More Data Collections Added to the FRDR Discovery Service! (Portage, November 2)
De nouvelles collections de données ajoutées au service de découverte du DFDR! (Portage, 2 novembre)
The Federated Research Data Repository is growing the number of data collections available through its Discovery Service, with the following collections recently added: Open Data Kingston, Montréal Données Ouvertes, St. Francis Xavier University Dataverse, Dataverse de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. // Le Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche augmente le nombre de collections de données offertes par son service de découverte avec l’ajout des collections suivantes : Open Data Kingston, Montréal Données Ouvertes, St. Francis Xavier University Dataverse, Dataverse de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. Read more Lire la suite
@portageCARLABRC #FRDR

Statement on Economic Impact of COVID-19 (OCUL, October 29)
"This statement, written on behalf of the Canadian regional and national academic library consortia, and the individual libraries they represent, describes the unprecedented challenges and uncertainty facing Canadian post-secondary institutions. These challenges have resulted from unsustainable pricing and access restrictions and limitations, which have been augmented by the ongoing and highly unpredictable effects of COVID-19." Read more
@ocul_libraries @CRKN_RCDR @CAUL_CBUA @COPPUL

U of Calgary Offers a New State-of-the-Art Home for a Massive Collection of Western Canadian History (L. Beaulne-Stuebing, University Affairs, October 26)
"Over the past two years, the HDL [High Density Library] has welcomed a huge number of new materials as part of a massive, complex relocation of Calgary’s Glenbow Library and Archives – documents and other items reflecting the history of Alberta and Western Canada – to U of Calgary." This "has doubled the university’s archival collection as well as the materials in its rare books and special collections holdings." Read more
@UCalgaryLibrary @ua_magazine

DOAJ to Lead a Collaboration to Improve the Preservation of Open Access Journals (DOAJ, November 5)
"DOAJ, the CLOCKSS Archive, Internet Archive, Keepers Registry/ISSN International Centre and Public Knowledge Project (PKP) have agreed to partner to provide an alternative pathway for the preservation of small-scale, APC-free, Open Access journals." Read more
@DOAJplus

Federal Trade Commission Closes its Review of ProQuest’s Acquisition of Innovative Interfaces (ProQuest, November 2)
ProQuest has "announced that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has closed its review of Ex Libris’ acquisition of Innovative. Innovative is now part of the ProQuest corporate family. Operationally, Innovative will run independently as a ProQuest entity and peer company to Ex Libris." Read more
@ProQuest

First Draft of the UNESCO Recommendations on Open Science (UNESCO)
UNESCO has released a first draft of a Recommendation on Open Science to be adopted by Member States in 2021, which is meant to serve as “an international standard-setting instrument on Open Science.” This draft was informed by feedback received though the multistakeholder global and regional consultations, as well as direct contributions. Comments are welcome. Read more
@UNESCO

A New Synthesis: Research Resources to Research Experiences (T. Hickerson, Charleston Library Conference)
This article proposes that “libraries should develop a new model for providing information resources and analytical tools for the use of scholars working in the current multidisciplinary research environment. This model, A New Synthesis, based on today’s research experience should replace the present concept of the ‘collection budget.’” Read more
@chsconf

Opinion: A Lesson of the Pandemic: All Prints Should Be Preprints (M. Banks, Undark, October 29)
This article frames the important role preprints can play in health research against lessons learned during the COVID pandemic, and suggests that although peer review remains essential, early releases can play an important role in accelerating scientific research. Read more
@undarkmag

Working from Home During COVID-19: What Do Employees Really Want? (J. Weststar et al, The Conversation, November 4)
Researchers report on a study of 11,000 employees in Canadian and Australian universities who responded to an online survey during the pandemic, and presents preferences reported by respondents. Read more
@ConversationCA

Journal Club: Analyzing Learning Analytics (C. Dahl, Brain-Work: The C-EBLIP Blog, October 30)
This post presents a summary of discussions at October’s C-EBLIP journal club at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) library, which was on the topic of learning analytics in libraries, and referred to a blog post by April Hathcock and a YouTube video by Beauchamp and Rawls of Florida State University. Read more
@CEBLIP

New SPARC Europe Report Out: Scoping the Open Science Infrastructure Landscape in Europe (SPARC, October 30)
This report is a result of a recent in-depth survey of infrastructure and/or services that are part of the European Open Science infrastructure (OSI) landscape, and includes “a range of recommendations for both services and funders to help us achieve greater sustainability.” Read more
@SPARC_EU

Request for Proposal: The State of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in CARL Libraries 2021
Appel de propositions : L’état de l’équité, de la diversité et de l’inclusion dans les bibliothèques de l’ABRC 
CARL wishes to conduct a diversity and inclusion study of, and for, its members. Proposals due: November 20, 2020. // L’ABRC cherche à mener une étude sur la diversité et l’inclusion auprès de ses membres et pour ses membres. Date limite pour soumettre une proposition : 20 novembre 2020.  More information Détails
@carlabrc

IARLA Webinar: Discussion of Findings from the REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) Project – November 10, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET
Webinaire de l’AIABR : discussion sur les conclusions du projet REopening Archives, Libraries, and Museums (REALM) – 10 novembre, 11h – 12h HE
This webinar will introduce the REALM project, outline the project’s scope, explain findings from laboratory testing, and share resources to inform local decisions about policy and risk management. // Ce webinaire présentera le projet REALM, expliquera la portée du projet, les résultats des tests en laboratoire et le partage des ressources pour informer les décisions locales en matière de politique et de gestion des risques. More information Détails
@carlabrc #IARLA 

Webinar: The TRUST Principles in the Canadian Context – November 17, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Principes TRUST dans le contexte canadien – 17 novembre,13h à 15h30 HE
RDC will be joined by RDA and the Portage Network to provide an overview of key concepts and implementations from a variety of perspectives, and considerations for ways forward. // DRC, la RDA et le réseau Portage uniront leurs forces pour donner un aperçu sous divers angles des concepts clés et de leur mise en œuvre ainsi que des considérations sur les moyens d’aller de l’avant. More information Détails
@rdc_drc @portageCARLABRC @resdatall

Canadian Repository Community Call: Current Approaches to Collecting, Managing, and Preserving Electronic Theses and Dissertations – November 13, 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET
Appel de la communauté des dépôts canadiens : approches actuelles pour collecter, gérer et conserver les thèses et mémoires électroniques – 13 novembre, 12h à 13h30 HE
Presented by the CARL Open Repositories Working Group’s Task Group on Community Building and Engagement, this session is focused on current approaches to workflows and strategies toward collection and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD). // Présenté par le Sous-groupe sur le renforcement et la sensibilisation de la communauté du Groupe de travail sur les dépôts ouverts de l’ABRC, cette séance est consacrée aux procédures de travail et de stratégies pour la collecte et la conservation des thèses et mémoires électroniques (TME).  More information Détails
@carlabrc

Inaugural Issue: Journal of Library Outreach and Engagement (Volume 1 no. 1, October 26)
From the University of Illinois Library, "the Journal of Library Outreach & Engagement (JLOE) is the premier peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal to advance library outreach and engagement." More information
@TheRealJLOE @IllinoisLibrary

CFP: HathiTrust Research Center funded collaborations for scholarship on marginalized textual communities
The HathiTrust Research Center is seeking "to collaborate with scholars to recover volumes in HathiTrust that tell the story of historically under-resourced and marginalized textual communities, and to identify gaps in the HathiTrust collection where such communities are not represented in the digital library." Submission deadline: November 30. More information
@hathitrust

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