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NEWS / NOUVELLES
ARL Issues Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic
Crisis
February 19, 2009
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a statement on
the current global economic crisis and its effect on publishing and library
subscriptions. The statement, aimed at scholarly publishers and vendors,
reinforces some key points in a recent statement
issued by the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC)
and offers additional observations and recommendations from the perspectives
of ARL member libraries. Large libraries are far from exempt from
the effects of the current global economic crisis.*
http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/economic-statement-2009.pdf
Ouverture de "Belgica"
18 février 2009
La Bibliothèque royale de Belgique a mis en ligne sa bibliothèque
numérique "Belgica" qui permet d'accéder à
l’ensemble de son patrimoine numérisé. Cette bibliothèque
permet aux internautes du monde entier d’accéder à l’ensemble
du patrimoine numérisé du pays. Texte, image et son caractérisent
la diversité de ce patrimoine numérique ; gratuité
et permanence en constituent les modalités d’accès.*
http://belgica.kbr.be/fr/accueil_fr.html
Facebook Withdraws Changes in Data Use
Brad Stone and Brian Stelter
The New York Times, February 18, 2009
The popular social networking site Facebook recently lost some face. It
reversed changes to its contract with users that had appeared to give it
perpetual ownership of their contributions to the service after three days
of pressure from angry users and the threat of a formal legal complaint
by a coalition of consumer advocacy groups.*
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/technology/internet/19facebook.html?_r=1&th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1235056947-fpY7WUOluwAG45VuXR9Eiw
Vie privée sur Internet : la polémique Facebook
Catherine Vincent
Le Monde, 18 février 2009
Appartenons-nous définitivement à Facebook ? C'est ce qu'ont
pu se demander, pendant une quinzaine de jours, ses 175 millions d'adeptes.
En modifiant, le 4 février, les conditions d'usage de son site, le
réseau social numérique le plus fréquenté du
monde s'était en effet arrogé, de manière perpétuelle,
tous les droits sur les contenus mis en ligne par les utilisateurs. Devant
le tollé provoqué par cette mesure, le site a toutefois annoncé,
mercredi 18 février, qu'il revenait sur sa décision.*
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/article/2009/02/19/vie-privee-sur-internet-la-polemique-facebook_1157484_651865.html#ens_id=824668
CANARIE announces $12 million second round of Network-Enabled Platforms
Program
February 17, 2009
CANARIE has announced a $12 million second round of the Network-Enabled
Platforms Program (NEP) that is now open for proposals from innovative research
projects based on use of the CANARIE advanced network. The NEP-2 program
will focus on developing and deploying middleware tools, related platform
technologies and infrastructure that virtual organizations and other interested
communities will use in their research activities. This funding competition
encourages implementation of collaborative projects to accelerate the development
of, and participation in, national and international cyber-infrastructure
and e-Research platforms. Participants can be from both the public and private
sectors.*
http://www.canarie.ca/press/releases/09_02_17.html
[Français: HTML]
University Council Approves Open Access Plan
Art Jahnke and Jessica Ullian
BU Today, February 17, 2009
On February 11, Boston University Council voted to support an open access
system that would make scholarly work of the faculty and staff available
free online to anyone as long as the authors are credited and the scholarship
is not used for profit. “The resolution
passed by our University Council is a very important statement on the importance
of open access to the results of scholarship and research created within
the University,” says BU President Robert A. Brown. “The digital
archive called for in the resolution will become a great repository for
the creativity of our faculty and students.” *
http://www.bu.edu/today/node/8320
eIFL.net and Bioline International sign Memorandum of Understanding
to promote open access
February 16, 2009
eIFL.net and Bioline International are working together to advance
the development of Open Access and particularly open access journals in
developing and transitional countries. The two organizations will jointly
encourage more publishers to make their journals available on an Open Access
basis, and will engage more libraries to help promote this valuable free
source of peer-reviewed scientific information.*
http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-oa/oa-news/2009_02_16_eifl-net-bioline
Ten associations and advocacy groups send letter asking [U.S.]
House Judiciary Committee members to oppose the Fair Copyright in Research
Works Act
February 13, 2009
Ten national and regional [U.S.] organizations have sent a letter to the
House Judiciary Committee members asking them to oppose H.R. 801, “The
Fair Copyright in Research Works Act,” and lend their support for
the worldwide move toward open, public access to the results of publicly
funded research. Public support for science is enhanced when the public
directly sees the benefits from the public investment in scientific research.
Yet H.R. 801 would reverse the only U.S. policy for public access to research,
at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and make it impossible for other
agencies to enact similar policies. The letter includes an attached issue
brief detailing how the NIH Public Access Policy does not affect copyright
law.*
http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oawg_to_judiciary-09-feb-_3_x.pdf
ARTICLES
Recession Watch: How to survive the recession
Nature, Volume 457, Number 957, February 19, 2009
The global economic crisis brings both predicament and promise for the
research enterprise. Ten leading thinkers and practitioners provide analysis
and advice as they weigh in on two issues: how science will fare during
the economic downturn and what scientists’ role will be on the “road
back to recovery and growth.”*
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7232/full/457957a.html
A Policy Checklist for Enabling Persistence of Identifiers
Nick Nicholas et al
D-Lib Magazine, January/February 2009
This article discusses the Persistent Identifier Linking Infrastructure
(PILIN) project
that was established to help develop a policy framework for managing persistent
identifiers and identifier providers. A major finding from the project was
that policy is far more important in guaranteeing persistence of identifiers
than technology. To guarantee long-term access, as well as availability,
maintaining persistent identifiers for resources is critical and needs to
be included in any organizational planning with that goal in mind.*
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/january09/nicholas/01nicholas.html
Le temps est venu de favoriser la recherche
Marc Garneau
Le Devoir, 20 février 2009
Il est grand temps que le Canada déclare sans équivoque son
engagement à long terme en faveur des sciences, de la recherche et
de l'innovation. Cet engagement doit être solide comme le roc et envoyer
au grand public comme au secteur privé le message suivant: le Canada
inscrit son action dans la durée! À ce titre, il mettra en
place les politiques, les financements et les incitatifs propres à
assurer l'atteinte de cet objectif à long terme.*
http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/02/20/234917.html
Les affaires avant tout
Guy Taillefer
Le Devoir, 18 février 2009
Le budget fédéral livrant ses secrets à petites doses,
on apprend que les 17,5 millions supplémentaires que le gouvernement
Harper a versés au programme de bourses d'études supérieures
géré par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du
Canada (CRSHC) devront obligatoirement être consacrés à
des diplômes «liés aux affaires». Cette tendance
infectieuse à vouloir brancher le plus directement possible l'université
sur le marché du travail ne date évidemment pas d'hier. Il
va de soi qu'ils sont en partie interconnectés. Il y en a par contre
parmi nous qui trouvent que l'université mérite aussi qu'on
l'encourage à creuser et à transmettre un savoir qui échappe
aux schémas du «technicisme» ambiant.*
http://www.ledevoir.com/2009/02/18/234437.html
Étudier trop longtemps coûte cher... à l'université
Daphnée Dion-Viens
Le Soleil, 6 février 2009
Le chemin qui mène au diplôme est parfois long, très
long. Préoccupée par les étudiants qui prennent de
plus en plus de temps à compléter leur maîtrise ou leur
doctorat, l'Université Laval veut s'attaquer à cette problématique,
jugée «démesurée». Selon les règles
de financement du ministère de l'Éducation, les universités
sont financées annuellement selon le nombre d'étudiants inscrits.
Plus il y a d'étudiants, plus la subvention est généreuse.
Mais le ministère ne finance pas éternellement les étudiants
aux cycles supérieurs.*
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/actualites/education/200902/06/01-824973-etudier-trop-longtemps-coute-cher-a-luniversite.php
The state of the nation: a snapshot of Australian institutional
repositories
Mary Anne Kennan and Danny A. Kingsley
First Monday, Volume 14, Number 2, February 2, 2009
Kennan and Kingsley provide the first full description of the status of
Australian institutional repositories. Because of the government’s
support of institutional repositories and open access, Australia presents
an interesting case. A survey of all 39 Australian universities conducted
in September 2008 revealed that 32 institutions have active repositories
and by end of 2009, 37 should have repositories. The amount of open access
items in Australian IRs has risen dramatically since 2006.*
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2282/2092
Gaming against the greater good
Ryan McGrady
First Monday, Volume 14, Number 2, February 2, 2009
Wikipedia is one of the most visited Web sites in the world. Conversations
about its inner workings and credibility are ongoing despite its influence
on popular culture and the way we think about knowledge production, access
and consumption. The editors function well as a community, having
collaboratively developed a comprehensive set of social norms that place
the project before individuals. Ideas like authority and rhetoric, therefore,
have only marginal roles in day–to–day activities. McGrady analyses
these norms paying particular attention to a relatively new guideline that
exemplifies the Wikipedia community’s spirit — “Gaming
the system.”*
http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2215/2091
How Do You Know That? An Investigation of Student Research Practices
in the Digital Age
Randall McClure and Kellian Clink
portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 9, Number 1, January 2009
This study investigates the types of sources that English composition students use in their research essays. Unlike previous studies, the authors paired an examination of source citations with a deeper analysis of source use. Both analyses are discussed as they relate to focus group responses. McClure and Clink examined how students negotiate locating and using source material, particularly online sources, in terms of timeliness, authority, and bias. The researchers also reported on teachers’ struggle introducing these concepts to their students who seemingly failed to perceive authority and bias in their sources.*
Technology Empowers Public Sector Collaboration Changes
Keith Langille
Inside Edge: The Conference Board of Canada’s Quarterly Magazine,
Winter 2009
New technologies offer little value to an organization if they simply add
to current workloads; the value comes from reorganizing work and rendering
it more efficient through the introduction and use of technology, according
to Dr. Jerry Mechling
of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. 18 deputy ministers, assistant
deputy ministers, and chief information officers from three levels of government
agreed with this view at a unique Public Sector Advisory Council meeting—the
first of five sponsored by Microsoft Canada and The Conference Board of
Canada.
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/insideedge/q109-technology-empowers-public.aspx
RESOURCES / RESSOURCES
A copyright policy is an excellent educational tool: Developing
a Copyright Compliance Policy
Lesley Ellen Harris
COPYRIGHTLAWS.COM, February 18, 2009
A copyright policy can serve a variety of functions: determining who owns
works created during employment, explaining licenses, and establishing a
procedure for clearing permissions in copyright-protected works for example.
A copyright policy summarizes copyright management procedures for an organization.
The policy can also serve as an educational tool and as reference material
on copyright issues relevant to one’s organization.*
http://copyrightlawscom.blogspot.com/2009/02/copyright-policy-is-excellent.html
Digital Britain – Interim Report
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Department for Business, Enterprise
and Regulatory Reform, January 2009
The British Government has published a report detailing a plan to secure
a place for the U.K. as a leader in the global digital economy. Included
in the interim report are 22 recommendations covering, among other topics,
next generation networks, universal access to broadband, and a new deal
for digital content.*
http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/5631.aspx
A more research-intensive and integrated European Research Area:
Science, Technology and Competitiveness key figures report 2008/2009
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research
Although it remains to be seen how severe the downturn will be and how
long it will last, one thing is clear: Europe's policy response must be
strong, coordinated and pave the way for Europe's global competitiveness.
Europe should not decrease investments in research in a time of crisis.
Knowledge-related activities and structural reforms remain key investment
areas because global challenges like climate change, energy security and
the ageing population have not gone away. The EU can address these challenges
by pooling resources and coordinating investments in knowledge thereby contributing
to a sustainable recovery.*
http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/pdf/key-figures-report2008-2009_en.pdf
Knowledge for Growth: European Issues and Policy
Challenges
European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, 2008
Policy makers must develop the right education, research and innovation
policies to move towards a knowledge-based economy, but they need guidance
in doing so. The EU Commissioner for Research convened a group of eminent
European economists to advise on crucial issues the EU needs to address
on the way towards a knowledge society. Experts were chosen to reflect a
mixture of academic disciplines, competences and practical experience. The
group is called the ‘Knowledge for Growth (K4G) group’. Their
main task was to discuss the most up-to-date results from policy research
in the fields of education, research, technology and innovation that are
of relevance for sustaining European economic growth. *
http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/pdf/download_en/knowledge_for_growth_bat.pdf
EVENTS / ÉVÉNEMENTS
Scholarly Writing for the LIS Profession
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign in association with the American Theological Library
Association
Online synchronous sessions
March 10 - April 28, 2009 Tuesdays 2:00 - 3:00 pm central time
This course serves as an introduction to the major genres of scholarly
writing primarily through actual writing and editing assignments and discussion
of essential elements and approaches to scholarly writing. An underlying
assumption of the course is that writing is a social act, a way of knowing,
and a way of thinking creatively and critically. A successful writer understands
how readers respond to writing. A general introduction to scholarly writing
and editing, practice with writing abstracts, reviews, editorials, columns
and other opinion pieces, reporting the results of case studies, best practices,
surveys and focus group research, and writing discipline focused scholarly
articles are some of the topics the course will cover.*
http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/sw.html
LibQUAL+® Share Fair, Chicago, July 13, 2009: Call for Entries
In conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois
Submission deadline: June 19, 2009
The LibQUAL+® team invites entries in the 2009 Share Fair that takes
place Monday, July 13, in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference in
Chicago, Illinois. Share Fair organizers are seeking entries that will provide
poster sessions, displays, or materials related to marketing, administration,
and use of LibQUAL+®. Stories about what participants’ libraries
did after administering the survey are encouraged.*
http://www.libqual.org/documents/admin/sharefair09form.doc
