Statement by CAPAL

The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians has issued the following statement: For the record, CAPAL wants to affirm the right of academic librarians to voice their opinions about materials they collect, and this includes the publishers from whom these materials are purchased. CAPAL will be watching to see whether the suit has any merit but want to state emphatically that we believe this to be a threat to academic freedom not just at McMaster University but academia everywhere. For complete article, see http://capalibrarians.org/2013/02/07/unprecedented-3-million-dollar-lawsuit-filed-against-mcmaster-librarian-for-blogpost/