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Announcing the Inaugural Borealis Steering Committee and Governing Bylaws
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03/07/2024 - 12:00Task Force Releases Interim Report on Machine Learning and AI in Academic Libraries
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Task Force on Machine Learning and AI has released its interim report for feedback from the academic community.
03/04/2024 - 07:33Registration & Call for Lightning Talks: Scholars Portal Days 2024
Online event — Register now
Wednesday, May 1 and Thursday, May 2, 2024
12:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and University of Toronto Libraries, are collaboratively developing a National Institutional Repository Service (‘Scholaris’) to be hosted by Scholars Portal.
02/23/2024 - 15:08OCUL Welcomes two new Visiting Researchers
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to announce two new Visiting Researchers for 2024.
02/01/2024 - 13:58Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 OCUL Award
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 OCUL Outstanding Contribution Award.
01/29/2024 - 08:17Registration Open: National Community of Practice for AI and Machine Learning in Academic Libraries
University library staff and team members from library-adjacent organizations across Canada are invited to sign up for a new Community of Practice on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) in academic libraries.
01/25/2024 - 10:10Happy Holidays! OCUL and Scholars Portal Office Closures
Happy holidays from your colleagues at OCUL and Scholars Portal!
OCUL will be closed for the holidays starting Thursday, December 21, 2023 and will return on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Scholars Portal will be closed from Thursday, December 21, 2023 and will return on Wednesday, January 3, 2024.
We wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and the very best for 2024!
12/14/2023 - 14:36Ontario Council of University Libraries Appoints Task Force on Machine Learning and AI
An Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) task force has started work to explore how the consortium can pilot artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology to advance the objectives and values of academic librarianship.
12/12/2023 - 15:49CARL, OCUL, and University of Toronto Libraries Sign MOU Outlining Collaborative Intent to Develop a National Institutional Repository Service
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), and University of Toronto Libraries are pleased to announce their signing of an MOU outlining our collaborative intent to develop a National I
11/22/2023 - 15:35New Initiatives Fund Call for Proposals
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is now accepting proposals for New Initiatives funding.
07/27/2023 - 09:06Now Available: OCUL Collaborative Futures Impact Report 2021-2022
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to release the 2021-2022 Collaborative Futures Impact Report.
07/25/2023 - 12:09Opportunité d'emploi: Opérateur de référence virtuelle bilingue
Le Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l’Ontario (CBUO ; en anglais : OCUL) est à la recherche d’un étudiant ou récent diplômé d’un programme en bibliothéconomie ou science de l’information, souhaitant offrir de l’aide à la recherche universitaire en français et en anglais par l’entremise
07/12/2023 - 12:00