councellor

shehrebanusk wrote 2 weeks ago: Library Science, Home jobs … more →

Tags: Education, Blogging, American Library Association, public librarianship, medical librarianship, Law Librarianship, Special Librarianship, or school (K-12) librarianship. School librarians, home employment opportunities

Everyday HR: A Human Resources Handbook for Academic Library Staff by Gail Munde

bluesyemre wrote 3 weeks ago:   From the dean or director to student assistants, every academic library employee is subject t … more →

Tags: Librarianship, ALA, librarianship, ALA Publishing, Human Resources

Spotlight on a librarian - Emre Hasan Akbayrak (Royal Society Publishing Librarian Newsletter April 2013)

bluesyemre wrote 3 weeks ago: “As a leading university in Turkey and also the Middle East, we believe that the Open Access movemen … more →

Tags: Middle East Technical University Library, Scholarly Publishing, Librarianship, scholarly societies, emre hasan akbayrak, Royal Society, Royal Society Publishing

Petition to Support Dale Askey

Jennifer Dekker wrote 4 weeks ago: Colleagues, If you have not already done so, please sign the petition in support of Dale Askey. The … more →

Tags: Academic Freedom

Librarians and Lawsuits - From Persecution to Prosecution, the tale of Edwin Mellen Press2 comments

TheLuddbrarian wrote 4 weeks ago: If you were wondering whether Edwin Mellen Press’s lawsuit against librarian Dale Askey (which is st … more →

Tags: Academic Freedom, Books 2, Education, Higher Education, Legal, Librarianship, Libraries, the internet, Dale Askey

Librarians as Partners: Moving from Research Supporters to Research Partners

bluesyemre wrote 1 month ago: Academic libraries have long been discussing the need to remain relevant and demonstrate value to th … more →

Tags: Academic Libraries, Librarianship, Research, researchers, Academic Libraries (2), librarians, Academic Librarians

PhD Attrition and Success1 comment

Dr. Starr Hoffman wrote 1 month ago: One of the searches that bring people to my blog, again and again, is anything to do with PhDs and l … more →

Tags: LibraryLand, Academia, Education, PhD Land, drawerings, librarian, dissertation, PhD Candidate, grad student

Responses to Access Copyright's Lawsuit Against York University

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 month ago: CBC Article – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/04/14/copyright-universities.html?cmp=r … more →

Tags: Academic exploitation, Academic Freedom, access copyright, CAUT, York University

#ulcon13 Was Pretty Awesome!

oneofthelibrarians wrote 1 month ago: Hi, librarians!  I went to the  Urban Librarians Conference on Friday!  It was awesome!  And not jus … more →

Tags: Librarianship, Friends of the Library, Professional Development, Events 2, New York Public Library, NYPL, Friends, Brooklyn, Events

New Study Released: "Promoting Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Canadian Academic Librarians"

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 month ago: A preprint of Mary Kandiuk’s survey and study of ethnic diversity in Canadian academic librari … more →

Tags: Academic Freedom, academic governance, racism, ethnic diversity

Librarians and Lawsuits - Edwin Mellen Press Threatens to Sue Another Librarian1 comment

TheLuddbrarian wrote 1 month ago: Imagine for a moment that you are a publisher of academic books. In such a situation it would be lik … more →

Tags: Librarianship, Libraries, Legal, Academic Freedom, the internet, The Internet, Law, legal, Dale Askey

10th Anniversary of the UTFA Librarians Committee - Monday, March 251 comment

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 month ago: Dear Colleagues, There are still a few seats left for Monday’s event at the University of Toro … more →

Tags: UTFA, university of toronto, University of Toronto Libraries

Reblog: Who Speaks for Libraries and Librarians (1/2)

Jennifer Dekker wrote 1 month ago: Who Speaks for Libraries and Librarians (1/2) Thanks to Lisa Sloniowski for posting this to the PLG … more →

Tags: CLA...., Advocacy

Muzzling Librarians and Archivists - A Growing Trend in Canada1 comment

UT Librarians Blog wrote 1 month ago: First you hear about academic librarians being sued for speaking publicly about  their professional … more →

Tags: CAUT, Academic Freedom, Academic Libraries, lac, archivists

Toronto Star Article on LAC

UT Librarians Blog wrote 2 months ago: See http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2013/03/10/historical_letters_not_wanted_at_library_and_arch … more →

Tags: Library and Achives Canada, Academic Freedom, Academic Libraries, lac, archivists, Government


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