Thank you for the support
As anyone reading this has already heard elsewhere, I’m being sued by a press for publishing a critical review on this blog. For many months, this was a private matter, but it has now gone viral. The outpouring of support reaffirming my right to a professional opinion has been copious and reassuring. Librarians, faculty, and publishers have all spoken out against this suits.
The story does not end with the support. It will continue until the lawsuits are resolved, which may take some time. At this point, however, I would like to express my profound gratitude to everyone who has spoken out on my behalf. There are far too many individuals to name, so I say a simple thank you to everyone. In particular, I’m grateful to those who have written articles, started petitions, gathered links, archived posts/comments, and done any number of other things to help spread awareness and document the results. To date, over 2,600 3400 people from around the globe have signed the petition.
Many organizations have also issued statements, including:
- The Alberta Library
- American Library Association
- Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries
- Association of American University Presses
- Association of Canadian College and University Teachers of English
- Association of Canadian University Presses
- Association of College and Research Libraries
- Association of Professors of Bishop’s University
- Association of Research Libraries (second statement March 11)
- Bibliothek & Information Deutschland (BID)
- Bibliothek Information Schweiz (French)
- British Columbia Library Association
- Brock University Faculty Association Professional Librarians
- Canadian Association of University Teachers
- Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries (second statement March 11)
- Canadian Library Association
- Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries
- Dalhousie University Libraries
- Ex Libris Association
- Kansas State University Faculty Senate
- Langara Faculty Association
- Louisiana State University Faculty Senate
- McGill University Librarians
- McMaster University
- McMaster University Academic Librarians’ Association
- McMaster University Faculty Association
- Medical Library Association
- Mount Royal University Library
- Newfoundland and Labrador Library Association
- Ontario College and University Library Association
- Ontario Council of University Libraries
- Pennsylvania State University Library Faculty Organization
- Progressive Librarians Guild London Chapter
- Progressive Librarians Guild Toronto Area Chapter (second statement March 7)
- Ryerson Faculty Association Librarians
- Saskatchewan Library Association
- Simon Fraser University Faculty Association
- University of British Columbia Library
- University of California’s Council of University Librarians
- University of Guelph Faculty Association Librarians
- University of Guelph Library
- University of Lethbridge Faculty Association Professional Librarians
- University of Toronto Faculty Association
- University of Victoria Libraries
- University of Windsor Faculty Association
- Western Libraries
- Western University Faculty of Information and Media Studies
- Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association Librarians
- York University Faculty Association Library Chapter
I’ve surely missed some, so apologies for that, and please feel free to send me corrections/additions. I’m humbled by this public support from a wide range of professional and academic organizations.
UPDATE Feb 25, 2012: added AAUP and ALA. Am also adding others as they appear. The list grows!
The Bibliobrary 
Dear Dale,
a really impressive list of academic and professional support of your case!
Last, but not least you should add the president… not of the U.S. (not yet ;-), but of the American Library Association, Maureen Sullivan, to this list.
Have a look at
http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/ala-president-maureen-sullivan-responds-edwin-mellen-press-lawsuit-0
Das ist er, der erste Schritt zu Ewigkeit! I’m proud of you, boy!
Danke Gerd für den Hinweis. I hadn’t seen that announcement yet. How funny that you saw it in Germany before I did here. Ewigkeit? Please, not for this. Would rather make my mark elsewhere.
Dear Mr. Askey, all my best wishes as you proceed defending your suits! I don’t know if it will cheer you up, but I posted a blog entry about this at my law library blog:
http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/2013/02/edwin-mellen-press-suing-blogger-and.html#links
I do think the timing of the lawsuits is interesting, and may show forum shopping on Mellen’s part. May it assist your arguments!
Betsy McKenzie, J.D., M.S.L.S.
Thanks, Betsy. Interesting read.
You have the support of The Alberta Library.
Click to access Statement_of_support.pdf
Thank you for the support and for letting me know. I’ve added this statement to the list.
Auch die Schweizer Kollegen unter http://www.bis.ch schließen sich der großen Unterstützerzahl an. In deutscher und französischer Sprache, hier der Link auf die französische Erklärung:
http://www.bis.ch/index.php?id=16&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=80
Gruß Gerd