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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Sep 3

Renewal, promotion, and tenure are stressful academic career milestones. Power and Wheatley explore them in "Research, Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Academic Librarians: An Analysis of the Vague Expectations in Canadian University Collective Agreements" ➡️ doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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Research, Promotion and Tenure Guidelines for Academic Librarians: An Analysis of the Vague Expectations in Canadian University Collective Agreements | Canadian Journal of Academic Librari...

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Aug 28

In one of our latest articles, Maureen Babb discusses how developing a personal research agenda can enhance librarians’ work and guide them in their research journey.

Read it and find practical tips here: doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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The Librarian’s Personal Research Agenda | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cassady, Hare, Mongeon, & Johnson investigate decision-making practices and processes of librarians concerned with the cancellation of Big Deals in one of our latest articles, "Big Deal Cancellations and Influences on Librarian Decision-Making"
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Big Deal Cancellations and Influences on Librarian Decision-Making | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jul 23

📖 New book review! 📖

Erich Engler reviews "Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today's Academic Library"

Read it here: doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today's Academic Library, edited by Kristin Henrich and Cinthya Ippoliti | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jul 7

📖 New book review! 📖

Michelle Pettis reviews "The Kind Librarian: Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries"

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The Kind Librarian: Cultivating a Culture of Kindness and Wellbeing in Libraries, by Helen Rimmer | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jul 7

📖 New book review! 📖

Maia Trotter reviews "Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library"

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Comic Books, Special Collections, and the Academic Library, edited by Brian Flota and Kate Morris | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jun 20

📖 New book review! 📖

Douglas Fox reviews "The High-Impact Digital Library: Innovative Approaches for Outreach and Instruction." Read it here: doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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The High-Impact Digital Library: Innovative Approaches for Outreach and Instruction, by Anna Neatrour, Jeremy Myntti, Rachel Jane Wittmann, Rebekah Cummings, Jane D. Monson, and Megan Myres McMilla...

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congratulations, Kristin Hoffmann! 🥳 Kristin was a founding editor of CJAL, and the lasting impact of her contributions to CAPAL is evidenced by the success and growth of this journal.

Read more: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...

CAPAL-ACBES @capal-acbes.bsky.social · Jun 2

The CAPAL/ACBES Awards Committee is pleased to announce Kristin Hoffmann as the recipient of the inaugural 2025 Contributions to the Association Award.

Congratulations to Kristin and thank you for your lasting impact on CAPAL!

CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congratulations, Tina Liu!

You can read her award-winning paper in CJAL: doi.org/10.33137/cja...

CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · May 22

📙 New book review! 📙

Natasha Gerolami reviews "Unravelling Research: The Ethics and Politics of Research in the Social Sciences," edited by Teresa Macias

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Unravelling Research: The Ethics and Politics of Research in the Social Sciences, edited by Teresa Macias | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · May 12

Le comité des publications de l'ACBES/CAPAL lance un appel à candidatures pour le poste de Rédactrice.teur en chef.fe français de la Revue canadienne de bibliothéconomie universitaire / Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship (Rcbu/CJAL), revue savante de l'ACBES: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...

Rédactrice ou rédacteur français recherché pour la Revue canadienne de bibliothéconomie universitaire / Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianshi...

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · May 7

📖 New book review! 📖

Victoria Levang reviews "Information literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the ACRL Framework," by Michele Santamaria and A. Nicole Pfnnenstiel

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Information literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the ACRL Framework, by Michele Santamaria and A. Nicole Pfnnenstiel | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Apr 22

"Books created using copper acetoarsenite, a green pigment, remain in our libraries and personal collections, with potential health implications."

See more in Bell & Canham, Pages of Poison: Identifying 19th Century Arsenical Green Books at Queen's University
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Pages of Poison: Identifying 19th Century Arsenical Green Books at Queen's University | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Apr 7

Our Libraries and/as Extraction webinar is happening TOMORROW, 1:00-2:30 ET! See details: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...

CJAL Libraries and/as Extraction Special Issue Webinar | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 31

Our webinar celebrating our recent special issue, Libraries and/as Extraction is coming up NEXT WEEK on April 8, 1:00-2:30 ET. Join our special issue co-editors in conversation with our authors! There will be opportunity for Q&A.

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 24

📚Nicole Eva reviews "Supporting Diversity through Collection Evaluation, Development, and Weeding (CLIPP #48)" in our latest book review!

Read it here: doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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Supporting Diversity through Collection Evaluation, Development, and Weeding (CLIPP #48), by Erica Barber, Julia Bauder, Micki Behounek, Chris Jones, Kayla Reed, and Elizabeth Rodrigues | Ca...

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 18

📖 New book review 📖

Tim Ribaric reviews Academic Librarianship in Canada: Post-COVID Perspectives in a Neoliberal Era, edited by Jessica E. Shiers, Harriet M. Sonne de Torrens, Joanna Szurmak, and Meaghan Valant
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Academic Librarianship in Canada: Post-COVID Perspectives in a Neoliberal Era, edited by Jessica E. Shiers, Harriet M. Sonne de Torrens, Joanna Szurmak, and Meaghan Valant | Canadian Journal...

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 18

In "The Economics of Identity: How EDI Initiatives Treat Racialized Identities as Currency in Academic Libraries," Liu examines and critiques top-down institutional EDI policies and plans from Canadian academic libraries.

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“[The diversity model and racial capitalism] serve to enhance the deficit narrative and treat racialized identities as currency with exchange value: this serves to further entrench structures that replicate systemic racial inequities. Within the confines of racial capitalism, race thus becomes a resource to be extracted and exploited.” Liu 2024

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 10

Tinajero-Vazquez & Carr reflect on their experiences as an intern and supervisor navigating traditional and antiquated norms upheld in academia in "Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations: Reimagining Academic Internships."

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"The exchange of labour for experience creates inequities and perpetuates the extractive relationship between libraries and BIPOC employees." Tinajero-Vazquez & Carr 2024.

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 5

In "Extraction on Display," Salas Landa & Xu provide an excellent reflection on how they use object-centered research to encourage students to explore the extractive practices that have shaped museum and library collections.

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“By critically examining the provenance, trajectories, and decontextualization of objects, students confront how libraries and museums have extracted materials produced by marginalized groups and how these violent histories are rarely taught or confronted, allowing for their reproduction.” Salas Landa & Xu 2024

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Mar 3

We are excited to announce a webinar celebrating our recent special issue, Libraries and/as Extraction on April 8, 1:00-2:30 ET. Join our special issue co-editors in conversation with our authors! There will be opportunity for Q&A.

Register ⤵️
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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Feb 21

How do we identify primary and secondary sources? What does this mean for Indigenous knowledge and authorities? Watkins and Randall call on librarians to critically assess their roles in maintaining colonial structures.

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“The way primary and secondary sources are classified and taught by librarians and the academy reflects power, reinforces dominant systems, and enables the extraction of Indigenous Knowledge.” Watkins & Randall 2024

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Feb 17

Kersting-Lark, Kenyon, & Seiferle-Valencia define and challenge institutional "pioneer veneration" in libraries and archives in their article from our recent special issue on Libraries and/as Extraction.

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“In practice, pioneer veneration manifests in settler histories being carefully preserved and uncritically reproduced in institutional collections, in the stories told by and about colonization, and in the voices and perspectives excluded or only included for extractive aims.” Kersting-Lark, Kenyon, & Seiferle-Valencia 2024

CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Feb 13

Have you read "What No Means: Indigenous Feminist Refusal to Library Extraction" by @desmondcwong.bsky.social?
Check it out here ➡️ doi.org/10.33137/cja...

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“Libraries that do not strive to be reciprocal and transformational in their relationships with Indigenous peoples will only serve as a barrier to Indigenous resurgence. Instead, we must reconceptualize librarianship practices toward a liberatory practice.” Wong 2024

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CJAL / Rcbu @cjalrcbu.bsky.social · Feb 10

Review of Information Literacy and the Digitalisation of the Workplace, edited by Gunilla Widen and Jose Teixeira, by Samantha Zani. doi.org/10.33137/cja...

Information Literacy and the Digitalisation of the Workplace, edited by Gunilla Widen, Jose Teixeira | Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship

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