We have now completed the transfer of our web site and listserv from Athabasca University Press to our own system. We want to thank AUP for over 10 years of generous support to CALJ-ACRS and academic publishing.
We also have set up a Twitter Account and a Facebook page for CALJ-ACRS that we ask you to check out and participate in. You can find links on the web site.
A recent white paper written on behalf of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), Canadian Universities and Sustainable Publishing, provides an overview of scholarly communication in Canada from the perspective of research libraries. The Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ), the national organization who represents Canadian journals and their publishers, was sent a copy of this report only after it was finalized.
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has issued a new white paper, Canadian Universities and Sustainable Publishing, authored by Martha Whitehead and Brian Owen.
The CALJ Board of Directors has adopted a document to provide guidance on Open Access Policies in order to assist member journals in developing an easily discoverable open access policy that meets the Tri-Agency requirements, maximizes the public dissemination of knowledge and takes into account journal sustainability.
Canadian writers, visual artists, publishers and creator organizations have until February 16, 2016 to send in an application to the Access Copyright Foundation for a Marian Hebb research grant.
We are getting geared up for the CALJ Conference to be held May 28 & 29th 2016 at the University of Calgary. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend.
We are also looking for volunteers to assist to organize the sessions. Your input means a conference that meets your needs!
http://congress2016.ca/program/events/98-calj
A practical hands-on workshop intended for scholarly journal staff of all levels of experience with an interest in learning about the latest developments in a rapidly changing field while also getting a chance to network and share best practices with colleagues faced with similar challenges. Boot camp programme
The seminar will bring together directors of Canadian scholarly journals and librarians from Canadian university libraries on the topic of major paradigms brought by Open access: dissemination, financing, new uses.
The Agricultural Institute of Canada and Canadian Science Publishing (CSP) conclude an agreement to see CSP acquire three scientific publications.
The subjects covered in the one day camp this year will be:
In moving the camp to Montreal we will also be offering French sessions.
