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David Beattie, director of operations for the SchoolNet system funded by Industry Canada, addressed delegates about the challenges facing electronic publishing in Canada. He spoke from the perspective of a government department which is encouraging learned journals to acquire an […]

Il est tentant de penser que nous sommes à un point tournant de l'Histoire. Malgré le ton déclamatoire de cette affirmation, il y a quand même des rapprochements à faire à l'aube de l'an 2000. Celui-ci rappelle d'autres points tournants, […]

Recently, the use and control of information technology have caused tension between academic administrators and academic staff. During the 1997 contract negotiations at York University unresolved technology issues were one of the underlying causes of the faculty strike. In universities […]

Les technologies de l'information influencent de nombreux aspects de la vie universitaire, notamment les liens entre l'université et l'entreprise, la privatisation possible des programmes, le rôle présumé de l'université, la propriété du matériel didactique, les revues électroniques, les systèmes de […]

Email is like a postcard!" With this statement, Daniel Shap, a lawyer with the law firm of Goodman & Carr in Toronto, alerted conference delegates about the prevalent lack of privacy of electronic mail messages. What is an acceptable degree […]

A president appointed contrary to the reservations of the faculty members of the search committee. A plan to restore the fiscal state of the university that seemed to imply abrupt program closures and forced early retirements in spite of a […]

There are many aspects to planning for the use of information technology in the university. Planning must take place at a university-wide level, as well as at the program or individual course level. Sonya Symons from Acadia University, Richard Bochonko […]

Faculty at the University of Western Ontario have taken the first step in obtaining legal recognition for the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association. At a faculty association (UWOFA) meeting in late October, members overwhelmingly (80 per cent) supported a […]

It's tempting to think we're living through a turning point in history. Despite its rhetorical tone, there is something to be said for this claim as we approach 2000. It's reminiscent of other turning points: the late-15th-century invention of print […]

I am responding, on behalf of the Medical Research Council (MRC), to a letter from A. Berezin and others which appeared in the September 1997 issue of the CAUT Bulletin. That letter makes a number of serious, albeit unsubstantiated allegations […]

The review of Marsden's two books under your caption, "Can Universities Tolerate Religion?" (Bookshelf, November) speaks directly to issues of crucial significance for teaching and research. All too often, open discussion of the intellectual implications of religious commitment does indeed […]

I was glad to see the article (Bulletin, October) opposing the wilder excesses of the proposed Tri-Council Code of Ethics. However, the concern about extending protection to collectivities is somewhat of a red herring. The article itself says: "For example, […]