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 Institutional Repository Service to be hosted by Scholars Portal.
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We are excited to announce the new Odesi site will officially go live on October 4, 2023!
We are excited to announce the new Odesi site will officially go live on October 4, 2023!
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is now accepting proposals for New Initiatives funding.
Each year, OCUL provides financial support for major initiatives and projects that align with OCUL’s strategic plan and have a broad impact for all OCUL member libraries’ teaching, learning and research priorities.
Each year, OCUL provides financial support for major initiatives and projects that align with OCUL’s strategic plan and have a broad impact for all OCUL member libraries’ teaching, learning and research priorities.
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to release the 2021-2022 Collaborative Futures Impact Report.
Over 2021 and 2022, we saw a concerted focus by OCUL members to improve access to collections through the Omni academic search tool, including the new ability to request physical materials from any of the 18 partner universities directly within Omni.
Over 2021 and 2022, we saw a concerted focus by OCUL members to improve access to collections through the Omni academic search tool, including the new ability to request physical materials from any of the 18 partner universities directly within Omni.
Kate Davis has been appointed as the Director of Scholars Portal, effective July 1, 2023, for a term of five years.
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We’re excited to announce the release of the new Odesi search in beta!
Odesi is a Canadian data repository provided by academic libraries on behalf of researchers. It contains more than 6,000 curated social and economic datasets, including Canadian surveys and public opinion polls.
We’re excited to announce the release of the new Odesi search in beta!
Odesi is a Canadian data repository provided by academic libraries on behalf of researchers. It contains more than 6,000 curated social and economic datasets, including Canadian surveys and public opinion polls.
Join us in celebrating your OCUL colleagues by nominating an individual or team within the consortium whose exemplary contributions embody the values of collaboration, networking and community.
From making data discoverable to digital asset management, the Collaborative Futures Mini Conference is an opportunity to learn from your library colleagues' experiences working with Alma and Omni.
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is pleased to announce a pilot project with Wiley to give libraries access to the publisher’s nearly 24,000 ebook titles as part of a shared evidence-based acquisition (EBA) program.
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We’re pleased to share an update about the ongoing migration of Odesi collections to Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository.
We’re pleased to share an update about the ongoing migration of Odesi collections to Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository.