by Britt Amell | 25 June 2025 | Community News, English, Observations, Observations and Responses
The 12th annual gathering of the INKE (Implementing New Knowledge Environments) partnership took place early in May 2025 in the picturesque town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia Supported by SSHRC and Acadia University, the gathering featured a mix of formal presentations, roundtable discussions, and informal networking opportunities, its central focus remained clear: research creation, community engagement, and open social scholarship.
by Britt Amell | 20 June 2025 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
The 6th annual gathering of the Canadian Australian Partnership for Open Scholarship (CAPOS), held from 2-3 December 2024 at Flinders University in Adelaide, brought together a vibrant group of scholars, policymakers, industry experts, and advocates to discuss topics related to digital commons, platforms and emerging knowledge frameworks in open scholarship. The theme, “Commons, Platforms and Emerging Knowledge Frameworks,” provided a dynamic forum for discussion and exchange on open digital scholarship as it currently exists, as well as future opportunities for international collaboration, policy development, interdisciplinary research, and creative exchange.
by Britt Amell | 17 June 2025 | Community News, English
This short policy guide serves as an extension of the previous “Research Security and Open Social Scholarship in Canada” document published in 2023. This updated version addresses escalating threats to Canadian research ecosystems due to foreign espionage, geopolitical tensions (e.g., China, Russia), and politicization of academia. It can be read as a webpage or PDF document.
by Britt Amell | 13 June 2025 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In February 2025, Clarivate announced plans to end perpetual print and e-book purchases, sparking concern across the academic library sector. This observation by Brittany Amell, with input from INKE Partners Evelyn Feldman, Susan Haigh, and Rowena Johnson, explores key reactions and implications for scholarly publishing, open access, and digital ownership.
by Britt Amell | 13 May 2025 | English, Insights and Signals Reports
This insight and signals report extends an earlier report published on the Observatory regarding an announcement from the three federal research funding agencies regarding the development of guidance for the use of generative AI in the development and review of grant applications (originally published here in November, 2024). This guidance has since been finalized and released by the Tri-Council, and this finalized guidance is summarized here. Questions for further consideration are also presented, as are responses INKE Partners John Willinsky and John Maxwell. In addition to the above, this insights and signals report also shares an example of one hypothetical way the Tri-Council’s guidance might be adapted to create a working generative AI policy for a journal.
by Britt Amell | 16 November 2024 | English, Insights and Signals Reports
Items discussed in this report include an announcement from the Tri-Agency Presidents regarding an ad-hoc expert panel tasked with considering the use of genAI in the grant development and review process. This report also includes a summary of the draft guidance and a response from INKE partner, John Willinsky (founder, Public Knowledge Press).
