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The phrase information commons refers to our shared knowledge base. Heather Morrison presents examples of the commons in action, ranging from open access and open source scholarly resources to the…

Recent resource sharing technology developments in the western Canadian consortia, BC Electronic Library Network and COPPUL are discussed. Highlights include the shelf status project of BC ELN,…

Beyond traditional support for research, SFU Library provides a variety of other services. These include software support such as reSearcher (federated searching, link resolving, requesting and…

The most important aspects of open access for the medical librarian are presented. Reasons for open access include access to research information, access to taxpayer-funded research, facilitation of…

Evidence based practice, whether in librarianship or any other profession, depends on access to the evidence, and access to opportunities to share one’s own evidence. Open access (OA) is the perfect…

The Commons, a term derived from the concept of common grazing ground in simpler times, is now used to describe our shared knowledge-based, and the processes that facilitate or hinder its use. This…

It’s the next step in reference and information services – librarians are leaving the library and providing in-person reference services in areas on campus where students congregate.

The landscape of scholarly communications is transforming into an Open Access environment. Policies are being set by national funding agencies and universities, among others. This session will…

The basics of open access are presented, as a starting point for discussion by librarians in developing countries. Open access is defined; resources for searching are presented, and resources for…

This brief presentation summarizes my present view on the transformative potential of a fully open access approach in the area of peer review. While a great deal of research has been done on peer…

This paper documents the use of unqualified Dublin Core (uDC) elements in the metadata harvested from the repositories participating in the CARL harvester, and identifies patterns in the use of that…

Simon Fraser University Library, University of Calgary, Sien Lok Society of Calgary, and Multicultural History Society of Ontario are founding members in a project bringing together community,…

Faced with the choice between multiple subscription databases, each with a different interface and search functions, and the simplicity of Google, college and university students are increasingly…

For libraries searching for an affordable way to manage their growing online serials collections, CUFTS open source serials management software provides an effective alternative to more traditional…

Readings to accompany the presentation Library statistics: what's needed and what's new
http://hdl.handle.net/1892/3348 presented to the Vancouver Association of Law Libraries, March…