E-Lert # 367 / Cyberavis no. 367
Friday March 12, 2010 / le vendredi 12 mars 2010
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NEWS / NOUVELLES
Digital
media spotlight shines on Stratford Laura Cudworth
The Beacon Herald, March 11, 2010
Officials say the University of Waterloo Stratford Institute is already
nationally and internationally known in academic and business circles. "We're
further along today than we thought we would be in 10 years in terms of
recognition," said Ken Coates, dean of arts at the University of Waterloo,
during a well-attended update on the project. "We're going to pioneer.
We're going to show Canada what a digital nation looks like." Mr. Coates
said the school is open to the world and discussions are underway with other
institutions including one in Nanjing, China.*
http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2487274
Budget fédéral 2010 - L'environnement et le climat
en deuil
René Laprise
Le Devoir, 11 mars 2010
« Le gouvernement fédéral annonce que dorénavant,
certaines études d'évaluation environnementale seront gérées
par l'Office national de l'énergie. Du même souffle, il confirme
la fin de la Fondation canadienne pour les sciences du climat et de l'atmosphère
(FCSCA) et une diminution du financement d'Environnement Canada (EC). Le
gouvernement balaie ainsi du revers de la main 20 ans de progrès
canadiens, alors que nos normes environnementales font l'envie de plusieurs
pays et que nos réalisations scientifiques en prévision météorologique
et en physique du climat sont reconnues mondialement. »
http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/284686/budget-federal-2010-l-environnement-et-le-climat-en-deuil
US Canada Partnership Expands Ocean Research
Canadaviews.ca, March 11, 2010
US-Canada collaboration on ocean research took a major step forward as
Robert Gagosian, president and CEO of Consortium for Ocean Leadership, and
Martin Taylor, president and CEO of Ocean Networks Canada, signed a Memorandum
of Understanding pledging to work closely together as they manage and operate
cutting-edge ocean observing systems. Ocean Leadership administers the United
States Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and Ocean Networks Canada manages
the NEPTUNE Canada and VENUS ocean observatories in the north-east Pacific.
This agreement extends existing strong relationships among the international
science teams.*
http://www.canadaviews.ca/2010/03/11/us-canada-partnership-expands-ocean-research/
Video-Indexing Patents, Developed for Holocaust Archive, Head to
Auction Block
Goldie Blumenstyk
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 11, 2010
The organization that has collected and archived video testimonies from
nearly 52,000 Holocaust survivors and liberators is preparing to auction
off commercial rights to the patented
technology it developed for indexing and searching vast libraries of
video. The Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education will
use the company called Ocean Tomo to sell the commercial rights to its 11
key patents. The patents were issued at different times and the earliest
ones will expire in six years. The institute will retain rights for noncommercial
uses for the indexing and searching technology, and will continue to allow
others to use the technology for education and research purposes.*
http://chronicle.com/article/Video-Indexing-Patents/64638/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Jim Flaherty the latest to leap into 'innovation gap'
Carol Goar
Torotno Star, March 10, 2010
Five Canadian finance ministers have tried to crack the productivity puzzle,
and all failed. Jim Flaherty is taking a stab at it. Here is the conundrum:
we don't use our brainpower to create new wealth. We have a highly educated
population, generous tax incentives for research and development and lower
corporate tax rates than any leading economic power, but our businesses
are still reluctant to invest in new products and technologies (with a few
exceptions such as Research in Motion, Bombardier and Magna). They don't
capitalize on the exciting discoveries made in our universities and government
laboratories.*
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/article/777472--goar-jim-flaherty-the-latest-to-leap-into-innovation-gap
Cisco fait passer Internet à la vitesse grand V
LE Devoir, 10 mars 2010
« L'équipementier télécom américain
Cisco a annoncé qu'il avait conçu un routeur 12 fois plus
puissant que ceux de ses concurrents, permettant des connexions Internet
tellement rapides qu'il sera possible de télécharger en une
seconde l'intégralité de la bibliothèque du Congrès.
Ce nouvel appareil, le CRS-3, «est conçu pour servir de fondation
à l'Internet de nouvelle génération et donner le rythme
d'une croissance phénoménale de transmissions vidéo,
d'appareils portables et de nouveaux services en ligne, durant cette décennie
et au-delà», a expliqué le groupe. »
http://www.ledevoir.com/societe/science-et-technologie/284659/cisco-fait-passer-internet-a-la-vitesse-grand-v
European Parliament slams digital copyright treaty
Declan McCullagh
CNet News, March 10, 2010
The European Parliament took aim at a secret intellectual property treaty
that has been criticized for possibly giving copyright holders more power
to pull the plug on peer-to-peer users. By a remarkable vote of 633 to 13,
the Parliament rebuked European negotiators who have been drafting the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement (ACTA) in a series of confidential meetings around the globe.
Parliament's resolution
demands that the European Commission--the EU's executive branch--grant "public
access" to the ACTA documents. If the negotiations are not sufficiently
transparent, the resolution says, Parliament "reserves its right"
to take legal action.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10467337-38.html
Budget deep freeze will lead to end of climate research lab
Shawn McCarthy
Globe and Mail, March 9, 2010
Scientists studying climate change from a remote post on Ellesmere Island
are planning to shut down their cash-strapped project as the federal government
is not refinancing a key climate-change research foundation. The Polar Environment
Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL), located 1,100 kilometres from the
North Pole, collects data on the changing climate of the Far North where
global warming is found to be most intense.*
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/budget-deep-freeze-will-lead-to-end-of-climate-research-lab/article1495628/
ARL Weekly Update
March 12, 2010
https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:11423.8080796293/rid:c846509528fea0be3372d2de32366d35
Why DRM Doesn’t Work
Brad Colbow
The Brads, March 2, 2010
A comic about trying to download an audiobook from a library.
http://www.bradcolbow.com/archive.php/?p=205
ARTICLES
Copyright communication in Canadian academic libraries: a national surveyTony Horava
Canadian Journal of Information & Library Sciences, Volume 34, Issue 1, 2010
The concepts of copyright and intellectual property have always been integral
to the mission and functioning of universities. This association deeply
affects academic libraries as well. The transition to a knowledge-based
economy and changes in modes of knowledge acquisition and dissemination
have radically altered the context of universities and libraries and brought
questions of copyright and other intellectual property to the fore. A national
survey of Canadian academic libraries was undertaken in the summer of 2008
to understand the organizational context for copyright responsibility in
universities and the methods of communication that are used by university
libraries to engage the user community on copyright issues. The survey results
indicate a wide variation in approaches and numerous challenges faced by
libraries.
Warming to the arctic
Christina Chant
University Affairs, March 8, 2010
Canadians are waking up to the vast potential of the Arctic, but researchers
wonder what it will take to push attitudes to our northern latitudes beyond
platitudes. Numerous other northern nations, including Norway, Sweden, Finland
and Russia, have integrated government support for polar research that leaves
Canada trailing,” writes John England, NSERC Northern Research Chair
at the University of Alberta. “Only a national polar policy can provide
the commitment, integration and continuity that will ensure world-class
research.”*
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/warming-to-the-arctic.aspx
[En français: Quel avenir pour la recherche sur l’Arctique?
http://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/quel-avenir-pour-la-recherche-sur-arctique.aspx
]
Online repository supported by institutional funding at the University
of Ottawa
John Lorinc
University Affairs, March 8, 2010
The University of Ottawa has become the first Canadian postsecondary institution
to set up an institution-wide “open access” initiative. Several
years in the making, the move places the University of Ottawa into the forefront
of Canadian efforts to make publicly funded research freely available online.
Canadian OA experts applauded the university’s move. “It’s
a good example for other universities to emulate,” said Leslie Chan,
a program supervisor in new media studies at the University of Toronto’s
Scarborough campus. He points out that its success will turn on acceptance
by U of Ottawa researchers, who must ultimately choose to format and then
upload their work into the repository. “Having the program is one
thing,” said Professor Chan. “The buy-in from faculty is the
real proof. I would like to see how they actually engage the faculty.”*
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/u-o-first-to-embrace-open-access.aspx
[En français: L’Université d’Ottawa, précurseur
en matière de libre accès http://www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/u-o-precurseur-en-matiere-de-libre-acces.aspx]
Skim This Article (or Just Skip It)
Robert J. Cabin
The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 7, 2010
“As is the case with much of the other interesting material that
crosses my path, I almost never manage to finish reading any of the articles
I start in The Chronicle of Higher Education. I even wind up skimming some
of the most relevant and compelling articles in the journals I subscribe
to within my discipline. Why? Because I lead the typical, frenzied life
of an academic.”
http://chronicle.com/article/Skim-This-Article-or-Just/64462/
Rattrapage en recherche
Claude Picher
La Presse, 13 février 2010
« Selon une croyance tenace, le Canada n'investit pas assez
en recherche scientifique et en développement technologique. C'était
vrai il y a quelques années, ce l'est beaucoup moins maintenant.
Des chiffres publiés hier par Statistique Canada montrent que le
nombre de chercheurs affectés à des travaux de recherche et
développement a augmenté en moyenne de 21% dans les pays du
G7 entre 1998 et 2007. Au Canada, cette proportion est de 51%. »
http://lapresseaffaires.cyberpresse.ca/opinions/chroniques/claude-picher/201002/12/01-949239-rattrapage-en-recherche.php
The scientist and the smartphone
Nature Methods, Volume 7, Number 2, February 2010
Once upon a time phones were used exclusively for conversing with other
people, and computers ran software applications. The computer became an
indispensable tool in the laboratory while the phone developed into an annoying
mobile device that disrupted countless scientific conference presentations
and university lectures. But recently researchers can be seen talking on
their computer and using their cell phone for running fancy and sometimes
powerful software programs.*
http://www.nature.com/nmeth/journal/v7/n2/pdf/nmeth0210-87.pdf
RESOURCES / RESSOURCES
New eCourse decodes the mysteries of digital licensing
March 9, 2010
ALA Editions announced its first eCourse “Digital
Licensing Online” by Lesley Ellen Harris - an entirely self-directed,
self-paced continuing education course that uses an online interface. The
digital revolution has resulted in an important, and sometimes daunting,
change in the way libraries and other organizations procure, access and
store information available for internal use and for use by researchers.
Librarians have become negotiators and interpreters of legal agreements.
To help them fulfill these important new roles, renowned copyright expert
Lesley Ellen Harris has adapted her popular ALA Editions book “Licensing
Digital Content: A Practical Guide for Librarians” into this eCourse,
designed to teach librarians how to read and understand a contract as well
as how to negotiate with vendors.
http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/diglicens_pub.cfm
Checking Out the Future: Perspectives from the Library Community
on Information Technology and 21st-Century Libraries
Jennifer C. Hendrix
ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, Policy Brief No. 2, February
2010
In the 21st century, the digital revolution shows no signs of slowing.
Any institution must evaluate its place in a world increasingly lived
online to remain relevant. The good news is that many library professionals
recognize this and are driving adaptations designed to ensure that libraries
remain an integral part of our society’s commitment to education,
equity, and access to information. Some individuals are pessimistic about
the future of libraries, but many in the
community envision future library services that incorporate new philosophies,
new
technologies, and new spaces to meet the needs of all users more effectively
than ever
before. Transformation must go beyond incorporating technological advances
to include
rethinking the very core of what defines a library - the sense of place,
of service, and of
community that characterized the modern library in the 20th century.*
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/policybriefs/ala_checking_out_the.pdf
HighWire Press 2009 Librarian eBook Survey
Michael Newman and Anh Bui
In the fall of 2009, HighWire Press invited librarians to participate in
a survey on attitudes and practices related to digital books. One hundred
thirty‐eight librarians from 13 countries responded to the survey.
Sixty‐two percent of participants work in graduate/professional or
undergraduate academic institutions, and participants represent a variety
of roles in libraries, including reference, instruction, technical services,
acquisitions, serials, digital resource management, and administration.
Some of the things the survey results reveal are that fine‐tuning
discoverability will be important, that collecting and offering usage data
in a meaningful way will be critical, and that finding ways to integrate
scholarly content in a way that fits with the reader’s workflow will
be critical. Newman and Bui point out it is important to test any assumptions
about what librarians and users want and need from ebooks, especially when
the technology and market change so rapidly.*
http://highwire.stanford.edu/PR/HighWireEBookSurvey2010.pdf
EVENTS / ÉVÉNEMENTS
The Canadian ETD and Open Repositories Workshop
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
May 10, 2010 – May 11, 2010
Topics covered will include a status report on institutional repositories
in Canada, an overview of the Theses Canada program and of the NDLTD, sessions
on copyright and open access, options for institutional repository software,
workflow and systems best practices for ETDs and more. It will
also include a poster session. Simultaneous translation will be offered
for some sessions and several sessions will be offered in both English and
French. Anyone in the university community with an interest or role in the
development of institutional repositories or electronic theses submission
programs is encouraged to attend the workshop.
/
L’Atelier canadien sur les TME (thèses et mémoires
électroniques) et les dépôts à libre accès
Carleton University à Ottawa, Ontario, 10-11 mai 2010
Les sujets abordés comprendront l'état des dépôts
institutionnels (DI) au Canada, un aperçu du programme de Thèses
Canada et de la Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD),
des séances sur le droit d’auteur et le libre accès, des
options des logiciels de DI, le déroulement des opérations et
les pratiques exemplaires des systèmes des TME, et plus encore. Il
comprendra également une séance de présentations par
affiches. Un service d'interprétation simultanée sera offert
pour certaines séances, et plusieurs séances seront offertes
en français et en anglais. Toute personne du milieu universitaire intéressée
ou prenant part au développement de dépôts institutionnels
ou de programmes électroniques de soumission de thèses est encouragée
à participer à cet atelier.
http://conferences.uvic.ca/index.php?conference=etd&schedConf=etd_May_2010
Congress 2010 of the Humanities and Social Sciences
Montreal, Quebec, May 28 – June 4, 2010
Organized by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences,
Congress brings together thousands of scholars, students, practitioners
and policy makers in a different city each year to share ideas, debate and
enrich their research. They gather under the aegis of more than 70 associations
representing a rich spectrum of disciplines in the humanities and social
sciences. From theatre, literature and education to history, sociology and
political sciences, Congress represents a unique showcase of scholarly excellence,
creativity, and leadership. Congress 2010 is being hosted by Concordia University
in Montreal with the theme of Connected Understanding.
http://www.congress2010.ca/content.php?id=426
2010 LIBER Annual Conference
Aarhus, Denmark, June 29 – July 2, 2010
Registration is open for the 2010 LIBER Annual Conference. The deadline
for early registration is 30 April 2010. The joint hosts are Aarhus University
and the State and University Library of Denmark. Clifford Lynch (Coalition
for Networked Information, USA), Heather Morrison (Simon Fraser University,
Canada), Lee Dirks (Microsoft), Jon Orwant (Google), and Brian Lavoie (OCLC)
will provide key addresses.
http://www.statsbiblioteket.dk/liber2010/liber-2010
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