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A Digital Commons for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr. Wright stated that scholarly research should be focused on the notion of a ‘commons’ and collectivity – knowledge should be shared with a community for public benefit.
Using the Canadian Humanities and Social Sciences Commons: An Interactive Workshop
Research has changed in the digital age. The HSS repository reflects this reality, as it stores many different types of media — including podcasts, videos, and computer code — not just journals and books.
Launching a digital commons for the humanities and social sciences
As Congress 2022 draws near, it’s worth reflecting on the multiple meanings of the word “congress”: it can refer to a particular place where individuals meet, but also the act of meeting itself. For many, the COVID-19 pandemic has served as a painful...
Open Access and the Humanities, by Martin Paul Eve
When it comes to open access, it can sometimes feel like the humanities and social sciences are merely catching up to the progress made in science, technology and engineering disciplines. One of our goals at the Federation is to encourage the...
AU Press, the first open access university press in North America
AU Press was founded in 2007 as a fully open access press and we often pause during Open Access Week to reexamine our mission and reflect on our experience as the first open access university press in North America. Our mandate was one response to a...
SSH News: Academics respond to Ottawa attack, Open Access Week, First Nations children
A day after the gun attack in Ottawa, the debate has started over how Canada should respond. Among these are the voices of academics. Wesley Wark, professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, urges...
Digital open access collection complements print books
“Rather than attempting to predict the future, we should consider the future we would like to see…” I appreciate this reflection by Marcello Vitali-Rosati, co-founder with Michael Sinatra of the collection “Parcours numériques” (“Digital trails”)...
Parcours numériques : Le futur du livre et l’accès libre (French)
Avec les Presses de l’Université de Montréal, nous avons créé une collection en accès libre qui s’intitule « Parcours numériques » [1] et dont les trois premières publications sont sorties en 2014. La collection est basée sur l’idée qu’il doit y...
Le libre accès en cavale à l’Université d’Ottawa (French)
Cinq ans, ça se fête! Pour marquer les cinq ans de libre accès à l’Université d’Ottawa – « la première université au Canada à adopter un programme complet de mesures favorisant le libre accès » – les Presses et la Bibliothèque de l’Université d...