Association of Research Libraries (ARL®) :: ARL-CARL Joint Statement in Support of Dale Askey and McMaster University

Association of Research Libraries (ARL®) :: ARL-CARL Joint Statement in Support of Dale Askey and McMaster University

For immediate release:
February 14, 2013
For more information, contact:

Elliott Shore ARL Executive Director elliott@arl.org		Brent Roe CARL Executive Director brent.roe@carl-abrc.ca

ARL-CARL Joint Statement in Support of Dale Askey and McMaster University

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The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) share a commitment to freedom of opinion and expression of ideas and are strongly opposed to any effort to intimidate individuals in order to suppress information or censor ideas. We further share the belief that a librarian must be able to offer his or her assessment of a publisher’s products or practices free from such intimidation. Read more...

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