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Open Access: What's in a name?
The Open Access movement has the potential to open the gates
of scholarly resources to everyone, regardless of means or
affiliation, but the definition of OA is not entirely clear, and
far from well-understood.
Stevan Harnad and Peter Suber have been trying to hammer out a definition that includes all of the variations. OA can include material that is "digital, online, and free of charge", and also material that is "digital, online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary copyright and licensing [...]
Stevan Harnad and Peter Suber have been trying to hammer out a definition that includes all of the variations. OA can include material that is "digital, online, and free of charge", and also material that is "digital, online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary copyright and licensing [...]
In the News: Benazir Bhutto
The death of Benazir Bhutto has prompted much turmoil in a
country which already suffers from instability. As is now known,
Ms. Bhutto was assassinated while campaigning for elections that
were scheduled for 8 January and a bomb was set off shortly after
this incident killing many of her supporters. The elections have
now been delayed until 18 February.
There are still many unanswered questions about the
assassination and different accounts about what [...]
The IGLOO Library Welcomes a new Staff Member
The IGLOO library team would like to welcome its newest
member - Ibi Turcsik. Ibi's role on the team will be to identify,
gather and catalogue content for the
Governance Village Library. Governance Village is an online
knowledge network that brings Canadian researchers,
policymakers, practitioners and their international partners
together to establish and share proven governance practices in
international development.
Ibi holds an Honours B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Waterloo. [...]
Ibi holds an Honours B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Waterloo. [...]
World AIDS Day - December 1, 2007
December 1st is recognised internationally as World AIDS Day.
It is the culmination of AIDS Awareness Week, which begins annually
on November 24th.
World AIDS Day started in 1988 after an international summit of health ministers called for increased social tolerance and greater exchange for information on HIV/AIDS with a goal of strengthening global efforts to address the challenges of the AIDS pandemic.
The IGLOO Library contains a wealth of information on the AIDS pandemic from various perspectives [...]
World AIDS Day started in 1988 after an international summit of health ministers called for increased social tolerance and greater exchange for information on HIV/AIDS with a goal of strengthening global efforts to address the challenges of the AIDS pandemic.
The IGLOO Library contains a wealth of information on the AIDS pandemic from various perspectives [...]
ACSUS Proves to be an Interesting Conference
The ACSUS conference wrapped up on Sunday November 18 th and
it was a success. Not only was the Portal for North America
launched to a captive audience, but the panels were thoughtful and
provocative.
On the first day, Thursday, I attended a conference panel on
'Securing Citizenship'. Of particular interest to me were the first
two papers. One was about refugees, asylum seekers and
war-resistors. Davina Bhandhar of Trent University raised the issue
of the contemporary war-resistors as it applies [...]
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The Off the Shelf Blog provides regular updates about the library's acquisitions, news and events. The blog shares the IGLOO Library team’s views on such topics as emerging digital library technologies and the Open Access movement, as well as tips and tricks for conducting effective research.
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