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OCUL Webinar: The Who, What and How of Information Resources at OCUL

Published on 2021-05-31

June 24, 2021, 9:30am-11am

 

OCUL Information Resources Committee (OCUL-IR) is hosting a webinar to engage with OCUL colleagues and introduce OCUL-IR’s mandate, activities, and responsibilities on issues relating to collective negotiation, collection development and strategy. 

This webinar will also explore roles and responsibilities of the OCUL office and the OCUL Information Resources Coordinator, OCUL-IR institutional representatives, and OCUL member staff.

Grant Hurley Recognized for Contribution to Digital Preservation

Published on 2021-05-27

The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) congratulates Scholars Portal Digital Preservation Librarian Grant Hurley on receiving the 2021 the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) Alexander Fraser Award and the Masters of Information Student Council, MISC Outstanding Instructor Award. These awards recognise Grant’s sustained and valuable contribution to the field of digital preservation.

Happy holidays! OCUL & SP Office Closures

Published on 2020-12-18


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Happy holidays from your colleagues at OCUL and Scholars Portal!

OCUL will be closed for the holiday period from Monday, December 21, 2020 returning Monday, January 4, 2021. Scholars Portal will be closed from Wednesday, December 23, 2020 returning on Monday, January 4, 2021. 

Until then, we would like to wish you all a happy and safe holiday season and the very best for 2021.

Statement on Economic Impact of COVID-19

Published on 2020-10-29
This statement, written on behalf of the Canadian regional and national academic library consortia, and the individual libraries they represent, describes the unprecedented challenges and uncertainty facing Canadian post-secondary institutions. These challenges have resulted from unsustainable pricing and access restrictions and limitations, which have been augmented by the ongoing and highly unpredictable effects of COVID-19.

Read the full statement

Algoma and Laurentian to launch Omni Ontario’s shared academic search tool 

Published on 2020-09-24

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TORONTO (Ontario), 24 September 2020  - The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) is excited to announce that Algoma University and Laurentian University will join partner universities across the province to offer Omni, Ontario’s shared academic search tool to their scholarly communities. The service is set to launch at Algoma and Laurentian in December, 2020.  

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