by Caroline Winter | 13 March 2018 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
ORCID est une organisation à but non lucratif qui fournit un identifiant persistant qui distingue les chercheurs individuels au sein de l’écosystème de recherche mondial. Les chercheurs s’inscrivent pour un identifiant ORCID unique et gratuit sur le site Web ORCID.org, puis ajoutent leurs informations professionnelles; les publications peuvent être ajoutées manuellement ou automatiquement récoltées à partir d’autres systèmes tels que Scopus, ResearcherID et LinkedIn.
by Caroline Winter | 26 February 2018 | English, Observations and Responses, Responses
The Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management was jointly released by Canada’s three major federal funding agencies – the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) – in 2016. The statement of principles lays the groundwork for research data management mandates that are expected to come into effect in 2018. Canadian funders are following a larger global trend towards improving research data management. The Research Councils UK published their Common Principles on Data Policy in 2011. The US National Science Foundation has required all applicants to submit Data Management Plans since 2011.
by Caroline Winter | 21 February 2018 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In December 2017, Clare Appavoo, Executive Director of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) agreed to talk with Sarah Milligan about the Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem (IDSE), a project envisioned “as a means to advance integration within the academic library community in Canada by understanding the complexity of the digital landscape and by seeking opportunities facilitate alignment of key stakeholders and providers” (“Integrated Digital Scholarship Ecosystem (IDSE) Project”, n.p.).
by Caroline Winter | 1 November 2017 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
CARL Roadmap lays out plan for open, sustainable, effective scholarly communication.
by Caroline Winter | 1 November 2017 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
La feuille de route de l’ABRC décrit un plan pour un système de communication savante ouvert, durable et innovant.