In April 2019, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) published their White Paper on Wikidata: Opportunities and Recommendations. This white paper shares the findings of the ARL’s Task Force on Wikimedia and Linked Open Data, which was established in 2018 to investigate the potential of using Wikidata as a repository for libraries’ linked open data and to explore how libraries can use Wikidata to improve discoverability and community engagement.
As an open, non-proprietary, international, and discipline non-specific tool for identifying researchers, the ORCID iD is an important component of digital research infrastructure. For more information about ORCID iDs, see the observation ORCID: Connecting Research and Researchers.
En tant qu’outil ouvert, non propriétaire, international et non spécifique de discipline pour identifier les chercheurs, l’identifiant ORCID est une composante importante de l’infrastructure de recherche numérique. Pour plus d’informations sur les ID ORCID, voir l’observation ORCID: Connecter la recherche et les chercheurs.
The 2018 federal budget, released on February 27, 2018, significantly benefits research in Canada. The budget includes $925 million over five years in funding that is committed to the Tri-council agencies: the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).