Everything tagged: CARL

The purpose of the survey was to provide an updated and comprehensive picture of digital preservation activities in Canada and to identify existing gaps and outstanding needs at Canadian institutions.

A summary of the ideas, priorities, directions, strategies that were espoused during the Advancing Open event to give a framework to those who could not attend but would like to add their thoughts and ideas.

Un résumé des idées, des priorités, des orientations et des stratégies qui ont été adoptées pendant l’événement Faire avancer le savoir libre et qui donneront un cadre à ceux qui n’ont pas pu y assister mais qui aimeraient y contribuer.

Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/oele2020/ The Open Education Leadership Essentials Event (OeLE) is a two-day event, designed by the CARL Open Education Working Group, to provide Canadian library practitioners with the information, skills …

A letter from Canada’s library and archival community to the Ministers of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and the President of the Treasury Board of Canada proposing next steps for the Government of Canada to take towards changes to Crown Copyright.

CARL and CFLA issued statements this week applauding and commending the House of Commons Copyright Act Review Committee for its thorough analysis and balanced recommendations.

Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/claw-2019/ The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is committed to supporting and developing outcomes-based measures to assist libraries in moving beyond inputs and outputs in order to better …

Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/advancing-open/ Wanted to attend Advancing Open but couldn’t get to Vancouver? We will be livestreaming the plenary portions of the event! Monday, May 6, 6-9 p.m. PT and Tuesday, May …

“We believe that a term of copyright of life plus 50 years is adequate to reward rights holders and beneficiaries, while balancing the benefits that a robust public domain has for Canada’s knowledge-based economy.”

Recommendations in similar areas of interest: Copyright override, Crown Copyright, Fair dealing, Indigenous Knowledge, Orphan works, Technological Protection Measures (TPM), and Term Extentions.