The Librarians' and Archivists' Committee is a Standing Committee of CAUT Council with responsibility for:

• Representing the interests of librarians and archivists to Council and to the CAUT membership at large.
• Making recommendations to Council on matters with which it is concerned.
• Acting as advocate for the academic librarian and archivist and for the well-being of academic librarianship and archival practice.

Members of the committee

• Kate Cushon (University of Regina Faculty Association), Chair
• Jennifer Dekker (Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa)
• Orvie Dingwall (University of Manitoba Faculty Association)
• Cecile Farnum (Ryerson Faculty Association)
• Jane Lamothe (University of Saskatchewan Faculty Association)
• Kathleen Scheaffer (University of Toronto Faculty Association)
• Daniel Scott (Laurentian University Faculty Association)
• Katherine Watmough (Thompson Rivers University Faculty Association – FPSE BC)
• Caroline Lachance (Research Officer)

The President is an ex officio (voting) member and the Executive Director is an ex officio (non-voting) member of all CAUT Standing Committees.

Resources

• Committee Terms of Reference
• Policy on CAUTLib Listserv
• CAUT letter - Update of Core Competencies for the 21st Century CARL Librarians (February 2020)
• Standing Committees – Nomination Form

Discussion papers

• Open Educational Resources
• Reframing Scholarly Communications
• Librarians' Workload
• Library Councils
• Governance and Librarians
• Expanding Role of Teaching by Librarians in Post-Secondary Institutions
• Aboriginal and Visible/Racial Minority Librarians

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