Author: Paul R. Pival
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Expert panel to look into the state of libraries & archives in Canada
I happened across an interesting article in a recent CAUT (Canadian Association of University Teachers) Bulletin: Expert panel to look into the state of libraries & archives in Canada. "The panel’s final report on libraries and archives is due in the fall of 2014." Don't miss the link at the bottom of the page to http://www.canadaspastmatters.ca/, which…
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APLEN Training Centre
Here's a site you might want to browse through: The APLEN Training Centre. APLEN is the Alberta Public Library Electronic Network, and the Training Centre is "a hub for libraries to share their training materials, learn from the collective experience of library staff, and discuss Alberta library training." There are quite a few guides from…
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Edwin Mellen Press Updates
Just a quick post to point to Publisher hits new low: Suing librarian for criticizing their books, John DuPuis' comprehensive and always updated timeline of events / statements of support for Askey / condemnation for EMP. I won't mention the situation again until something breaks…
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2012 – my year in reading
In 2011 for the first time I started tracking the books I was reading, and in January of 2012 I posted about what and how I'd read during 2011. Here's my post for what and how I read in 2012. In 2011 I tracked my reads in a basic text file in Evernote. That ended…
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Minor updates on the Edwin Mellen lawsuit
A quick follow up on last week's post about Edwin Mellen Press suing Librarian Dale Askey. The Chronicle of Higher Education has now gotten the word out, along with a link to a petition at Change.org asking EMP to drop the lawsuit. That petition is up to 1,186 signatures as I write this; please add…
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Edwin Mellen Press files lawsuit against academic librarian
As reported on the Princeton Academic Librarian blog, and by Inside Higher Ed, Edwin Mellen Press has filed a lawsuit against McMaster University librarian Dale Askey, for a post Dale wrote on his personal blog while he worked at Kansas State University. That post, critical of Edwin Mellen Press, has since been taken down, but…
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Call for Proposals – Collaborating for Learning Conference – Calgary
Collaborating for Learning ConferenceUniversity of Calgary, Calgary, AlbertaMay 15 and 16, 2013 Call for Proposals The University of Calgary invites you to present at its “Collaborating for Learning Conference”, May 15 and 16, 2013. Proposals are welcomed until March 1, 2013. In learning and in life, collaboration is often central to achieving the results we…