E-Lert # 348 / Cyberavis no. 348
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CARL COMMUNIQUÉ / COMMUNIQUÉ DE L’ABRC
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) becomes a
founding member of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) became a
founding member of the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR).
COAR is an international association of organizations and individuals that
have a common strategic interest in open access to scholarly communication.
COAR was formed out of a need to work together at the international
level to promote greater visibility and application of research outputs
through global networks of open access digital repositories. PDF
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L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) est devenue membre fondateur de la Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) est devenue membre fondateur de la Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR). COAR est une association internationale regroupant des organismes et des personnes qui ont un intérêt stratégique commun dans le libre accès à la communication savante. COAR a été formé en raison de la nécessité de se concerter à l’échelle internationale pour favoriser une meilleure visibilité et une plus vaste application des résultats de la recherche par la voie des réseaux mondiaux de dépôts numériques en libre accès. PDF
CARL Data Management Working Group and the Maxwell MacOdrum Library at Carleton University sponsoring a research data management workshop for librarians
On November 10, from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Ernie Boyko (Adjunct Data Librarian,
Carleton University), Jane Fry (Data Specialist, Carleton University), Chuck
Humphrey (Co-ordinator, Data Library, University of Alberta), Wendy Watkins
(Data Librarian, Carleton University) will lead the workshop which aims
to introduce the concepts, issues and importance of research data management
and preservation, and also to explore the expanding role of library staff
in research data management. Registration for this event is complete, however,
there is a waiting list.
http://134.117.10.74/datamanagement/
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Groupe de travail sur la gestion des données de l’ABRC et la Maxwell MacOdrum Library de Carleton University commanditeront un atelier de gestion des données de recherche à l’intention des bibliothécaires
Le 10 novembre, à partir de 9 h 30 à 16 h 30, Ernie Boyko
(Adjunct Data Librarian, Carleton University), Jane Fry (Data Specialist,
Carleton University), Chuck Humphrey (Co-ordinator, Data Library, University
of Alberta), Wendy Watkins (Data Librarian, Carleton University) mèneront
l'atelier qui a pour des objectifs présenter les concepts, les enjeux
et l’importance de gérer et de conserver les données
de recherche, et également explorera le rôle en expansion du
personnel des bibliothèques dans la gestion des données de
recherche. L'inscription à cet événement est complète,
cependant, il y a une liste d'attente.
http://134.117.10.74/datamanagement/
CARL and International Open Access Week 2009, October 19-23
To kick off Open Access Week, CARL sponsored a webcast and Q&A session
with John Wilbanks, VP of Science at Creative Commons, on Monday October
19. The live, online Q&A session was held from 1:00 to 2:00pm. John
Wilbanks answered questions from participants at 21 Universities across
Canada.
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L’ABRC et la Semaine international du libre accès 2009, 19 au 23 octobre
Pour lancer la Semaine du libre accès, l’ABRC a commanditée une webdiffusion et une séance de Q et R avec John Wilbanks, vice-président chargé des sciences, à Creative Commons, le lundi 19 octobre 2009. La séance en direct de Q et R en ligne a eu lieu de 13 h à 14 h. John Wilbanks a répondu à des questions des participants à 21 universités à travers le Canada.
NEWS / NOUVELLES
Canadian regulator allows ISP traffic shaping
Etan Vlessing
Reuters Canada, October 22, 2009
Canada's TV regulator has dealt a blow to network neutrality by upholding
the right of domestic ISPs to control online content and traffic. In a much-awaited
ruling, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
(CRTC) said major phone and cable giants can employ controversial "traffic-shaping"
practices to manage the flow of Internet content on their networks, but
must tell subscribers when and how they are doing so. The landmark CRTC
decision comes as the Federal Communications Commission in Washington prepares
to vote Thursday on proposed network neutrality rules that will codify how
much control U.S.-based ISPs have over online traffic.
http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCATRE59L1OE20091022
Major RoMEO Upgrade Released
A major upgrade to RoMEO has been released today, giving: extra category
for the self-archiving of the publisher’s version/ PDF expanded journal
coverage extra search options for journal abbreviations and electronic ISSNs
new tabular browse view for publishers and selective display of publishers’
compliance with funding agencys’ mandates. RoMEO now provides expanded
journal coverage, enabling users to draw from both the Directory of Open
Access Journals (DOAJ) and the Entrez journal list for the Life Sciences,
along with the existing resource of the British Library’s Zetoc service.
http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/documents/RoMEOPressReleaseOct09
The Depot Open Access Repository Becomes International
October 21, 2009
To coincide with the start of Open Access week, EDINA (a JISC UK-national
academic data centre based at the University of Edinburgh) is pleased to
announce that the Depot has been opened up internationally. Building upon
its initial role given to it by JISC, the Depot is now being opened up as
a facility to support the Open Access agenda internationally. The Depot
http://www.depot.edina.ac.uk/
is an assured gateway to make research Open Access - they provide two main
services: 1. a deposit service for researchers worldwide without an institutional
repository in which to deposit their papers, articles, and book chapters
(e-prints). 2. a re-direct service which alerts depositors to more appropriate
local services if they exist.
http://www.openaccessweek.org/?s=depot
DRIVER Confederation Summit
October 20, 2009
The DRIVER II project hosted an international Confederation Summit at the
Booktower in Ghent, home to DRIVER's Belgian project partner, University
Library Ghent. An assembly of international strategic partners in the field
of Open Access to scholarly communication convened in order to celebrate
the achievements of the DRIVER II project and to reflect on the uptake of
DRIVER in national and international repository communities that provide
a head start into the future of scientific repository infrastructure. The
DRIVER Confederation Summit also served to launch the new international
organization, COAR: the Confederation of Open Access Repositories, observing
the partnerships that mark the achievement of this significant association
of content providers, international repository federations and affiliated
organizations.
http://www.driver-support.eu/newsevents.php?item=nDRIVERConfed39
Opening up research for better returns on taxpayers’ investment
As part of International Open Access Week (October 19 – 23, 2009)
JISC launched a definitive guide
to its 15 years of work in Open Access, tracking the changes in UK policy,
opinions and what the future will look like. The guide showcases the work
JISC has achieved for scholarly communications in the UK, and is supported
by electronic resources including interviews with experts from across education
and research. This suite of information is being launched to support UK
researchers in opening up their work for better returns on taxpayers’
investment.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2009/10/oa.aspx
Canadian universities closed-minded on open access
Michael Geist
Toronto Star, October 19, 2009
October 19 to 23 was International Open Access Week with universities around
the world taking stock of the emergence of open access as a critical part
of research and innovation. The basic principle behind open access is to
facilitate public access to research, particularly research funded by taxpayers.
While Canada has lagged, a growing number of funding agencies, including
the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Cancer Society
and Genome Canada have adopted open access policies. Notwithstanding the
success stories, two major barriers remain. The first is the need for broader
campus support for open access. Second, Canadian university publishers have
been generally hostile toward open access.
http://www.thestar.com/news/sciencetech/technology/article/712135--law-bytes-canadian-universities-closed-minded-on-open-access#article
Toronto Reference Library Gets $3M (CAD) in Federal Stimulus Funds
Norman Oder
Library Journal, October 19, 2009
In the United States, federal
stimulus funds for libraries will focus especially on the expansion
of broadband access, not library construction, but in Canada, the federal
government will contribute $3 million CAD (about $2.92 million USD) to expand
and improve the Toronto
Reference Library. "By improving one of Toronto’s
largest libraries, the project will not only benefit the more than one million
users from across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) who currently enjoy the
facility, but also increase annual visit rates by up to 40 per cent,"
stated
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's office. "The project will modernize
the building’s appearance, improve the building’s energy efficiency,
provide new event space and create additional computer workstations to deliver
better support for library visitors.”
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6702800.html?nid=2671&rid=##reg_visitor_id##&source=link
Ottawa and provinces need comprehensive policies to boost Canadian
digital media sector: OTC
Stefan Dubowski
Tech Media Reports, October 18, 2009
If governments really want to foster healthy Canadian digital media sectors,
they should take a comprehensive approach to developing the policies designed
to support the industry. Focusing on just one or another aspect of the market
won’t cut it, says a director of the Ontario Technology Corridor (OTC),
an organization representing a technology cluster extending from Niagara
Falls to Ottawa.
Law.Gov: America's Operating System, Open Source
Carl Malamud
O’Reilly Radar, October 15, 2009
Public.Resource.Org is working on a business plan, technical specs, and
enabling legislation for the federal government to create Law.Gov. Law.Gov
is envisioned as a distributed, open source, authenticated registry and
repository of all primary legal materials in the United States. It is an
outgrowth of 3 years of work carried out at Public.Resource.Org along with
numerous stakeholders in the open law movement across the U.S.. There have
been a series of successes which demonstrate that there is a demand and
a need for more legal information to be more broadly available.
http://radar.oreilly.com/2009/10/lawgov-americas-operating-syst.html
The Swedish Research Council requires free access to research results
October 8, 2009
The Swedish Research Council now requires researchers to publish their
material so as to make it available to all. The public and other researchers
should have free access to all material financed by public means. The Research
Council's approach as regards Open Access was developed in close collaboration
with SUHF, which represents the country's higher education institutions.
http://www.vr.se/inenglish/fromus/news/newsarchive/news2009/news2009/theswedishresearchcouncilrequiresfreeaccesstoresearchresults.5.227c330c123c73dc586800012074.html
ARTICLES
Creating a library service for scholarly open access journals
Ingrid Cutler
ScieCom Info, Volume 5, Number 3, 2009
In 2008 the University of Bergen Library started a project to support independent
open access
journals at the University of Bergen. The service was aimed at already existing
journals that wanted to convert to an open access model, and to research
groups that planned to establish a new electronic journal with open content.
Cutler discusses the experience gained from serving the scholarly open access
journals at the University of Bergen Library – first and foremost
the challenges connected with establishing such a service. She also addresses
the question as to what degree libraries should offer this kind of publishing
service: should academic libraries act as publishers of scholarly journals?
http://www.sciecom.org/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1766/1395
Access to Publicly-Funded Research: Why Not Now?
Barbara Fister
Library Journal, October 15, 2009
Taxpayers support basic science because it has multiple positive benefits.
Scientists supported by public funds want their research to make a contribution
to our understanding of the physical and natural world; in short, they want
people to use their results. Librarians want to help the students and faculty
at their institutions get their hands on that information without having
to ransom it back from publishers. The people pay for it. The authors want
to share it. It's good for society to have access to the research we fund
for the public good. So why is passing the Federal Research Public Access
Act so hard?
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6701870.html?nid=2673&source=link&rid=490036441
Toward Implementation of the Global Earth Observation System of
Systems Data Sharing Principles
Paul F. Uhlir et al
Volume 35, number 1 of the Journal of Space Law and Volume 9 of the CODATA
Data Science Journal
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in 2002
highlighted the urgent need for coordinated observations of the Earth in
support of sustainable development. The purpose and vision for GEOSS is
“to realize a future wherein decisions and actions for the benefit
of humankind are informed via coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth
observations and information.” GEOSS is seen as an important contribution
to meeting the Millennium Development Goals and to furthering the implementation
of international treaty obligations. GEOSS will encompass all areas of the
Earth, with a particular emphasis on addressing the needs of developing
country users.
http://www.spacelaw.olemiss.edu/JSL/articles/35JSL201.pdf
RESOURCES / RESSOURCES
The Fourth Paradigm: Data-Intensive Scientific DiscoveryTony Hey et al (Eds.)
Microsoft Research, 2009
This book is about a new, fourth paradigm for science based on data-intensive
computing. In such scientific research, we are at a stage of development
that is analogous to when the printing press was invented. Printing took
a thousand years to develop and evolve into the many
forms it takes today. Using computers to gain understanding from data created
and stored in electronic data stores will likely take decades—or less.
Contributing authors in this volume endeavor to refine an understanding
of this new paradigm from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/fourthparadigm/contents.aspx
Institutional Repository Bibliography
Charles W. Bailey, Jr.
Version 1: 10/19/2009
The Institutional Repository Bibliography (IRB) presents selected English-language
articles, books, and other scholarly textual sources. Although institutional
repositories intersect with a number of open access and scholarly communication
topics, this bibliography only includes works that are primarily about institutional
repositories.
http://digital-scholarship.org/irb/irb.html
Bagit: Transferring Content for Digital Preservation
June 24, 2009
The Library of Congress’s steadily growing digital collections arrive
primarily over the network rather than on hardware media. But that data
transfer can be difficult because different organizations have different
policies and technologies. The Library – with the California Digital
Library and Stanford University – has developed guidelines for creating
and moving standardized digital containers, called “bags.” A
bag functions like a physical envelope that is used to send content through
the mail but with bags, a user sends content from one computer to another.
http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/videos/bagit0609.html
Google Book Settlement: an informational site for the library community
The American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy
has constructed a site that brings together a wide variety of documentation,
articles and resources to help librarians make sense of the Google Books
project and the settlement, and the pending decision on it. It includes
such things as ALA’s brief summary, ARL’s Guide for the Perplexed,
a Synthesis of all the filings to date, and the official settlement documents
among other materials.
http://wo.ala.org/gbs/
The WIPO Journal: Analysis and Debate of Intellectual Property
Issues
This new peer-reviewed journal published in association with WIPO and Thomson
Reuters presents a new forum for debating the key issues affecting intellectual
property protection throughout the world. With submissions reviewed independently
of WIPO, the journal provides an unbiased examination of how these issues
affect practice from an interdisciplinary perspective.
http://www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/wipojournal/find.html
EVENTS / ÉVÉNEMENTS
OCULA and ABO-Franco 2009 Fall Workshop: Leadership Throughout the LibraryUniversity of Guelph, October 29, 2009
Libraries are characterized by key common elements; we all employ highly educated staff members who are peppered throughout our structures and we all are affected by constant technological change. Leadership needs to fit the realities of our organizational cultures.
Ken Roberts, Chief Librarian of Hamilton Public Library, Past-President of CLA and a past President of OLA, will emphasize the work of Jane Dutton, Emily Heaphy and others on positive organizational scholarship. He approaches the question of leadership by looking at archetype organizational cultures and their likelihood for success in library settings.
http://www.accessola.com/data/2/rec_docs/616_ocula-abofallevent.pdf
The Grey Mosaic: Piecing It All Together
Washington D.C., December 14-15, 2009
Over the past 15 years, Grey Literature has developed from a millennium movement to a well defined field in information studies. This process has been considerably influenced and shaped by results of research issuing from the International Conference Series on Grey Literature. The Eleventh Conference in this series will endeavor to piece together traditional features inherent to grey literature with more recent elements both technology and policy driven. In any field of science and technology, information and knowledge aggregated in research must be made available beyond the limits of any one specific information community, and as such, should be openly accessible to net citizens.
http://www.textrelease.com/gl11conference.html
Canadian ETD and Open Repositories Workshop
Carleton University, May 10 – 11, 2009
http://conferences.uvic.ca/index.php?conference=etd&schedConf=etd_May_2010
