CFLA-FCAB’s Response to Order Issuing a Direction to the CRTC (CFLA, May 21)
Commentaires de la FCAB-CFLA sur le Décret donnant au CRTC des instructions (FCAB, 21 mai)
CFLA-FCAB has issued a response on the Order Issuing a Direction to the CRTC on Implementing the Canadian Telecommunications Policy Objectives to Promote Competition, Affordability, Consumer Interests and Innovation. Its response urges the CRTC "to specifically consider the unique challenges of rural, remote and Indigenous communities." // CFLA-FCAB a publié des commentaires sur le Décret donnant au CRTC des instructions relativement à la mise en œuvre de la politique canadienne de télécommunication pour promouvoir la concurrence, l’abordabilité, les intérêts des consommateurs et l’innovation. Cette réponse demande au CRTC de « tenir compte
spécifiquement des défis uniques auxquels sont confrontées les collectivités rurales,
éloignées et autochtones ». Read more  Lire la suite
@CFLAFCAB 

Toronto Public Library Joins Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN, May 16)
Toronto Public Library renouvellement membre du Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche (RCDR, 16 mai)
A founding member of Canadiana.org, the Toronto Public Library is now the 76th institutional member of CRKN to “contribute to the development and sustainability of the Canadiana platform and collection of over 60 million pages of digitized documentary heritage.” // Membre fondateur de Canadiana.org, Toronto Public Library est le 76e membre institutionnel du RCDR à investir « dans l’avancement et la viabilité de la plateforme et des collections de Canadiana, qui comptent plus de 60 millions de pages de patrimoine documentaire numérisé. » Read more  Lire la suite
@CRKN_RCDR

Martin Dubois nommé directeur général de la Grande Bibliothèque (BAnQ, 22 mai)
Succédant à Mme Danielle Chagnon, M. Dubois occupera le rôle de directeur général de la Grande Bibliothèque (la plus grande bibliothèque francophone en Amérique de par sa fréquentation) à compter du 17 juin. Il quitte son poste préalable au Service des bibliothèques de Longueuil. Lire la suite 
@_BAnQ

FACETS Scope Now Includes Data Science (Canadian Science Publishing, May 16)
“FACETS, Canada’s first and only multidisciplinary open access science journal, is pleased to announce the addition of a new Data Science section.” Read more
@FACETSJournal  @cdnsciencepub

DOAJ Reaches Its Funding Target Within 18 Months of Starting Its Fund-Raising Programme (SPARC Europe, May 17)
The Directory of Open Access Journals met its funding target to cover its operational costs due to support from eight consortia and 175 institutions/organizations from 18 countries.
Read more
@DOAJplus  @SPARC_EU  #SCOSS 

New Video: Research Innovation Trends and Priorities in Canadian Research Libraries (Merrilee Proffitt, OCLC Research; Vivian Lewis, McMaster University, CNI, May 17)
“Reports on the results of a survey of research libraries in Canada conducted by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and OCLC Research which captured trends, capacities, priorities and collaborations within the Canadian research library community. Also includes discussion of comparative data from surveys conducted in Australia and the United Kingdom” (from CNI website).  View recording
@OCLC  @carlabrc  @cni_org 

Maple Leaves: Discovering Canada through the Published Record (B. Lavoie for OCLC, May 17)
Feuilles d’érable : découvrir le Canada par ses publications (B. Lavoie pour OCLC, 17 mai)
“The Canadian contribution to literature, music, film, and other forms of creative expression is rich and deep. In this report, we explore the contours of this contribution, as it is manifested in the collections of libraries around the world.” // « La contribution canadienne à la littérature, à la musique, au cinéma et à d’autres formes d’expression créative est riche et variée. Le présent rapport vise à explorer les contours de cette contribution, telle qu’elle se manifeste dans les collections des bibliothèques du monde entier. » Read more Lire la suite
@OCLC

Recommendation of the Council on Artificial Intelligence (OECD, May 21)
Recommandation du Conseil sur l’intelligence artificielle (OCDE, 21 mai)
The Recommendation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) “aims to foster innovation and trust in AI by promoting the responsible stewardship of trustworthy AI while ensuring respect for human rights and democratic values.” // La Recommandation sur l’intelligence artificielle « vise à stimuler l’innovation et renforcer la confiance dans l’IA en promouvant une approche responsable au service d’une IA digne de confiance, tout en garantissant le respect des droits de l’homme et des valeurs démocratiques. » Read more  Lire la suite
@OECD

Localisation : créer de la valeur à partir des données ouvertes, sans compromettre l’anonymat (A. Kovacevic, JDN, 22 mai)
Kovacevic considère comment les sociétés et les institutions peuvent « agir de manière responsable en évaluant le risque d'atteinte à la vie privée d'un côté et la valeur des données de l'autre » dans le but d’adapter des « solutions d'anonymisation pour créer une situation gagnant-gagnant alliant respect de la confidentialité et optimisation de la valeur des données pour les services. » Read more
@journaldunet

Knowledge Exchange or Research Impact – What Is the Difference Between REF and KEF? (S. Hill & H. McAlpine, LSE Impact, May 20)
This article discusses the aims and objectives of the Knowledge Exchange Framework and argues that “it provides an important means of understanding the wider totality of research impacts taking place in UK universities.” Read more
@stevenhill  @hamish_mcalpine  @LSEImpactBlog

Will Transformative Agreements Unravel Library Consortia? (L. J. Hinchliffe, Scholarly Kitchen, May 20)
This article argues that “cost share distribution within consortia is a substantial risk to the ability of transformative agreements to take hold for the long term and may threaten the cohesion of consortia as well.” Read more
@scholarlykitchn

Transition to Campus Life: The Perceptions of Visually Impaired Students towards Librarians' Communication Skills (N. B. Bodgahi,  L. S. Cheong,  & Z. A. Ngah, Liber Quarterly, May 21)
This article examines the success of a transition programme for visually impaired students in relation to the communication skills of academic librarians. It found that “participants considered librarians’ tone of voice, greetings, and conversation as key factors for a successful transition. They also noted that the main obstacles they faced were the lack of opportunity to interact with librarians and the librarians’ lack of disability awareness and knowledge.” Read more
@LIBEReurope 

Frustrations and Roadblocks in Data Reference Librarianship (A. Kubas & J. McBurney, iAssist Quarterly, May 10)
Librarians increasingly need familiarity with data resources and the ability to answer data reference questions. This case study found that “ frustrations are ever present in data reference regardless of how much experience a librarian has, and many frustrations arise due to factors such as patron expectations, subject-specific and data-related jargon, and data formats and accessibility.” Read more
@iassistdata

Webinaire de la CCAW : Les principes PCAP® des Premières Nations avec Aaron Franks - 30 mai, 10 h 00 HP / 13 h 00 HE
CWAC Webinar: First Nations Principles of OCAP® w/ Aaron Franks - May 30th, 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT
The webinar will explore the First Nations principles of OCAP® as they relate to the kind of digital collection building many of us are doing with tools like Archive-It. // Le webinaire traitera des principes PCAP® des Premières Nations, et de leur importance pour ce qui est du développement de collections numériques que bien d’entre nous entreprennent à l’aide d’outils tels que Archive-It.  Détails  More information
#CWACCAW

Digital Pedagogy Institute (DPI) – July 31 & August 1, 2019, University of Waterloo
A partnership between Brock University, the University of Guelph, Ryerson University, the University of Toronto Scarborough Library, and the University of Waterloo, this two-day conference "will focus on the innovative use of digital technologies to enhance and transform undergraduate and graduate teaching and learning." Early-bird registration ends May 31. More information
@DPIConference 

Call for Contributions for the 2019 OASPA Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing – September 24-26, Copenhagen, Denmark
Organisations and individuals are invited to submit a proposal for ‘Show & Tell’ presentations,10-minute talks showcasing new projects, ideas or initiatives. Deadline: June 12. More information
@OASPA

RDA Plenary: Call For Sessions, Collocated Events, Posters And Registration Now Open! – October 23-25, Helsinki, Finland
RDA 14th Plenary in Finland brings together data experts in research, industry and policy-making from all around the world and from all disciplines under the theme Data Makes the Difference. Deadline: June 27. More information
@resdatall  #RDAPlenary 

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