id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-16893 Kandiuk, Mary; Sonne de Torrens, Harriet M. Academic Freedom and Librarians’ Research and Scholarship in Canadian Universities 2018-11-01 17 .pdf application/pdf 9722 355 26 The right of librarians to engage in research and scholarship within academic libraries has been acknowledged by library associations both within and outside Canada7 and national organizations such as the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and American As- sociation of University Professors (AAUP).8 Research and scholarship are typically required of academic librarians employed in ARL member libraries seeking tenure or continuing appointment.9 Four out of five (81%) of Canadian academic librarians who are members of university associations have “scholarly activities” included in their “actual workload or potential workload.”10 • Are research and scholarship included as part of the professional practice and/ or normal workload for librarians? • How are research and scholarship for academic librarians defined? • Are there restrictions imposed on librarians’ research and scholarship? cache/crl-16893.pdf txt/crl-16893.txt