Everything tagged: CARL

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.

Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/risk-north-2-digital-collections-2/ This full-day open forum will focus on assessing current digital preservation readiness, resources, and collaborative initiatives, with a view to identifying opportunities to strengthen our collective capacity for digital …

Earlier this week, CARL and CFLA released their submissions to the Consultation on Options for Reform of the Copyright Board of Canada.

The goal of the inaugural meeting is to set strategic priorities and establish work teams to identify and accomplish specific goals related to the mission of the CWAC.

Website: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/cwac-inaugural-meeting/ The Canadian Web Archiving Coalition (CWAC) is an inclusive community of practice within Canadian libraries, archives, and other memory institutions engaged or otherwise interested in web archiving. The Coalition’s mission is …