Ontario University Library Ontario University Library Consortia ActivityConsortia ActivityGwendolyn EbbettDean of the Library

University of Windsor

presented at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Library

30 September 2013

Ontario Council of University Libraries – Ontario Council of University Libraries – who we are and what we dowho we are and what we do

• Commitment to work together to maximize a collective expertise and resources

• Enhance information services in Ontario and beyond through collective purchasing and shared digital information

infrastructure collaborative planning advocacy assessment research partnerships communications, and professional development

Ontario Council of University Libraries – Ontario Council of University Libraries – who we are and what we dowho we are and what we do

• Established record of leadership in shared development

• Providing information tools and access essential for high quality education and research

Ontario Council of University Libraries – Ontario Council of University Libraries – who we are and what we dowho we are and what we do

• 2-3 general membership meetings each year.• Executive Committee• 3 Standing Committees

OCUL Information Resources (OCUL-IR) Committee OCUL Planning and Assessment (OCUL-PA) Committee OCUL Scholars Portal (OCUL-SP) Committee

Strategic Directions and GoalsStrategic Directions and Goals

• Collaborate to provide a world-class learning experience for Ontario’s students

• Expand shared digital research infrastructure

• Provide and preserve academic resources essential for teaching, learning and research

• Founded in 2002 with two projects: – Portal for e-journal content – Shared interlibrary loan system (RACER)

• Today: – Digital collections (journals, books, statistical survey

data, geospatial data)• 34,320,452 articles from over 14,084 full text

journals covering every academic discipline.• Almost 142,000 commercial and over 359,000

open access titles.

• Today: – Research and member services (ILL, open URL

linking, citation management, virtual reference, evaluation & assessment)

Ask a LibrarianAsk a LibrarianOCULOCUL’’s consortial chat reference services consortial chat reference service

• 13 member libraries

Consortial Consortial Assessment and EvaluationAssessment and Evaluation

MINES for LibrariesMINES for Libraries

MINES = Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Resources

A survey of e-resource use

Data on:o Frequency of use by faculty affiliation o Frequency by purpose of use

(coursework, patient care, teaching, funded/non-funded research)

o Reason for use (cited in another source, course reading list, recommended by professor/librarian)

o User status (undergraduate, graduate, faculty) and location of use (on campus, off-campus, in library)

SCOT – Scholars Portal SCOT – Scholars Portal Overlap ToolOverlap ToolTool for identifying coverage and overlap in electronic resources (databases and journal packages)

Can be used to compare up to 3 databases or sets.

• Today: – Preservation activities (TDR, IPY-DACN)

• Today: – New/emerging services and projects (data

management, ACE repository and accessibility toolkit)

ODESIODESI

Content• Social science data from Statistics Canada, Gallup Canada,

other opinion polls• Metadata compliant with Data Documentation Initiative metadata

standard Functionality

• Search, visualize, and download Support

• Scholars Portal supports the technical infrastructure• Close collaboration with Ontario data librarians who provide

research support for data

DataverseDataverse

Content• Research data from individuals and organizations associated

with Ontario universities• Metadata compliant with Data Documentation Initiative metadata

standard Functionality

• User can upload and control access to their research data• Visualization options, and download in multiple formats

Support• Application support by Scholars Portal• Collaboration with interested parties and users of the service

Scholars GeoPortalScholars GeoPortal

Content• Geospatial data from Statistics Canada, Ontario provincial

government, & commercial providers• Metadata compliant with North American Profile of ISO 19115

standard Functionality

• Search, visualize, and download Support

• Scholars Portal supports the technical infrastructure• Close collaboration with Ontario data librarians who provide

research support for data

Ontario Digital Library Research Cloud Ontario Digital Library Research Cloud (ODLRC)(ODLRC)

• A collaboration of Ontario’s university libraries to build a high capacity, geographically distributed storage and compute network using proven and scalable open source cloud technologies.  

• Designed to house large volumes of scholarly digital resources to

1. allow for cost effective and sustainable long-term preservation; and

2. support data and text mining using innovative research tools designed in partnership with researchers across the province. 

• Partners: University of Toronto (lead), Carleton University, University of Guelph, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Queen’s University, University of Waterloo, University of Windsor, Wilfrid Laurier University and York University.

Partnerships & Partnerships & External RelationsExternal Relations

OCUL seeks to be a leader in the development of partnerships to expand Canada’s digital research infrastructure and stimulate global collaboration.

Partnerships•Canadian Government Information (CGI) Private LOCKSS Network•Canadian Polar Data Network (CPDN)•Internet Archive •The Keepers Registry•Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Major Development Partnership

Benefits to joining IATUL:•Provides an international voice•Provides partnerships on common issues, challenges and opportunities•Provides a forum to share research by Canadian librarians•Provides opportunities to participate in exchanges

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WebsitesWebsites

Ontario Council of University Libraries – www.ocul.on.ca

Scholars Portal

http://www.ocul.on.ca/spstaff

Gwendolyn EbbettGwendolyn Ebbett

Dean of the LibraryDean of the Library

University of WindsorUniversity of Windsor

Gwendolyn.Ebbett@uwindsor.caGwendolyn.Ebbett@uwindsor.ca

+1 (519) 253-3000 ext. 3161+1 (519) 253-3000 ext. 3161

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