News & Events

We are thrilled to announce that nominations are open for the 2024 OCUL Award! The OCUL Outstanding Contribution Award recognizes exemplary achievements in advancing the OCUL Way or the consortium's strategic priorities. This annual award celebrates the dedication and ingenuity of OCUL colleagues who embody the values of networking, collaboration and community.

The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Task Force on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence has released its final report and strategy, following up on its interim report published in March 2024.

Scholaris is a national shared repository service that provides hosted infrastructure and support for Canadian institutional repositories. The service is managed by Scholars Portal and developed by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), University of Toronto Libraries (UTL), regional consortia, expert groups and members of the Canadian institutional repository community.

The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to call for member nominations for subcommittees and working groups, under the Information Resources Standing Committee and the Collaborative Futures Steering Committee.

Every year, the online Collaborative Futures Mini Conference brings together experts from across Ontario to share their learnings and experiences working with collaborative library technologies. For 2024, we’re thrilled to announce a program that explores analytics, workflows, accessible discovery and more!

We are pleased to announce the formation of the Borealis Steering Committee that will foster national governance for Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository. This inaugural committee will begin by overseeing implementation of the bylaws for the Borealis service. The establishment of the Borealis Steering Committee marks a significant step forward in providing essential governance for the service. 

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.

The interim report describes use cases for machine learning in university libraries and recommends projects that incorporate machine learning technologies. It also considers key issues such as ethical concerns, technical capacity, available expertise, and infrastructure needs.

The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to announce two new Visiting Researchers for 2024.