October 23 - 29, 2023 | Everywhere

All Events in Canada (107)

November 7Wednesday

Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon: with a focus on women’s health

November 7, 2018 from 10am to 11:30am – Canada Your research skills can help make Wikipedia a better, evidence-based resource for people looking for information on women’s health. This is our third Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon and the first with a healt… Organized by Dalhousie University Libraries | Type: wikipedia, edit-a-thon

October 21Monday

Proposal to publication: What authors should know about scholarly book publishing

October 21, 2019 from 11am to 12pm – Canada Concordia University Press's acquisition editor and managing & production editor will give a brief overview of scholarly book publishing in the humanities and social sciences. Topics discussed wi… Organized by Ryan Van Huijstee and Meredith Carruthers | Type: workshop
Introduction to the Concordia Open Data Program

October 21, 2019 from 2pm to 3pm – Canada In this one-hour workshop, we will discuss general open data principles, present the Concordia University Open Data Program and finish with a hands-on exercise using the program’s API. This is an int… Organized by Francisco Berrizbeitia and Paul Fournier | Type: workshop

October 22Tuesday

McMaster University Libraries celebrate Open Access Week

October 22, 2019 to October 24, 2019 – Canada See the great lineup of events and presentations offered by the McMaster University Libraries in celebration of Open Access Week, October 21-27, 2019. Organized by Olga Perkovic | Type: presentations, hands-on, workshop, panel, discussion
Using and Sharing Open Access Content: Creative Commons Licenses

October 22, 2019 from 10am to 12pm – Canada Learn how to get, collaborate on, and share open access research or creative content with Creative Commons (CC) licences. Whether you need images for a presentation, are seeking information to inform… Organized by Joshua Chalifour | Type: workshop
StFX Scholar Launch and Open House

October 22, 2019 from 11am to 2pm – Canada Join Sandy Iverson, University Librarian, and Meghan Landry, Scholarly Communications Librarian, for this informal meet and greet to eat, socialize and ask questions about StFX Scholar and see live d… Organized by Meghan Landry | Type: open, house
Can We Decolonize Open? An Open Access Week Event

October 22, 2019 from 12:30pm to 4pm – Canada Join Langara, Kwantlen, BCIT, SFU, and UBC for an exciting half-day celebration of Open Access Week. This year’s theme from SPARC is Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge. Our keynote speaker, Jess… Organized by Langara College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Simon Fraser University, and University of British Columbia in partnership with BCcampus | Type: keynote, panel-discussion
"I paid $0 for my textbooks!" - How open educational resources make course materials affordable

October 22, 2019 from 3pm to 4pm – Canada The cost of textbooks has skyrocketted in the last 20 years. Open educational resources (OER) have gained considerable momentum in Canada and around the world, making course materials more affordable… Organized by Chloe Lei | Type: workshop

October 23Wednesday

Open data in Québec

October 23, 2019 from 10am to 11:15am – Canada This presentation will look at the broad spectrum of open data, both statistical and geospatial, that Canadian and Quebec researchers can access. The emphasis will be on government-produced data at t… Organized by Alex Guindon | Type: workshop
University of Alberta Student Journal ‘Show and Tell’

October 23, 2019 from 12pm to 3pm – Canada Did you know there are over 15 student journals on the University of Alberta campus and the number is growing? Come down to the Rutherford Library Galleria on October 23 from noon - 3 pm to meet some… Organized by University of Alberta Libraries | Type: drop-in