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Nominations Open for 2024 OCUL Outstanding Contribution Award

Published on 2024-07-08
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.

Announcing the Scholaris Website and Early Adopter Cohorts 1 & 2

Published on 2024-06-25
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.

Announcing the Inaugural Borealis Steering Committee and Governing Bylaws

Published on 2024-03-07
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. 

Task Force Releases Interim Report on Machine Learning and AI in Academic Libraries

Published on 2024-03-04
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.

Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure

Published on 2024-02-23

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. Starting with an early adopters program of a limited number of institutions, the goal is to build Scholaris into a robust and scalable multi-institutional national repository service – one that is strengthened by a responsive, collaborative community of experts and repository practitioners.

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