CAUT Bulletin September 1996 (Volume 43, Number 7)

28 Pages·1996·3.7 MB·English

by  Canadian Association of University Teachers

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Provincial Power Grab
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THISSPRINGTHE MANI- willallowthegovernmenttoreduce LindaMcintosh
toba government intro- accessibility. MinisterofEducation&Training
ducedBill32whichisde- TheUniversityGrantsCom-
signedtoincreasedramaticallythe missionwasbasicallyrestrictedto colleges but to programs within
powerofthepoliticiansoverthe financialmatters.ThenewCouncil them.InotherwordstheMinister
internalfunctioningofManitoba's will"planandco-ordinatethede- andhisorherpoliticalappointees
universities.Thegovernmentisdo- velopmentofapost-secondaryed- can determine the programs of-
ing this by abolishing the Uni- ucationsystemintheprovince.In feredbytheuniversity.Justtomake
versity Grants Commission and carryingoutitsmandate,thecoun- itplainhowsweepingthispoweris,
creatinganew Councilon Post- cil shall operate within a frame- program of study is defined to
SecondaryEducationwhichwillbe workofaccountabilityestablished meananygroupofcreditcourses
muchmoreunderthethumbofthe bytheminister."Inotherwordsthe thatleadstoadegree,diplomaor
MinisterofEducationandTraining Ministercanorderspecificallypo- certificate. Finally, in case ithas
thanitspredecessor.Theissuewill liticalratherthanacademicdeci- forgotten anything, the cabinet
bedebatedintheManitobalegisla- sionsandtheCouncilmustcarry "may make such regulations re-
turethisrail. outhisorherorders. spectinganymatterorthing"that
TheCouncilwillbecomposed The previous act recognized it"considersnecessaryoradvisable
ofelevenpersonsappointedbythe thatthe UniversityGrantsCom- tocarryouttheintentandpurpose
Minister.The former University missionshouldnotinterferewith ofthisAct."
GrantsCommissionwasmandated thebasicrightofauniversityto The government through its
toassurethatadequatepost-sec- formulate academic policies and Council will now determine the
ondary educational resources of standatds. The new legislation criteria for judging the work of
thetypenormallyprovidedbyuni- eliminates the phrase "academic professors.
versitiesandcollegeswereavailable policies." Universitiesmustgetapproval
to the citizens of the province. Tounderlinethischange,the fromtheCouncilforanyreduction
Tharprovisionhasbeendropped new legislation tells the Council orexpansionofaprogram,service
asistherequirementtostudythe that "within a framework estab- orfaciliryand the Council, ifit
needsoftheprovinceforpost-sec- lishedbytheMinister"itshallde- agrees,mayimposeanytermsand
qounadlairtyyaendudcqautainotnitiyn.tTehremsseocfhaknigned,s tfuenrdmiinngenoptrijoursittiteosunaivnedrsitailelsocaantde SeeMANITOBA..Page10C3P
CAUT
Jeu depouvoirau Manitoba Objects to
Les universités sont menacées New
Research Code
IBGOUVERNEMENTDUMaNI- bilitéderessourceséducativessuf- d'autrestermes,laministrepourra
Wtobaadéposéauprintemps fisantesdeniveaupostsecondaireet prendre des décisions particuliè- THISSUMMERTHECAUT speculationonthesubjectandthe
leprojetdeloi32quivise normalementfourniesparlesuni- rement politiques et non péda- Executive cookvigorous writing of rules and regulations
àaccroîtresensiblementlepouvoir versitésetlescollèges.Cettedispo- gogiques et le conseil devra exé- exception to the draft thatmightbeappliedbyquasi-ju-
des politiciens sur le fonction- sitionestabandonnéedemêmeque cutersesordres. codeonresearchabouthumansub- dicial bodies such as university
nementinternedesuniversitésdu cellerelativeàl'étudedesbesoins Laloiprécédentereconnaissait jectsproposedbythethreefederal ethicsboards.Bothkindsofwork
Manitoba.Envettuduprojetde de la province en enseignement quelaCommissiondessubventions researchcouncils.Allthreecouncils areimportantbuttheyatediffer-
loi, le gouvernement abolit la postsecondairedupointdevuedu aux universités nedevaitpas en- havecodesaboutresearchonhu- ent.Ifthedifferenceisnotborne
Commissiondessubventionsaux contenu,delaqualitéetdelaquan- traverledroitfondamentald'une mansubjects.Nowtheyarcpro- inmind,theresultislikelytobea
universités et crée le Conseil de tité,Lacréationdunouveauconseil universitéàformulerdesnormeset posinganewcodethatwouldbe documentthatissovagueandam-
l'enseignementpostsecondairequi permettraaugouvernementderé- despolitiquesuniversitaires.Avecla applicabletoallresearchers. biguousthatalmostanythingcan
seradavantagesouslacoupedela duirel'accessibilitéàcesressources. nouvelleloi,lesmots«politiques CAUTrecognisesthespecial bebannedbyappealingtoit.
ministre de l'Éducation etde la LamissiondelaCommission universitaires»sontéliminés. needforsuchcodesinthemedical, Thisisexactlywhathashap-
Formationquel'anciennecommis- dessubventionsauxuniversitésse Poursoulignercechangement, psychiatricandpsychologicalfields. pened with the proposed code
sion. L'assemblée législative du limitaitessentiellementàl'aspectfi- ilestprévudansleprojetdeloique Thehorrorsperpetratedbymed- from the three federal research
Manitobadébattraledossieràl'au- nancier.Lenouveauconseilplani- leconseil,àl'intérieurducadrefixé icaldoctorsundertheThirdReich councils. The CAUT Executive
tomne. fieraetcoordonneral'implantation parlaministre,déterminelesprio- made that clear many years ago. notedthatitwasamistaketoex-
Le conseil se composera de d'unsystèmed'enseignementpost- ritésetaffectedescréditsnonseule- However, the extension of these tendthecoverageofthedocument
onze personnes nommées par la secondairedanslaprovince.Pour mentauxuniversitésetauxcollèges codestootherfieldshasprovento fromindividualsubjectstocollec-
ministre.Lemandatdel'ancienne remplirsonmandat,leconseilœu- befartrickierthanmanythought. tivities, whicharedefinedasany
cciotmomyiensssidounMvainsaiittoàbagalraandtiisrpoanuix- pvornersaabàilli'tiéntsérfiixeéurpda'rulnacmaidnrisetdree.rEesn- VoiàrlMaApNagIeTO4BBA3.P.. distiTnhgueishmabietnwedeinffpihciulltoysopihsicatlo SeeRESEARCH..Page6DS*
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tainedmuchneeded information onand well presented ganizationslike theScienceCouncil ofCanadaandthe
WorldNewsPage7 critiquesofrhewaysinwhichgovernmentsandadmin- Corporate-HigherEducationForum.Wcwereunsuccessful
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NewMediaPage9 tothistrend,inparticular,theproposedCAUTpolicystate- theextenttowhich"corporatism"hasinfestedboththecon-
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Page 12 Besides,itispreciselythiskindofcounselthathasled LECTEURS
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StatusofWomenCommittee nowalarmingsomany.
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BARGAINING & BENEFITS
CAUT'sAnnual CollectiveBargaining Conference
Delegates Consider Concessionary Issues
BYEDBYARD atcollectiveagreementsasbeingat cles,highlightingtheneedtoretain bottom,thusplacingyoungfaculry Priortothetradirionalconfer-
therootoftheproblem. awell-definedprocesswithreason- atafurtherdisadvantage.Theissue ence-ending all-day negotiating
FIFTY-FOURDELEGATESFROM Heplacedparticularemphasis abletimelinesandadequateinves- ofhowtofixsalaryscalespromises simulation,allthedelegatesassem-
across Canada gathered re- onthenegotiationsattheUniver- tigativemechanismsinwhichfacul- tobedevilfacultyunionsaslongas bledinafinalplenarysessionro
cently atVal David, Quebec, to sityofManitobaandatMemorial ty,eitherasmembersofsenatesor themoneyallocatedtosalariesre- compare views on strategies for
considertheChallengesofConces- UniversityofNewfoundland. members ofcommissions of in- mainsscarce. collective bargainingundersiege,
sionaryBargaining,thisyear'stopic Inthefirstinstance,theU.of quiry,areparticipants. Thesessionsin Level I were moderated by Ed Byard. It was
attheannualCollectiveBargaining M.administrationproposedoutra- Itis particularlycrucial that under the capable tutelage of clearfromthediscussiongenerated
Conference. geouschangesCofinancialexigency languagecontainedinthesearticles various members of the CAUT thatthosepresenthadnoshortage
Theconference,organizedby andredundancyclausesthatulti- doesnotallowindividualfacultyto staff, augmented with visiting ofideasaboutwhatneeds tobe
the Collective Bargaining and matelyforcedUMFArostrikefor belaidoffaswastheintentofthe experts.CAUTProfessionalOffi- done.Abriefsummaryofthedis-
EconomicBenefitsCommitteeof threeweeksbeforeamediatorwas UniversityofManitobaadminis- cersChristianeTardifandPierre cussionfollows:
CAUT,wasoriginallyconceivedas appointedtobrokeradeal. trationintheirinitialproposals. Choquettedesignedandcoordinat- Buildstrengthwithintheunion:Be
atrainingcampforinexperienced AtMemorial,itappearedthe Michael Piva(Onrario Con- edsessionsonthelegalframework vigilant,getthefacts,challengeas-
negotiators. administrationwascontemptuous federation of University Faculty of collective bargaining (led by sumptions;educateyourmembers
But in thelast few years the ofthebargainingprocess,breaking Associations),RonMelchcrs(Ot- KevinBanks),verbalskillsandone- onanongoingbasis;dealwithdis-
conferencehasexpandedtoinclude offnegotiationsafteronlyacouple tawa)andRoseanneHood(UBC) on-onenegotiatingexercises. sentwithintheunionbyfocusing
policyses—sionsforexperiencedne- ofdaysoftalks,andattemptingto dealtwiththerationaleofsalary CAUT Professional Officer onissues;reexamineyourmember-
gotiators thusdelegatespartici- impose an administrative hand- scales.Mostuniversitysalaryscales Maureen Webb introduced the shipbase;andkeeprecruitingand
patedinLevelI(negotiatingtrain- bookofitsownafterconciliation containacareerprogressincrement grievanceprocessandledthepar- trainingnewmembers.Ifyouras-
ing)andLevel2(policy)sessions failed,withtheclaimthatthecon- ofsomesortandgivingtheseupat ticipants through some simula- sociationisnotacertifiedbargain-
overthreedays. tracthadlapsed.MUNFAeventu- thenegotiatingtablehasdirecon- tions.Twoplenarysessions,oneon ingunitperhapsit'srimetoreassess
The conference began June allyobtainedastrikemandateand sequencesoncareerearnings,espe- developing proposals and clause whethercertificationiswarranted.
8withakeynoteaddressentitled settledwithinhoursofthestrike ciallyforyoungfacultyatthebe- drafting,andanotheronmodelsof Maintainstrengthatthenegotiating
"Bargaining in the Midst of deadline. ginningoftheircareers. conciliation,mediation,arbitration table:Audityouragreementtosee
Restructuring" by Andy Todd, TheLevel2sessionsoverthe Alsoaddressedwastheissueof anddisputeresolutionwereledby wherechangesareneeded;develop
chiefnegotiatorforthe Ontario nexttwodaysfollowedthethread thefairnessofcurrentsalaryscales, EdLavalle,PresidentoftheCol- astrategyfornegotiationsbycon-
PublicServicesEmployeesUnion that Dt. Savage had established especiallyasacrosstheboardscale legeInstituteEducators'Associa- sultingwidelywithinthemember-
(wiOtPhSEthUe).OntInarrieocegnotvneergnomteinattiotnhse ifnorhmiesrlryemaarpkrso.feMsasiuorneaelnofKfiilcgeorura,t staolpareyndinocrfeatsheessctaelnedmtoorefavtohuarntthhee tPiroensiodfenBtCo,faCnAdUBTil,lGrersaphecatmi,velVyi.ce- SeeCONFERENCE...Page6B33
unionwasabletoattainasettle- CAUTandnowinasimilarposi-
mentafterathree-weekstrike,the tionwithUMFA,andDr.Savage Going on sabbatical leave?
firststrikeofpublicservantsinthe talkedabouthowtokeepassocia-
historyofOPSEU tionsstrongunderpressure. Buyyournew Volvo ata favourable tax free
Mr.Toddpointedoutinhis Theystressedtheimportanceof
remarks that the real issue was keepingthemembershipinformed priceand take deliveryin Europe.
thevalueofapublicserviceand sothattheyarereadytorespondin
just howmany of the tasks for- times of crisis, and having clear Volvooverseasdeliveryoffersawiderangeof
merly entrusted to government linesofauthoritywithintheunion qualityvehiclesavailableforoverseaspurchase
departments the population of executiveandnegotiatingteam. atextremelyfavourableprices.
Ontario is willing to offload to Itisclearinnegotiationsacross EnjoytheconvenienceofyourownVolvo
theprivatesector. thecountrythatuniversityadmin- overseas,ItgivesthefreedomtoseeEurope
DonaldSavage,ExecutiveDi- istrationsarctargetingtwocompo- yourway.Takeadvantageofthisopportunityand
rector of CAUT, presented an nentsofcollectiveagreements:fi- we'lltakecareofallthepaperwork.
overviewofrecenttrendsincollec- nancial exigency and redundancy ChoosewhereyouwantyournewVolvoto
tive bargaining. He pointed out articles; and salaries and salary bedelivered.UtilizetheVolvoassistanceEurope
thatfacultyunionsareinperilbut scales.Twosessionsweredevotedto schemeandthe"VolvoHomeShipmentProgram.'
havebeenmilitantinresponseto theseissues. Enquireaboutourworldwidedeliveryprogram.
the threat. Driven by right-wing Inthefirst,KevinBanks(pro- VOLVOVILLA
governmentagendas,Canadianuni- fessional officer at CAUT) and LeaderinTouristandDiplomaticSates.
versitieshavebeenplacedunderthe Maureen Kilgour addressed the 5840YongeStreet,Willowdale,OntarioM2M3T3
heavyburdenoffiscalrestraint,and nutsandboltsofnegotiatingfinan- F%o4r1i6.n5f9o0r.m0a8t8i0o^n4c1a6l.l5M9i0l.e0n8a78Moncada.
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 3 SEPTEMBER 1996 SEPTEMBRE
Recherche l'ACPPU s oppose Jeu de pouvoir
:
à un code déontologique au Manitoba
Le4pCroismpiotsiétiodne,cdetiréteé,ctaiuosnujeat pblaesspàrolfeiutrasblienst.érêtsetcettainement descLaempCsonmaizirsé? de direction de SUITEDELAPAGEI dceosrraectsipvoitnédsednetcraéuaxtionbepsoouirnsqu'idlus
du code de déontologie sur la II peuten être demêmedes l'ACPPUaensuitefaitconnaîtresa maisaussiauxprogrammesqu'ils Manitobadéfinispatlegouverne-
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derecherches,ets'yestvivemenr toutlesscientifiquesdel'environ- dutraitéphilosophiqueetducode peuvent déterminer les pro- de l'enseignementàdistanceetdes
opposé.Lestroisconseilsdisposent nement. Leprojetdecodeaurait légal.LeComitédedirectionasug- grammesoffertsparl'université.La collègescommunautaires.
déjàdecodessurlamêmequestion commeeffetpratiquedepermettre géré qu'il y ait deux documents définitiondeprogrammed'études Legouvernementaréagiposi-
maislenouveaucodequ'ilspro- sgroupt;d'exercerundroitde pouréviterlaconfusion. Lesau- prouveàquelpoinrcepouvoirest tivementaurapportdelacommis-
posent s'appliquerait à tous les vetopourtoutproj'etderecherche teursducodeontessayédecamou- considérable.Letermeesteneffet sionetademandéauxunivetsités
chercheurs. surleurcollectivitéqu'ilsn'aiment fletkproblèmeensoutenantqu'il assimilé à tout groupe de cours desespécialiserdansdesdomaines
L'ACPPUreconnaîtlebesoin pas. nes'agissaitpasd'unrèglementet donnant droit à des crédits et qui l'intéressait, notamment le
decegenredecodeenmédecine, SelonleComitédedirection, que d'autres instances, telles les menantàungrade,àundiplôme tourisme,lessoinsdesanté,ledo-
en psychiatrie et en psychologie. cettesituationréduiraitlarecherche universités,devrontmettreenoeu- ouàuncertificat.Enfin,s'ilaou- maineaérospatial,lestélécommu-
Les horreurs commises par les surlapolitiquegouvernementaleà vreunmécanismed'applicationdu blié quelque chose, le cabinet nications, les industries environ-
médecinsduIIIeReichontprouve un rôle tellement anodin qu'elle document. «peut,parrèglement,prendretoute nementales et le secteur agro-
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coup plus épineuse que ne le Leprojetde codes'applique comitésd'éthiquedelarechercheer gouvernementdétermineradésor- fait savoir qu'il ne voulait plus
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Lorsquel'oncréeundocument rechercheetnonpasseulementà notamment. Le langage vague et rravauxdesprofesseurs. rôletraditionneldel'enseignement,
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consisteàdistinguerlaperspective vernementfédéral. injustices mais constituerait une leconsentementduConseilpour collectivité.Parlasuite,leministre
philosophiquedesrèglementsque LeComitédedirectionain- franche invitation à quiconque réduireunprogramme,unservice a informé une délégation de la
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pourraientappliquer.Tantl'aspect quidésormaisnepourraseréaliser d'expressionetàlalibertéuniversi- pourraimposertouteslescondi- sonintentionderéduirelescrédits,
philosophique que l'aspect ju- qu'avecleconsentementdusujetou raire dansle milieu universitaire. tionsqu'ilveut.Parréduction,on d'augmenterlesfraisd'inscription,
ridiquesontimportants.Ilssont deseshéritiers,sanspériodelimite. Pour le Comité de direction, la entendnotammentlaréductiondu dediminuerleseffectifsétudiants
toutefoisdifférents.Sil'onnetient Les biographies, en particulier dernièrechosedontlesuniversités nombred'étudiants. et d'assujettir les universités au
pascomptedecettedifférence,on cellesquinesonrpasaurorisées, ontbesoinencemomentestune Al'origine,lescommissionsde marché. La ministre actuelle a
auracommeproduitfinalundocu- soulèventlemêmegenredepro- invitationouverteàdetelslitiges. subventionsdevaientservirdetam- déclaréàlaFAPUMqu'elleavait
ment tellement vague et ambigu blème. L'ACPPU s'est opposée aux ponentrelegouvernemenretles l'intentiondepoursuivrelemandat
qu'ildonneralepouvoird'interdire LeComitédedirectionacon- procéduressuggéréesdansledocu- universitésetlescollèges.Selonle desonprédécesseur.
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Danssarépliqueaugroupedetra- d'auteur.Pourquoidonnerdesou- petitesuniversités.L'ACPPUafait mentdugouvernement,unappareil prêchentl'allégementdel'appareil
vail, le Comité de direction de tilspluspuissantspourréduirela remarquer qu'il n'y avait aucune quipermettraàlaministredene gouvernemental pour en mettre
l'ACPPU a fait remarquer que recherchesurleursactivités? mentiondecoûtsetaproposéque pasassumerlaresponsabilitédes moinssurlesépaulesdelapopula-
d'appliqueraussiledocumentaux Lecodes'appliquenonseule- legouvernementfédéraltrouvede mesuresdraconniennesprévuespar tiond'unepart,etque,d'autrepart,
collectivitésétaituneerreur.Dans ment aux travaux surles vivants nouveaux crédits pout permettre songouvernement. ilscréentunprojetdeloipermet-
le contexte, une collectivité est maïsaussisurlesmorts.C'estdela auxuniversitésdedonneraucode Ilaajoutéquelemilieuuniver- tantauxpoliticiensetauxbuteau-
définiecommetoutgroupedeper- purefolie,selonleComitédedirec- sonpleineffet. sitairedevraitcomprendrequeles cratesdegéreràoutrancelesuni-
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médicalesecvisantàcequetoutes ligieuses dontplusieurs n'aiment dans leTiers-Monde etles con- voritismepolitique. unecampagnederésistanceaupro-
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CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 4 SEPTEMBER 1996 SEPTEMBRE
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Why
Society York Administration Tries
Needs Tenure Negotiation End Run
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The Supreme Court of tections,manypresidentsorboard withtheirfacultybecausethecon- cabal, it quickly dissolved.The Theadministrationnowhas
Canadahas made thepoint very chairswillsuccumbtothesepres- straintsofthesocialcontractim- Carleton Board of Governors the powerto unilaterallyamend
cbleerarolyf.pIrnofaescsaosresianvnodlvuinnivgerasintuiems-, scuurletsu.reThofeccoomnpsleiqaunecneceratwhilelrtbheana cpaosmeedtobaynetnhde. Rae government aagnrdeeNdiptiossaribnigtrsaettet.leWdi.lTfrreindtLaagurreieedr apuntyootnhethreabratircglaeinitinhgadtabplree.viously
itsaid:"Tenureprovidestheneces- oneofnewideas.Thatiswhypro- For a while it seemed as to postpone matters to the fall. Thefacultyassociationreject-
sfraereyaancdadfeeamrilecssfsreeaerdchomfo-rtoknaolwllo-w fceesdsuorresirnastishteronthaafnairthaendgrjaucsetparnod- wthheorueghtheafaccaublatlyaosfsocuinaitvieornsiwtaises,a TtahciksdluerftinYgortkhetosutmrymetrh.eMemorial ewdellt-heastetenmdaendoemuevmrbese.rsIhtipcalmleeedt-a
e(dMgceKainndnetyheeptroalp)a.gaIttipooninotfedidetahsi"s mfaevnoturofofficiaadlmsi.nistratorsorgovern- ctertyttiofireedplbiacragtaeintihengfaaigleendt,cowuopulbdy sputtAerredYaolrokngninegtohteiastpriionngswihtahd- vinogtetdowmaarsdssivtehelyentdoosfuJpuployrwthitchhe
out because italso said that the Couldithappen?Justthisyear the administration in Memorial outmuchsuccess.Theadministra- stance of the negotiating team.
CharterofRightsandFreedoms twoprofessorsofmanagementat Universitylastyear. tionwantedtofocusonretirement TheExecutiveSecretaryofCAUT
doesnotapplytouniversitiesbut theUniversityofCalgarynotedin Last summer the Memorial provisionsofthecontractinorder attendedthemeetingandpointed
thatthislackofprotectionfrom apublicationthatthehealthcuts administrationabruptlyterminat- toreducethebenefitsforretiring out that the administration was
theCharterwasmitigatedbythe mandatedbyAlberta'sKleingov- ed bargaining after two days of professorsandtoreintroduceman- tearingupthecollectiveagreement
presenceofthetenuresystem. ernment were roughly similar in regularnegotiation,treatedtheen- datoryretirementatage65. andsubstitutingwhatamounted
TheSupremeCourtthenwent sizetothetaxbreaksgiventheoil suingconciliationprocess aspro Thefacultyassociationwished toanadministrativehandbook
ontocommendthewordsofthe industry. jorma,andthenannouncedatthe to maintain flexible retirement Membersofthe negotiating
CourtofAppeal.ThatCourtsaid: Therepresentativesoftheoil beginningofJulythatitwouldan- provisionsandtoincreasesalaries team discussed the university's
"Thepolicyoftenureinuniversity industry made ominous sounds, nulthecollectiveagreementand because York had fallen from financialstatements,pointingout
faculties is fundamental to the andtheadministrationdidnotex- substituteitsownadministtative fourth to eleventh place in the that the university was in a
preservationofacademicfreedom. actlyrushtothedefenceofitsfac- handbook. provinceduringtheperiodofthe healthy financial position. In
Itinvolvesarigorousassessmentby ulty. Without tenure, would the Inmanyprovincesincluding socialcontractandtheyearsjust thelasttwoyearsoperatingrev-
one's peers of academic perfor- universitydefendaprofessorwho Newfoundlandlabourlegislation previous. Itatguedthatthisap- enue had exceeded operating
manceafteraprobationaryperiod discovered that toxic chemicals is writtenso thatafteraperiod proachwasfeasiblebecauseYork expensesbyatotalofmorethan
ofuptofiveyears.Oncetenureis manufacturedintheprovincewere offormalconciliarionmandated wasinahealthyfinancialposition $15.6million.
granted,itprovidesatrulyfreeand lethal,thattheforestrypracticesin bythelabouracteithersidecan andhadnoproblemrecruitingstu- The ream also noted that
innovativelearningandresearchen- theprovincewereinferiortoother strikeorlockout.Insteadoflock- dentssinceitwasinthemostheav- York,unlikesomeotherOntario
vironment. Facultymembers can countries,orthattheanti-pollution ingout,theMemorialadministra- ilypopulatedpartofthecountry. universities, had no shortage of
takeunpopularpositionswithout measuresoftheprovincialgovern- tion issued its handbook and Italsowishedtodealwithwork- studentsdespitesubstantialfeein-
fearorlossofemployment,.." menrdidnotwork,whenthoseaf- daredthefacultytostrikeifirdid loadandtheeffectsoftechnologi- creasesandwasunlikelytohave
Universitiesexistsothatthere fecteddemandedthatheorshebe notlikeit. calchange. suchshortagessinceitwaslocated
canbefreeandindependentteach- fired?Woulditdefendaptofessor The president ofMemorial AttheendofApril,afterjust inthebiggestpopulationcentrein
ing and research. The Supreme whoencouragedhisstudentstoen- statedthatthiswasnecessarybe- afewweeksofnegotiation,thead- theprovince.
Court put it succinctly: gage in public discussion on cause of an immediate financial ministrationappliedforconcilia- Theassociationcalledonthe
"Universitiesneedtobeonthecut- whethertheeconomicpoliciesof crisis. This scenario no doubt tion.Aconciliationofficerwasap- administrationtoagreetoamedi-
tingedgeofnewdiscoveriesand theprovinceactuallyworkedand seemedidealbecauseitwouldpro- pointedtomeetwiththeparries ation/arbitrationoftheoutstand-
ideas..."Societybenefitsfromfree whethertherewerealternatives?I duceacrisisinthemiddleofthe onJune27.Onthatfirstandonly ing differences. This would be
discussionintheuniversitiesand thinkyouknowtheanswer. summerwhenmanyofthefaculty dayofconciliationtheadministra- a process by which a mediator
independentresearchbecausethis Rarelydotheholdersofpow- wereaway.Insteaditproduceda tiondeclaredanimpasseandre- wouldworkforafixedperiodof
ishowwelearnnewwaysofdoing er want to debate theirpolicies. crisiswhichdraggedonthrough questeda"NoBoard"report.This time and, ifno agreement were
things. Theyprefertosilencetheircritics. thefallandearlywinrer,convulsed wasalegalprerequisiteforthead- reached,heorshewouldbetrans-
AstheCAUTsaysinitsPolicy Butwhathappensifthemon- rhe universiry for months, pro- ministrationtobeinalockoutpo- formed into an arbitraror who
StatementonAcademicFreedom: eyrunsout?Doestenureguarantee vokedastrikevote,resultedinthe sitionottopetmitittoalteruni- wouldmake afinalandbinding
"Academicmembersofthecom- thattherewillbenolayoffs?Isn't withdrawaloftheadministrative laterallythetermsofthecollective decision.The administrationre-
munityareentitled,regardlessof tenureajobforliferegardlessof handbook, and eventually saw a agreement. jectedmediation/arbitrationand
prescribeddoctrine,tofreedomin thefinancialsituationoftheuni- last-minutesigningofacollective TheNoBoardReportwasis- wrote the faculty to announce
carryingoutresearchandpublish- versities?Ofcoursenot.Virtually agreementwhichcouldeasilyhave suedonJuly9and 16dayslater itsimpositionofthenewadminis-
ingtheresultsthereof,freedomof allfacultycollectiveagreementsin beenachievedtheprevioussummer. theadministrationhadobtained trativecontract.
teachingandofdiscussion, free- Canadahaveafinancialexigencyar- Meanwhiletheimmediatefinan- the powers itsought. Aftertwo Theassociationhascalleda
domtocriticizetheuniversityand ticlewhichrecognizesthatfaculty cialcrisisseemedtogoonhold. furtherdaysofmediation,thead- membershipmeetingforSept.6in
thefacultyassociation, and free- canbelaidoffifthereisagenuine InOntariothisconfronration- ministrationannouncedonAug. I ordertodiscusstheoptions.
dom from institutional censor- and serious financial crisis. alscenarioseemedtobethepath thatitwasalteringunilaterallytwo
ship." Furthermore, across the country
Tenureisthedeviceforpro- largenumbersofuniversiryfaculty
mteecatni?ngItthmiesafnrseetdhoatm.aWprhoaftessdoorescaint asrcehemteaskionfgferuepdbyeaurnliyverrseittiyremmaenn-t Humanists & Social Scientists
befired,butonlyforjustcausebe- agements although many would Form New
foreanindependenttribunal,usu- prefernottodoso. Federation
allyanarbitration.AstheCourtof Thosewhoattacktenureare
Appealsaid:"Thisisbasedusually generallytoocowardlytoputtheir
on gtoss misconduct, incompe- truecardsonthetable.Whatthey The Social Science Fed- ology,literatures,religion,geogra- fromacrossCanadatoensurethat
tence,orpersistentfailuretodis- reallywantisasubservientandac- eration of Canada (SSFC) phy,psychology,anthropology,his- the newFederation is responsive
chargeacademicresponsibilities." quiescent university community andtheCanadianFederation for tory, philosophy, classics, law, notonlytotheneedsofthecom-
Ifaprofessorcouldbefiredat whichwillo—bsequiouslyupholdthe theHumanities(CFH)haveamal- economics, education, as well as munitybutofallCanadians.
thewhimofthepresidentofthe statusquo acomfortableuni- gamatedtocreatetheHumanities linguistics,women'sissues,indus- Oneoftheflagshipprograms
univetsiryorthechairoftheboard versityratherthanacreativeandin- andSocialSciencesFederationof trial relations and international oftheHSSFCwillbetheCongress
without the need to prove just dependentone. Canada(HSSFC). development, oftheSocialSciencesandHuman-
cause, youcanbesurethatthin- (Donald C. Savage is Executive TheHSSFCwillrepresent54 As co-presidents, Dt. John ities,formerlytheLearnedSocieties
skinned politicians, pressure DirectorojCAUT.) learned societies, 69 universities Scott(former Prcsident-Electof Conference, tobe inauguratedat
groupsinthecommunitywhode- and colleges and over 24,000 CFH) and Dr. Gregory Kealey theUniversityofOttawain1998
mandorthodoxyratherthancriti- Reprinted with permission from the icholarsandgraduarestudentsac- (formerPresidentsofSSFC)will to coincide with the university's
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Issue of openness MUNFA responds to tinguIitsihsbiemtpwoeretnantthefosruptphroessesiinonaodifssdaitsissefnitedanmidntohreitfyaitluoredios-f
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ofdissent,asDr.Wrightpointsout,isnotlegitimate,and
TheCAUTBulletinreport(March1996)oftheagree- IamreplyingtoDr.JamesWrightsLettertotheEditor should lead quite reasonably to distrust. Majority rule,
mentonanewcontractatMemorialincludesatleastonese- inordertocorrectaseriousmisrepresentationwhichthatlet- however,istheessenceofdemocraticdecision-making,and
riinogusmeemrrboer.rsOnoefctahnesbeatrgasaiidneintgheunsietlfo-sferbveiinngghe"atrhseayNeavciclulse- toeprencnoenstsaionsn.tDhre.paWrrtigofhtMiUmNplFieAstinhaatrrtihveirneg'awtasitsablaarcgkaino-f cwiolnlsehnaspupseinsniontdaecmhoicerveadt.icDiisntsrtuisttutoinontshewhpearntevoefracmoimnpolreittey
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contrarytothoseoftheMUNFAnegotiatingteam. team.Healsosuggeststherewasanefforttosuppressdissent bespeaksananti-democraticbias,implyingarefusaltobe
minorItitiys,"hwohweoveerx,pr—etostsaeldlythiensceorvrieecwtstsoupstpaotretetdhatthtehaedm"isnmiasl-l durinIgwothualtdprfiorcsetssp.ointoutthatduringtheperiodofnego- stahteismfaijeodriutnyl.esstheminorityisabletoimposeitswillon
tration'spositions therecordshowsquitetheopposite. tiationsthefacultyassociationexecutivecalledanunusual Itcouldnotbemoreobviousthatinthepresentclimate
Thedissentwasdirectedprimarilyatthelackofopennessin numberofgeneral meetings to discuss thecontract, the someuniversityadministrationsnolongerhaveacommit-
arrivingattheMUNFApositionsandthestrategyemployed bargainingstrategy,andeventuallythestrike vote.These menttoprotectingacademicfreedomasaprimaryanddefin-
bythWeeneagroetialaltifnamgitlieaarm.withtheperceivedrequirementforse- tNooovk.p1l5acaendinDe1c9.957,oanndJuolnyJ6a,n.Se1p8t,.1298,96O.ctO.f2t5h,esNeosve.veIn, uinegcgaonaloonflyaubneivderesfietyn.deNdowt,hrtoheurgehforteh,etchiosllfeuctnidvaemeancttailonvaol-f
crecyduringthenegotiatingprocess,buritisequallyimpor- meetings,allbuttwowereextraordinarymeetingsandall practisingprofessionals.Therealthreattoacademicfreedom
tantthattherebeanadequateforumfortheopenpresenta- wellattended. liesintheattemptbyadministrationsandgovernmentsto
tionanddiscussionofalternareviewpoints.Itissignificant Inaddition,thenegotiatingcommitteeheldconstituency underminetheinstitutionswhichsustainit,whichinclude
thatthesameissueoftheBulletinaddressesthisveryissueof meetingseveryFridayduringtheperiodofactualnegotia- tenureandcollectiveagreements.
openness(byadministrators)inanarticle"VeilsofSecrecy" tionsfromNovember1995toJanuary1996,atwhichmem- Indeed,wewouldsuggesttoDr.Wrightthattherecent
byGordonShrimpton.Hecorrectlypointsoutthatthecost berswereinvitedtoattendandspeaktothenegotiators. negotiationatMemorialpresentsoneoftheclearestexam-
ofsecrecyisanerosionoftrust. SixlargerconstituencymeetingstookplacebetweenDec. plestodateofabattleinwhichthecapacityforcollectiveac-
ThisiswhatIbelieveoccurredduringtheMemorialne- IIand18.Thecommitteealsocirculated24issuesofthe tion,initiatedbydemocraticdecision,wasnecessarytopre-
gotiations-Wecanhardlyexpectopennessonthepartofthe NegotiatingNews,aregularnewsletterinwhichup-to-date serveacademicfreedomfromthisthreat.
administratorsatouruniversityifwearenotwilling(or developmentsatthetablewerereportedinvolurninousdetail,
ambolset?)itmopotrotlaernatteofthoeursaumneiono'psenfunnecstsioinnst—hectohnednuecgtotoifatitohne frequTehnetlryeowvaesr,sienvesrhaolrpta,geas-whole-heartedeffortonthepart CHRPIasStTPOrePsiHdEenRt,DMEUNNNFIAS
process. oftheexecutiveandthenegotiatingcommitteetoinform
Theclimatetoopenlyexpressdissent,whethertowards membersofwhatwas transpiring, obtain theiropinions Retirement assets need
politicians,universityadministratorsorunionexecutivesgoes andsupport,andframenegotiatingpositionsandstrategy careful consideration
righttotheheartofacademicfreedom.Itisnotjusttheright accordingly.
pfwtwtriirohetmoiesahmcxsthpetestdoeteplthsaeatasrnritanaddndggicistreassha.seepcenlhnctitemitnanihsstautettrhoeewilsehMireimaermptmepelioodirn.retdiIda,atinlstwtsh,oeaaurnbttltuiMidtcJnlUegAst,heMNveebiEFmyceSlwAftishrmAeaaoi.rstmdeeWaetrtcRhlioreoseInbiapoegtGenenmwHdueealxiTty--n nmteucaxiherlpzrmcreodbmeduTyeesghsrmeihebsnfdref'diteorishrrsmsewteei.sacnsnttstEd.brvsciyneOk,ooeramnycbmbnauoutmlurtnhletmhieoamtbci.cbdaelouetDmrnriiertsinroosnathnfergsanoyddt,fdti,iostttssihhhMcneeeeunrUsosrethpisiNogwpinrheoogtFtrnr,eAftowaauraactnacousitnlmptitdnepyvyoeoettrtttoaotioinuninvdngcnhoisdhitotibaervyiangitsngadteede--o-d ccvpflaloeeranmitosemiFTtnioeiynhornpsnaoptrtrnf,osroktitaaeagestcrhycsettetorsitieuc,snotagnlifmw.lororhereerIidtmtncFiegfrhrnooaeartrego.nsdefmkef-aorefgRrsraoetiedfyneinsofiotffdmlewpidrteoneshlfrn'ellttiaarptntnerigyccoo,peenfen,eRs(tsRAtsaiphSonrnerPidfsisleoaer,taxm1erta9leet9ipnfito6etvys)pes.oiienfcTassarwsuiltrniloa---y
EarthSciences,MemorialUniversityofNewfoundland intheJeast. ance,andsecuritieswhicharenott—ax-sheltered.Hence,the
choiceonwhichReynoldsfo—cuses whetherornottotry
Un 2e programme d'infrastructures? theleuanviediamesunbssitoannatliasliteusattaitoenthathahsetdoisbceussceosn,sibduetriendanomtorien
realisticcontext.
Someassetcategoriesatretirementaremoreorlesscom-
LEPREMIERMINISTREAPROPOSEAUXPREMIERSM1NIS- Enoutre,l'ACPPUaexercédespressionsauprèsdu mittedtowardcreationofanestateandothersarenot.For
^tresprovinciauxlacréationd'undeuxièmeprogramme Conseildesministresdel'Éducation.Elleavivementrecom- example, pension and RRSP annuitiesmay terminate at
d'infrasrrucrures.Lepremierprogrammeétaitréservéaux mandé aux ministres de prendre des mesures, dans leur death,whilelifeinsuranceanddwelling(s)gointotheestate.
travauxpublicsetétaitfinancéconjointementparlegou- provincerespective,quifaciliterontlaréalisationdesproposi- Analysisofadifferentiatedassetpositionwillyieldrather
vernementfédéraletlesprovinces.Lessommesd'argenten tionsdel'ACPPUetdel'AUCCencequiconcerneleprojet differentresultsfromthoseofReynolds.
jeuétaientconsidérables.Lesuniversitésontétéexcluesdu deprogrammed'infrastructures. Second,anumberofuniversitiesinCanadahavepension
programmebienquequelquesunesenNouvelle-Ecosseet Il estprobable qu'il s'agirade fondsde contrepartie arrangementswithexcess-interestindexation,anoptionnot
ailleursaientrecueillidesmiettes. puisquelegouvernementfédéralesttrèsintéressécestemps- consideredbyReynolds.Sucharrangementsprovidenon-
Ilrestecependantàdéterminerdansquelssecteutsseront ciàobtenirdescréditssupplémentairesdesprovincesoudu guaranteedindexationuptochangesintheCPI,totheextent
injectéslesfondsdunouveauprogrammeannoncéenjuin.Le secteurprivé. investmentperformanceofthepensionplanexceedsaspeci-
premierministreaproposéquelesroutesetletourismeen SelonBillBruneau,leprésidentdel'ACPPU,lepro- fiedthreshold.Thelackofaguarantee,inaworldwhereac-
soient les bénéficiaires. Le premier ministre de la grammed'infrastructuresestproblématiquecarilseconcen- tuariesmakeextremelyconservativeassumptions,makessuch
Saskatchewan,RoyRomanow,a,quantàlui,privilégiéla tre surl'investissementdansles immobilisationsmaisne arrangementsfarlessexpensivetoimplementthanuncondi-
rechercheetledéveloppement.D'autresontproposélesdeux prévoitpasd'argentpourlefonctionnementdesprogrammes tionalarrangementsofferingfullorevenpartialindexation.
optioDnès.slaconclusiondelarécenteconférencedespremiers utnoiuvteerfsoiitsaiqreus'uentecoslolrétgeiaduxe.fLi'naAnCcPePmeUntetali'deArUaCàCpersopdèuriernet PAULB.HUBER
ministres,l'ACPPUetl'AUCContcoordonnéunestratégie l'autresorte. Economics,DalhousieUniversity
delobbyingauprèsdesgouvernementsfédéraletprovinciaux «Enadoptantunepositiontroppuriste,nousrisquons
pourquelarechercheetledéveloppementdeviennentunvo- denerienavoir,cequiseraitdésastreux»,craintleprofesseur ATELIER DE FORMATION SUR LA
let important du nouveau programme d'infrastructure. Bruneau. NEGOCIATION COLLECTIVE
L'enjeuviseégalementàpermettreauxuniversitésdecon- LePartilibéral,àOttawa,estdiviséentrelespuristesfi-
courirpourl'obtentiondesubventions.Cesfondsd'immo- nanciers,dontleministredesFinancesPaulMartin,quiveu- Duvednidmraednich1eer3nnoovveemmbbrreeeànmsiodiiréeau
bmialiissaatuisosnipaouurréréaqieunitpesmeernvtirdnesonlasboerualteoimreenst,àaulx'aimémlmieourabtlieosn lle'nOtntaavrainotettoduetsrMéaduriirteimleesdéqfuiciits,ouehtadietenntomqbureelu'xondméeptutteésl'adce- HôtelBeauséjour Moncton NouveauBrunswick
dessystèmesinformatiquesetàlamodernisationdelatech- centsurlacréationd'emploiavantlesélections. Samission
nologLieesddeesubxibolriogtahnèiqsumees.sontécritauministrefédéralres- dansCloesmumnievelr'saidtééjsàessotufliogrntéemle'nAtCPbaPsUé,elsaurrelcehefracchteeuerffteracvtauiéle. Leledséavsepleocptspedmuenprtocdeescsuosmpdéetneéngcoecsiaetxiiognéecsoldlaenctsivteo.us
ponsableduprogrammed'infrastructures.Ilsontenjoint Ausurplus,elleal'avantagedeproduiredesdiplôméstrès teprogramme
lesrecteursd'universitéetlesassociationslocalesdepro- scolarisés.Lefinancementdesinfrastructuresdelarecherche ••QLua'persét-pcaeraqtuieonladenségnoécgioactiiaotniocnosllective?
fceisasuexurasfidn'exque'riclesrdveesilplrenetssàionisncsluurreleslagroeucvheerrncehmeenettsleprdoévvien-- uqnuievleqrusietapieruespoernmeatmtbriatiiteuasuegporuovmeersnseemdeuntLilvirbeérarloudgeerceomnpsliisr- ••LLaesrtéedcahcntiiqonuedsedperonpéogsoictiiaotnisonetdeclauses
loppementdans lenouveauprogrammed'infrasttuctures tantàaugmenterl'appuiàlarechercheetaudéveloppement, CommuniqueravecLouiseDesïardins
edtess'sausbsvuernetnitonsq.uelesuniversitéspourrontconcourirpour aajoDutaénsledl'iirnetcetrevuarllgeé,nélersalpdreemli'eArCsPmPiUn,isDtornesalodntSaviansgcer.itla CT.élé.l:ec(.6:1d3e)[email protected]
L'ACPPUafélicitélepremierministreRomanowdeson questionàl'ordredujourdelaprochaineréuniondesmi- CETATELIERSERAOFFERTENFRANÇAISUNIQUEMENT.
initiative. nistresdesfinances.
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 8 SEPTEMBER 1996 SEPTEMBRE
MEDIA
Exciting Potential of Scholarly Electronic Journals
BYLESLIE(CWCHAN The recentexplosion ofinformation Thesearekeyquestionsthathavebeenhotly
debated.
TRADITIONALLY,THELEARNED]OUR- technology, inparticularth Manypractitionersofelectronicschol-
nalhasservedastheprimarymedium Internet, is challenging arshipareconfidentthatasmorescholars
forscholarly communication, legitimizing taketotheNet,methodsofsolvingsuch
and assessing scholarly discourses and traditionalconceptions of problemswillemerge.Anumberofe-jour-
intellectuallabour,andfacilitatingtheacad- scholarly communication nalsupportershavearguedthattheproce-
peumbilcisrheivnigewmaandyrnewoawrdhparvoecestsh.eElpeoctternotniiacl andpublishing. Itseems doufrethoefmpeedeirurmevainewditsheernetiriselnyoinredaespoenndwehnyt
not only to share this function, but also thatelectronicmedia peerreviewwillbeabsentintheelectronic
torevolutionizemethodsofresearch and f environment. Others have added that the
collaboration. specifically e-journals, powerfulbibliometric(indexingandsearch-
Untilrecently,theformandfunctions mayfinally be ing)toolsthatareavailableontheNetwill
oHfowtehveerp,ritnhtejroeucrennatlehxapvleosirveemadienveedlosptmabelnet. coming ofage. panearlmyisits,moarlelowpirencgisaessaensdsmdeynntamfoiccuscsietadtioonn
ofinformation technology is challenging post-publicationsignificance.Suchapractice
the traditional conceptions of scholarly mayreducethepreoccupationwithquantity
communication and publishing, and aca- that has characterized much ofacademic
demicsarediscoveringthatnetworkingtools evaluation.
open new kinds ofresearch practice and Whilee-journalsandelectronicdocu-
scholarshipimpossiblewithinaprintpara- mentsaremoredifficulttoclassifyandcata-
digm.Thenewtechnology is particularly loguethanprintedartifacts,theproblemsas-
welcome since the traditional publishing arenowover100refereedscience,technolo- verseasmoleculargeneticsandrenaissance sociatedwiththeirstorageandretrievalwill
systemisincrisis. gyandmedicale-journals,andmanymore likelysoonberesolved.Thetwokeyplayers
Sincethe1960s,thenumberofarticles willbelaunchedinthecomingyear. Because electronic publishing is not ofscholarlycommunicationinCanada,the
andnewjournalshaveskyrocketed.Forex- Interestingly,e-journalpublishingisnot tiedtopagebudgets,printruns,andproduc- NationalLibraryofCanadaandtheCanada
ample,overhalfthelanguageandliterature restrictedtothesciencesandcomputer-relat- tion schedules, e-journals provide much Institute for Scientific and Technical
journals available were inaugurated after edfields,wherepractitionersateexceptedto greaterflexibilitythandotraditionalperiodi- Information,havebeendevelopingpolicies
1970,andnearlyhalfoftheonemillionpa- bemoreadeptatinformation technology. cals.Anindividualarticlecanbepublished concerningelectronicpublications.Theyare
persinmathematicswerepublishedonlyin Titles like Postmodern Cultures, Internet assoonasitisreviewed,accepted,andcor- committedtothepreservationofscholarly
thepastdecade. Archaeology,SociologicalResearchOnline,andNordic rected, without having to wait for other materials,whethertheyareinprintorinelec-
Thistremendousincreaseinserialspub- LinguisticBulletin,clearlyshowthatinterestin articlestoformanartificialissue.Onthe tronicforms.Sowhilethereisnoguarantee
lication,coupledwithspirallingsubscription e-journalsspanstherangeofacademicdisci- otherhand,specialthemeissuesandconfer- thatnetworkpublicationswillbepreserved
costsandshrinkinglibrarybudgets,aredri- plines.Indeedsomeoftheearlieste-journals ence ptoceedings can be published when forever,thefearthattheywillfastbecome
vingwhatmanydescribeasthe "crisisin originatedintheHumanities,theBrynMawr demandsarise. obsoletemaybeexaggerated.
scholarlypublishing."Whileresearchersare ClassicalReview,ajournaldevotedtothere- Understandably, notallscientistsand Despitethepotentialof"electronicpub-
findingitimpossibletokeepupwiththelit- viewofbooksintheclassics,beingexem- academicsareequallyimpressedwithe-pub- lishing,manyacademicswillcontinuetore-
eratureintheirfields,librariesarefindingit plary. lishing.Indeed,thenascentpracticeofe- sistitbecausesuchamovewillalter,inasub-
increasinglydifficulttomaintaintheircur- Atpresent,theWorld-WideWeb,sup- journalpublishingraisesanumberofserious stantiveway,theirscholarlyhabits.Unless
rentserialscollection,letaloneacquirenew portedby the hypertexttransferprotocol questionsandchallengesthate-journalen- influentialacademicsandinstitutionallead-
titles.The"de-acquisition"ofjournals,par- (http), appears to be favoured by most thusiastsoftenfailtoacknowledge. ersreexaminethewayintellectuallabouris
ticularlythosethathavesmallreaderships newjournalpublishers.Indeed,webjournal Of foremost concern is whether e- valuedandrewarded,e-publications,nomat-
andaretoocostlytomaintain,iscommon- publishing offers several advantages over publicationswillbeaccordedthesamestatus terhowgood,areunlikelytoberecognized.
placeamonglibraries.Asaconsequence,the theexistingprintmodel. as print journals. Many are concerned Untilsuchrecognitionexists,faculty,partic-
abilityofuniversitylibrariestoprovidefac- Untilrecently,presentationofscientific abouthowthe peerreviewsystemwill be ularlyyoungnon-tenuredmembers,willbe
ultywithneededpublishedinformationhas dataandresultswererestrictedbothbyprint- maintained,andwhetherqualityofe-publi- reluctanttopublishelectronically.
beensteadilyeroding. ingcostandbythelimitationsoftwo-di- cationswillbecontrolled.Indeed,giventhe Encouragingly, there are signs that
Scholarlypublishingisclearlyatacross- mensional representations. Because ofits diversity of forums (such as Hstservs, e- Canadianunivetsitiesmayconsiderelectron-
roads. Academics have tough choices to abilitytoincorporatedigitizedaudiovisual conferencesandseminars,documentarchives icscholarshipmoreseriously.Forexample,a
make:leavethejournalsystemasis,andface informationandhighresolutiongraphics, ande-journals)inthenetworkedenviron- discussionpaperfromthejointAssociation
furthererosionofaccesstoinfotmation,or web-basedpublicationscanoffernewmeans ment, many question what constitutes an of Universities andColleges ofCanada/
formapartnershipwithtechnologyspecial- ofvisualizationandricherrepresentationof electtonicpublication,letaloneitsquality CanadianAssociationofResearchLibraries
ists,librariansandlearnedsocietiestodevel- dataandresults. control.Tosceptics,theInternetrepresents Task Force on Academic Libraries and
op high quality network-based electronic Withelectronicmediaandthedecreas- a global vanity press, where the onus of ScholarlyCommunication,stressestheneed
publishingprojects,makingtheresultsof ingcostsforstorage,thepossibilityalsoex- sortingthegoodfromthebadrestssolely forcooperationingivingelectronicpublish-
theirresearchavailableatalowercost. istsforthepublicationofalltheprimary onthereader.Withouttheprestigehierarchy inggreaterstatus.Perhapssuchcooperation
creasSitnrgolyngadeovpitdienngcethtehaltatstcerhorloaurtseacraenibne- dtahtearoanwwdhaitcaharnedseatrhcehsiosfbtawsaerde.Busyeodffienriintgs aopfpropvrailn,tajnodurntahles,yartdhseticekdiftoorrs'"msienalismuomf ewixlplloorvaetricoonmoefcotnhseerpvotaetnitvieahlasbiotfs,naelwloewliencg-
seen in The Directory of ElectronicJournals, analysis,readerswillbeabletoduplicate,re- publishable unit," how would tenure and tronictechnology.
NewslettersandAcademicDiscussionLists,thestan- analyzeorreinterpretanauthorswork.Such promotioncommitteemembersevaluatee- Inthemeantime,copyrightissuesarising
dardreferenceworkonserialsandotheraca- practicesmayradicallyredefinecollaboration publications? fromelectronicpublishingremaintobedealt
demicforaavailableontheInternet. andresourcesharing. Therearealsolegitimateconcernswith withinathirdphaseoffederalcopyrightre-
The6theditionoftheDirectory,pub- Furthermore,readersofwebdocuments thetextualintegrityofe-publïcations.Given form.
lished by the Association of Research caneasilytravel,throughhypertextlinks,to thefluidityoftheelectronicmediumandthe (LeslieK.W. Chan isin theDepartment of
Libraries,andreleasedinJulyofthisyear, relatedarticlesorotherjournals,andgainac- easewithwhichdigitaldocumentscanbeal- Anthropology/CenterjorInstructionalTechnology
showsa257percentincreaseine-journals cess togeographicallydispersedresources tered,plagiarismandunethicaluseofdata DevelopmeiUattheUniversityofToronto.)
anda26percentincreaseinacademicdis- suchasmuseumcollectionsorrarearchival andresourcesiseasy.
c1u9s9si1o,nwhleisntstshienDcieretchteory19wa9s5feirdsittipounb.liSsihnecd,e materTiahle.accumulationofsuchrelatedlinks andTthheeirfdleupiedintdyenocfeeolnecctroomnpiuctedroscufmoerndtes- Siwnuiggtghweimstethidoinnaesw,decmveoedlmiompaemnreetnsstosuor(crecsco,mopneutttrcei)rbtsuh,taitvoinwdsieloltsh,haattveedaecaahnl-
thenumberofdiscussionlistshasrisenfrom willresembleacumulativelydevelopingdata- codingposesfurtherproblems.Wille-publi- impactonacademicstaffandtheirworkarewel-
517to3,000,andjournalsandnewsletters baseonaresearchproblem.Thus,ratherthan cations be permanentlyarchivedand pre- come(max750words).Submissiondocsnotguar-
from110tothecurrent1,688. beingaboundedvolumeofsomewhatrelat- served by academic libraries? Will the anteepublication.Allsignedarticlesrepresentthe
Atpresent,mostofthee-journalsdo edarticlesasintheprintmodel,ane-journal constantarrivalofnewsoftwareandstorage viewsoftheauthorandnotnecessarilythoseof
nothaveapaper-basedcounterpart.Thema- mayrepresentanevolvingarchiveofon-go- mediarenderexistingelectronicdocuments CAUT
jorityofacademice-journalsarefree,and ingresearchandinterconnectedresources, obsolete?Wille-pubficationsbeadequately RosalindRiseborough,CAUTDirectorofMember
mostarenon-refereed.Butthenumberof withresearchersfromaroundtheworldcon- indexedandeasilyretrieved?Andhowwill ServicesistheNewMediapageeditor:telephone:
peer-reviewede-journals,manysponsoredby tributingtoitsgrowth.Suchascenarioisal- existingcopyrightregulationscopewithpub- 613/820-2270; fax: [phone]; Email:
learnedsocieties,isincreasingsteadily.There readyoccurringontheNet,infieldsasdi- lications in the electronic environment?
CAUT BULLETIN ACPPU 9 SEPTEMBER 1996 SEPTEMBRE
o
Mary Warner Websites Encourage Students
Case Update to Download their Workload
T
heJuneissueoftheBul- haveherthird-partysexualharass- Internetsiteswillsoon allowuniversity
letin reported that Brock mentcase heard by the Ontario students toplagiarize termpapers. Thatraisesethicalquestions,
OUnnitvaerrisoitCyohuardtfoifleAdpnpoetailcetwoiatphpetahle dHeucmidaendoRnigithstmserCitosm.m"ission and aseducation writerPatrickDare discovers.
DtiWthaeserpnabDeriirvdt'ismsteiHonountamhlasaveCnceorueRfrtitoag'rrhsymtesrMrercjsoeH.mcitpislMotaanoirnroytyf (cUnaNimoveeTrrehsdaiestoyow'nnrssulwrieoenrnqgeuegJisouvtnneen.w)ta1hs3e:daeBpnrpioeecdak.l wtheni;ghtlIeLtgLoeUsmNteIuedVteEnaRtnSsIesTswYseaayAtNdteDhardColOuiLgn-he diLteankateswDaoaovdtie,drCmCaolphiafeoprr,enriwah,coor-uoppnreorbamyroistvteeus,- atilosnos,Plreioanfd.pltSaoacuemloorfSecthewtraimrmtepzda,peerwxsah.moinrae--
quashed.Thedecisionontheap- whentheycandownloadapaper calledThe InternetTerm Paper centlyfoundthesitesandteaches
pealwastoconsideredonJune10. Anv financial assistance that CAUT offtheInternetwithafewmouse Index. intheschoolofpublicadministra-
MeanwhilethreeLearnedSo- memberscansendwillbegratefullyre- clicks? Coher'sgoalistoexchangeaca- tion at Carleton University, said
cSScSiiotoecauctitdiiaiioeloeslinsso)tg(AysSTstaphuoanedcsdiiseaAseCt,nidaotnanhan,rtddohtipehtaeohnelSofoWCgocaoilynemlaAtoedyswnisif'aonos-ngr aPPCctrareoheitoivhflseaeTotdrssah.isogneogpMerehsrry.MsiM,.unOagrn.WrrtayBaaPrlrryneioeaoWcMrsika'eLlsre2fnscSoe,Uorrns3wDitaAevsrIepFd.raiusnrdnSitotdutnmyh,ci,aehstnistccouaS/nposts-e.f udiWcepoanrttwlshPiidrlstolWofsiefbusdirmsneoomdwrWessoreeuabtcttrhhsotarishttosieuswsNiglaofhlrarletalthlbhobleueoiAswcnmaagsenutsrdsue-se-t dHlliaieetsmreriWtAchienimsbwtuohwpecreahekgwkee,m,ewokiwc.rthoheiulleeodlntaa'hcbtecorerbsaesstiteobulpdIeeenntenteaesrrd.-- ttfwhihielasilthreTpdjhrooaobvfoseeefnsmfsstoouorrrtseehrewetitqhlhuolNairetrboteeu,agfhsolptpryuarc.dpoeeefdnretstsosiosdnrt'osot
motion at their Annual General porthasalwaysliftedMrs.Warner'sspir- ofessays.Studentswillbeableto netsiteisSchoolSucks,runfrom handinoutlinesanddraftversions
MeetingsatBrockUniversitythis its.Thankyou, downloadtermpapersfromtheWeb Miami,Florida,byKennySahr,a of their papers. Feedback from
year:"That [Association name] JBuancekg1r9o8u7n,d:FeCbrAuUarTy1B9u8l9l,etiJnunerep1o9r9t2s,, ontoTtwheoirWceobmspiutteerss,arfereestoafrtcihnagrgei.n 24-yeSaarh-roldsabyussinhiesssmcaonm.pany, an otuhtelipnreosfewsosuorldohnavtehetodrbaeftsincaonrd-
supports Mary Warner's bid to February1995,June1996. the United States. One is in Internet provider for businesses, porated into the final version of
hassetupthesiteso thatitcan thepapers.
handle thousandsofvisitsaday Barbara Kaye, a reference li-
from students without charging brarian with the federal gov-
Threat to the fees.Heplanstomakemoneyby ernment, who is interested in
placingadvertisementsonthesite, theInternet,saysthereareanum-
Universities in Manitoba whichurgesstudentsto"download ber of legitimate uses for such
yourworkload" and "enjoyyour aservice.
weekends." Students candecidewhether
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conditionsitwishes.Reductionis years.In 1992itappointedare- tionalroleoffacultyinteaching, onlyafew days in summer.The icsand check whethertheirown
definedtoincludeanyreductionin view commission chaired by a researchandservice.Subsequently successofthesesitesdependson brightideaisreallyasoriginalas
studentnumbers. formerConservativePremier,Duff theMinisterinformedadelegation students'willingnesstoposttheir theythought.
Grantscommissionswereorig- Roblin,whichcalledforadiminu- fromtheManitobaOrganization papers. CoherandSahr saytheyare
inallyproposedasbuffersbetween tion of the role of faculty in ofFacultyAssociations(MOFA) OnthesiteFridaywerepapers gettingsomeangryelectronicmail
thegovernmentandtheuniversities university governance; a restruc- that he intended to cut funds, ontheexistenceofGod,thewrit- aboutthesites,mosdyfromprofes-
andcolleges."TheCouncilcreated turing of teaching, research and increase fees, reduce enrolments, ingsofDorisLessingandArthur sors.
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ExecutiveDirectorofCAUT,"isin belinkedtotheneedsofManitoba tothemarket.ThecurrentMinister andspaceexperiments,andtheori- Web sires out of business, says
no serious sense a buffer but is as defined by the government; hastoldMOFAthatshe intends ginsoftheuniverse.Thepaperscan Karen Kostaszek, president of
—merelythetoolofthegovernment and a reduction in the funding to carryoutthemandate ofher eitherbereadontheWebsiteor IngéniaCommunications,anelec-
adevicetoallowtheMinisterto of universities in favourof dis- predecessor. quicklydownloadedtoapersonal tronic communications company
escaperesponsibilityforthedra- tance education and community "Itisremarkable,"saidProf. computer. withInternetexpertiseinthefield
conianactionsplannedbyhergov- colleges. WilliamBruneau,thePresidentof "They'reahugeaudienceand ofeducation.
ernment. The government responded CAUT,"thatconservativegovern- they're all consumers,"saidSahr. Aslongastheauthorsofthe
"Thecommunityshouldreal- favourablyandcalledontheuniver- ments such as that in Manitoba "Thisisthe'90s.You'redamnrighr papersconsenttohavingtheirpa-
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of Faculty Associations, which dentscanbehelpedintheirwotk "Itwasinevitable,"saidKostas-
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penedsooner.ButHigginsonsaid oftheUniversityofOttawastu-
itisabigstepinmakingmaterial dents'federation.Andprofessors
Give Someone a Second Chance. easiertoplagiarize.Andplagiarism canbeaskedtomonitorInternet
usingelectronicfilesisespecially sitestoseewhat'sbeingposted.
Discuss organ donationwithyourfamily. difficulttodetectbecause"Itlooks But that's about all. "The
so seamless.There really are no Internet'suntamed,"hesaid.
The Kidney Foundation of Canada clues."
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