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Your Interdisciplinary Web Archive Collaboration

The BC Research Libraries Group is proud to present

“Your Interdisciplinary Web Archive Collaboration”

Nick Ruest
Digital Assets Librarian, York University
Co-Principal Investigator, “The Archives Unleashed Project” (Andrew. W. Mellon Foundation-funded)
Co-Principal Investigator, “A Longitudinal Analysis of the Canadian World Wide Web as a Historical Resource, 1996-2014” (SSHRC grant)
Co-Principal Investigator, “Research Platforms and Portals Web Archive for Longitudinal Knowledge” (Compute Canada)


Time: Friday, February 16, 2018, 10:00-11:30 am

Location: SFU Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Room 1800

Attendance: If you would like to attend in person, please register. For those who cannot attend in person, a live stream is also available.

Abstract:
Web archives are intimidating. You’re dealing with size and scale issues, wild formats from the live web, and just a massive amount of information to sift through. But, we can’t hide our heads in the sand, and ignore it. This is our cultural heritage, and we need to make sense of it. You definitely don’t want to tackle this alone, and the good news is that there has been a lot of work done already, and there are a lot of great people working here. Nick Ruest will discuss the research and tools he is working on with an interdisciplinary team of collaborators from fields as varied as history, political science, sociology, and computer science to help make sense of it all.

About the presenter:
Nick Ruest is the Digital Assets Librarian at York University, where he oversees the development of data curation, asset management and preservation initiatives, along with creating and implementing systems that support the capture, description, delivery, and preservation of digital objects having significant content of enduring value. He was previously active in the Islandora and Fedora communities, serving as Project Director for the Islandora CLAW project, member of the Islandora Foundation’s Roadmap Committee and Board of Directors, and contributed code to the project. He has also served as the Release Manager for Islandora and Fedora, the moderator for the OCUL Digital Curation Community, the President of the Ontario Library and Technology Association, and President of McMaster University Academic Librarians’ Association.

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What is the Value of Libraries? A panel discussion at the ARL/CARL joint meeting, April 26-28, 2016.

ARL & CARL are proud to present

What is the Value of Libraries?

 Wednesday, April 27, 2016  3:00 – 4:30pm

Grand Ballroom A & B, Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel

This special panel presentation is part of a three day joint meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). The British Columbia Research Libraries Group is pleased to have the opportunity to record and archive the discussion.

A link to the recording of this event will be provided here as soon as it is available.

Libraries around the world are taking a more active approach to measuring the value they bring to their constituencies. Effectively communicating the results of these various explorations in ways that are meaningful and engaging to an increasingly diverse group of stakeholders is critical. This panel will focus on practical strategies for communicating the library’s value to internal and external audiences.

Moderator:
Leslie Weir, University Chief Librarian, University of Ottawa

Speakers: 
Caroline Brazier, Chief Librarian, British Library, UK
Linc Kesler, Director of the First Nations House of Learning and Senior Advisor to the University of British Columbia President on Aboriginal Affairs
Vivian Lewis, University Librarian, McMaster University
Elliott Shore, Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries

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IN THEIR FACES: Innovative explorations into undergraduate research practices

John Law will present key findings of a ProQuest sponsored ethnographic study observing students in the context of performing actual research for actual course assignments. The study was geared toward understanding how students approach their research tasks, where the research is performed, what tools are used and how/if library resources are accessed. Particularly of interest was how students begin their research, how they regard web search engines and how they interact with licensed database resources. John will review the results of the observational study and also review results from a series of online surveys.
Katie Clark will discuss the University of Rochester Libraries’ two-year study of undergraduate students, focusing on how they do research, use of technology and involvement in campus life. Anthropological methodologies, such as cultural probes, were used to construct a holistic picture of the lives of undergraduates. Katie will report on how this study has informed decision-making and the changes made to align the library’s efforts with the needs and expectations of Net Generation undergraduates.

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Repository Redux

The Robertson Library at the University of Prince Edward Island recently embarked on a comprehensive development program for the stewardship of information resources in the three primary academic “landscapes”: administration, learning and research. This session presents UPEI’s experience developing a collaborative research environment using the open source Drupal and Fedora systems as the two primary components, including technical details of how the two systems were integrated. A comparison of our “Repository Redux” approach with more traditional models for institutional repositories, which have not always met with the anticipated success, will be discussed. The session will also touch on aspects of capacity building and staff development at a small academic institution which are enabled by the use of open source applications.
About Mark Leggott:
Mark Leggott is University Librarian at the University of Prince Edward Island and is actively engaged in the development of a number of initiatives designed to transform services provided by academic libraries. He is an avid supporter of open source software, having created an open source project and participated in a number of others. He has been a developer and courseware designer and has taught at a number of universities, including the development of a number of online courses. Mark is also an avid blogger – http://loomware.typepad.com/

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