by Caroline Winter | 16 July 2021 | Community News, English, Observations and Responses
Open Science and the UNESCO Initiative. Scientific inquiry has long been a self-organized enterprise. Governments, funders and universities may all, from time to time, have prescribed priorities for scientific inquiry, but scientists themselves have largely determined how inquiries should be conducted. In the process they have created and stewarded their own organizations: learned societies, academies, and centres within the generally flexible framework of their universities.
by Caroline Winter | 11 September 2020 | Community News, English, Observations and Responses
This article explores the background and process that led to the merger of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network / Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche and Canadiana.org in 2018. Seizing a moment of opportunity in a rapidly shifting digital research landscape, the two organizations “spun in” to each other in order to leverage their complementary mandates and overlapping memberships. The new merged organization is now better positioned to meet the challenges of collaborative work in research and Canadian heritage content acquisition and access.
by Caroline Winter | 29 May 2020 | Community News, English, Observations and Responses, Uncategorized
On May 14, 2020 The Canadian Association of Research Libraries announced the release of its Institutional Open Access Policy Template for Canadian institutions, which is accompanied by a toolkit to help prepare those wishing to develop such a policy on their campus.
by Caroline Winter | 29 May 2020 | Community News, French, Observations and Responses, Uncategorized
L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada est fière d’annoncer le lancement des Modèle et trousse de l’ABRC pour une politique de libre accès. Cette suite d’outils s’adresse aux établissements canadiens qui désirent adopter une telle politique.
by Caroline Winter | 9 March 2020 | Community News, English, Observations and Responses, Uncategorized
Every day, Canadian researchers are coming up with new ideas with the potential to tackle some of the biggest challenges we face today. By freely sharing and collaborating on these innovations, we can ensure a dynamic and transparent research community. The Government of Canada can now bolster its efforts in making federal science open and accessible to all thanks to the Roadmap for Open Science — a set of ten recommendations delivered by Canada’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr. Mona Nemer.
by Caroline Winter | 9 March 2020 | Community News, French, Observations and Responses, Uncategorized
Chaque jour, les chercheurs canadiens proposent de nouvelles idées susceptibles de nous permettre de relever certains des plus grands défis auxquels nous sommes confrontés aujourd’hui. En partageant ces innovations et en y participant librement, nous pouvons veiller à ce que la communauté de recherche soit dynamique et transparente. Le gouvernement du Canada peut désormais intensifier ses efforts visant à rendre la science fédérale ouverte et accessible à tous grâce à la feuille de route pour la science ouverte – un ensemble de dix recommandations formulées par la conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada.
