News & Events
Webinar: Back to School with Scholars Portal, September 5th
Thursday, September 5th, 2PM
Join staff from Scholars Portal in this one-hour webinar to learn what’s new and what’s upcoming with Scholars Portal services, including previews of the Dataverse Data Curation Tool, Accessible Content ePortal staff portal, and upgrades to the Scholars Portal Journals interface.
Brief Scholars Portal Service Outage: August 23, 8am
Brief Scholars Portal Service Outage August 23
OCUL/COPPUL Digital Preservation Management Workshop in Toronto, November 2019 - Registration Now Open
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and the Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL) are pleased to announce that registration is open for the Toronto edition of the Digital Preservation Management Workshop series.
08/22/2019 - 09:25Job Opportunity -- Administrative Assistant
OCUL is seeking an Administrative Assistant for a one-year contract with the possibility of extension. Applications will be accepted until August 26.
08/02/2019 - 09:47OCUL Accessibility Community Virtual Huddle: Inclusive Spaces & Technology Labs in Libraries
Wednesday, July 24, @ 11am PDT / 2pm EDT
The OCUL Accessibility Community invites you to join our next Virtual Huddle, on the topic of Inclusive Spaces & Technology Labs in Libraries.
07/16/2019 - 12:01Scholars Portal Launches Dataverse Blog
In fall 2018, OCUL’s Scholars Portal service and the University of Toronto Libraries received funding from the CANARIE RDM grant program for the development project “Dataverse for the Canadian Research Community.” The aim of the pr
07/09/2019 - 11:072019 Scholars Portal Annual Report Now Available
Scholars Portal’s 2019 Report to the OCUL Directors is now available.
06/05/2019 - 10:17New Feature on Scholars Portal Journals: Linked Book Reviews
We are excited to announce a new feature linking Scholars Portal’s Journals and Books platforms. Over 17,000 book review articles on the Scholars Portal Journals platform now link directly to the title being reviewed on Scholars Portal Books.
05/09/2019 - 10:14Employment Opportunity: Virtual Reference Operator (Part-Time, Remote)
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is seeking library or information studies students (MLIS/MI) and recent graduates interested in providing academic reference assistance through our virtual reference service, Ask a Librarian / Clavardez avec nos bibliothécaires.
04/30/2019 - 10:19Agreement Between BCI and the University of Toronto to Extend OCUL’S Research Data Repository Service to Quebec Researchers
le français suit
04/23/2019 - 11:55
OCUL/COPPUL Digital Preservation Management Workshop in Toronto, 2019 - Call for Expressions of Interest
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) intends to host a Toronto edition of the popular Digital Preservation Management Workshop series from November 12-15, 2019 at Ryerson University. We are seeking expressions of interest from OCUL and COPPUL members to ensure we can make the workshop feasible. Please communicate your interest in attending this workshop by Friday, May 17 by filling out this short form.
04/17/2019 - 11:12OCUL Accessibility Community Virtual Huddle: WCAG 2.0 and web accessibility standards refresh
Thursday, April 4, 11am-12pm
The OCUL Accessibility Community invites you to join their first Virtual Huddle.
This Virtual Huddle is the first of a series of informal meetings designed to facilitate information sharing and support a robust community of practice around accessibility issues. This event is an opportunity to join a video call to share information, ask questions or just be privy to an informal discussion on one focus issue related to accessibility.
03/27/2019 - 15:52Dataverse-Archivematica Integration Now Available for Testing
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and Scholars Portal are pleased to announce that the first version of the Dataverse-Archivematica integration for long-term dataset preservation is now available for community testing and feedback.
Webinar: Licensing Demystified
Friday, March 1st, 11AM
Curious about how electronic collections are built and managed? In this one-hour webinar, members of the OCUL Information Resources Committee take you behind the mysterious curtain and into the world of content licensing. You will learn what a license is, why we have to license, how we do it, the impact licensing has on library collections and their use, and current challenges. If you’ve ever wondered about how this major activity is carried out, and what are the key elements, dynamics, and challenges, this presentation is for you!
02/14/2019 - 16:12Dataverse en français, s'il vous plaît! Scholars Portal launches bilingual Dataverse repository platform
[la version française suit]
Scholars Portal is pleased to announce the upgrade of our research data repository, Dataverse, to software version 4.10.1, which enhances support for French language users and provides new features and bug fixes.
01/29/2019 - 10:34Pages
