APTPUO-Fall2026-ISI5301-A00

**_Posting Reason:_** New Position ** _Location:_** Main Campus ** _Academic Period:_** 2026 Fall Semester _**Faculty:**_ Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts ** _Academic Unit:_** École des sciences de l’information \\\ School of Information Studies _**Course Title:**_ Foundations of Information Professions _**Course Code:**_ ISI5301 _**Section:**_ A00 _**Course Description:**_ Critical examination of roles, values, ethics, and policies associated with the creation, communication, and use of information in today's society. The course examines, from both an historical and a contemporary perspective, the socio-cultural, economic, legal, and technological dimensions of the information environment, and the role of the information professions with respect to promoting and safeguarding principles such as those that form the foundation of intellectual freedom and equitable access to information. _**Posting limited to:**_ Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor _**Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):**_ 2026/05/08 _**Applications must be received******BEFORE******(YYYY/MM/DD):**_ 2026/06/08 _**Expected Enrolment:**_ 50 _**Approval date:**_ 2026/05/08 _**Number of credits:**_ 3 _**Work Hours:**_ 39 ** _Hourly Rate:_** Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025) **The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.** **These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.** **These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.** _**Course type:**_ C _**Posting type:**_ Régulier / Regular _**Language of instruction:**_ Anglais | English _**Competence in second language:**_ N/A _**Course Schedule:**_ Jeudi | Thursday 14:30-17:30 - - **_Requirements:_** _Requirements_ Ph.D. or Master's degree in Information Studies from an ALA accredited institution, mandatory. Professional experience and/or teaching experience in the subject matter preferred. _**Additional Information and/or Comment