A New Google Map to Search for Indigenous-Related Collection Items (LAC, February 22)
Nouveau : Une carte Google pour chercher du contenu autochtone dans la collection (BAC, 22 février)
"In order to make it easier to locate recently digitized Indigenous heritage content at LAC, we have created a searchable list of the collections and introduced a Google map feature – allowing users to browse archival materials by geographic region!" // « Pour faciliter le repérage du contenu autochtone se trouvant dans la collection de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, nous avons créé une liste consultable et offrons maintenant une carte Google qui permet aux utilisateurs de faire leurs recherches par région géographique. » Read more Lire la suite
@LibraryArchives @BiblioArchives

KEL and SPARC Launch “Unsettling Knowledge Inequities” Podcast (SPARC, February 23)
"SPARC has partnered with the Knowledge Equity Lab to launch a new podcast called Unsettling Knowledge Inequities, which will explore issues related to the politics of knowledge production, exchange, and circulation as well as the structural, global power dynamics that shape it." Read more
@SPARC_NA

IFLA Input for Report on Disinformation (IFLA, February 23)
"IFLA has responded to a call for inputs, issued by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, about the human rights impacts of measures against disinformation." Read more
@IFLA

Australian Parliament Passes Facebook-Approved Amendments to Digital News Bill (CBC, February 24)
This announcement that Facebook and the Australian government had come to an agreement regarding the new law on sharing of Australian media posts on news aggregating and social media sites appeared quickly on the heels of the announcement earlier this week that Australian news could no longer be shared on Facebook. This news is certain to interest (and affect) Heritage Minister Guilbeault’s plans (announced earlier in February) to implement similar controls over the inclusion of Canadian media on such sites.  Read more
@CBCNews

Imagine (M. Nair, Fair Duty, February 23)
In celebration of Fair Dealing Week, Nair takes the opportunity to remind Canadians of the importance of copyright exceptions, especially within a system of copyright dominated by maximalism, and explores contrasting views on the Berne Convention. Read more
@FairDuty

Reconciliation in Post-secondary Education Requires Courage and Humility (K. Wilson, Policy Options, February 18)
Kory Wilson, Executive Director of Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships at the B.C. Institute of Technology, explains that in order to advance reconciliation and create systemic change “the post-secondary system and those within it must start by examining their own bias and privilege.”  We must have the courage “to engage in uncomfortable conversations with ourselves” and “to challenge the status quo, and to re-envision education and the type of society we share.”  Read more
@Korywilson @IRPP

Canadian Universities: 10 Years of Anti-racist Reports but Little Action (N. D. Deckard, A. M. Akram, & J. Ku, The Conversation Canada, February 23)
The authors discuss the lack of concrete action to combat systemic racism across Canadian universities and how students still carry the burden of exposing this racism. They also provide a list of recommendations pulled from a number of reports over the last 10 years. Read more
@ConversationCA @ProfessorNati @jasuch

Racial and Social Justice: A Blueprint for Constructive Conversations (P. Martinez, OCLC Next, February 18)
In this post Martinez summarizes recent OCLC Global Roundtable discussions on issues of racial and social justice, and shares a discussion guide for structured conversations on these topics within the library.  Read more
@OCLC

Note sur le patrimoine scientifique dans le domaine public comme source de ressource éducative libre dans le contexte de l’#AECUM (M. Martel, Bibliomancienne, 23 février)
Mme Martel présente l’article de Linda Musser, « Older Engineering Books Are Open Educational Resources », et cette idée que les anciens textes pédagogiques, le patrimoine pédagogique et scientifique, pourraient effectivement être rajoutés au corpus de ressources éducatives libres. Lire la suite
@bibliomancienne

The Librarian War Against QAnon (B. Fister, The Atlantic, February 18)
A version of this post on the fight against misinformation appeared recently as part of Project Information Literacy's Provocation Series. It is great to see a librarian perspective on this topic represented in this venue! Read more
@TheAtlantic

Future Thinking: Resource Guide to Controlled Digital Lending for Research Libraries (ASERL, February 24)
"The publication offers a high-level view of the benefits and risks for libraries that may be considering implementation of a Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program." (From press release)  Read more
@ASERLJEB

The Who, What, and Where of Persistent Identifiers: A six-part webinar series devoted to all things PID -- March 3 – May 12, 2021
Six webinaires qui vous apprendront tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les identifiants pérennes (PID) -- Du 3 mars au 12 mai 2021
Brought to you by CRKN, CARL-Portage, and Research Data Canada, the series will include Canadian and international speakers who will highlight the benefits and use cases for PIDs and cover established identifiers. This will also be an opportunity to engage in discussion on a national PIDs strategy for Canada. // Présentés par le RCDR, le Réseau Portage de l’ABRC et Données de recherche Canada, divers conférenciers canadiens et internationaux présenteront les avantages des PID à partir de certains exemples. Les participants pourront également discuter de stratégies sur les PID au Canada. More information Détails
@portageCARLABRC @CRKN_RCDR @rdc_drc

Call for Applications: NDRIO-Portage CoreTrustSeal Certification Support Cohort & Funding
Appel de candidatures : Cohorte et financement de la NOIRN-Portage en soutien à la certification CoreTrustSeal
Portage is pleased to announce the launch of a CoreTrustSeal Certification Support Cohort and Funding call to support a group of Canadian repositories in achieving the requirements for CoreTrustSeal certification. Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2021. // Portage a le plaisir d’annoncer le lancement d’un appel de candidatures pour la cohorte et le financement en soutien à la certification CoreTrustSeal visant à aider un groupe de dépôts canadiens à satisfaire les exigences de la certification CoreTrustSeal. Vous pouvez envoyer vos candidatures jusqu’au 31 mars 2021. More information Détails
@portageCARLABRC

OCUL Interim Executive Director Search
"The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) invites applications for the position of Interim Executive Director for an appointment of up to one year, or until a permanent Executive Director is appointed." Deadline to apply: March 4. More information
@ocul_libraries

CFP: New Librarians Symposium -- June 11, Online
"The theme of this year’s New Librarian Symposium is Libraries and Labour: Organizing for Action. This year, we would like to interrogate what labour challenges the profession currently faces." Submission deadline: March 5. More information
@NewLibSymposium #NewLibSymp21 

Request for Proposals: COVID-19, Online Instruction, and Open Educational Resources 
“KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies is requesting proposals for a forum on the shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.” Deadline for proposals: March 15. More information
@KulaJournal

Webinar: International and National Copyright Policy Action for OA -- March 8, 14-16 CET.
The target audiences for this webinar, presented jointly by SPARC Europe and EIFL, are "Open Science policymakers, Research Funding Organizations and Research Performing Organizations managers, librarians, repository managers and academic institutional copyright experts." More information
@SPARC_EU @EIFLnet

Register Now: New Developments in Controlled Digital Lending -- March 3, 10am ET & March 4, 2pm ET
"Join Chris Freeland, director of Open Libraries at the Internet Archive, for a one-hour session covering new developments in CDL. Attendees will learn how libraries are using CDL, the emerging community around CDL, and the impacts of the library practice." More information
@internetarchive 

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