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  1. Mar 2017
    1. notoverestimate that studentsare technologicallycompetent

      This has been a huge eye opener since I started working in a College Library.

    2. learning university level library skillsis a cornerstone of academic success

      This should be a right to all students in the k-12 education system, not just those who choose to go to university/college.

    3. Students surveyed in 2009 defined themselves as intellectually above average a startling 54% more than students measured in 1966

      This isn't very surprising, especially now that this current generation is considered to be tech savy and think that they understand how research works since they have access to Google.

  2. Jan 2017
    1. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues.

      Again, I'd like to discuss how we do this during such a controversial time, while making all of our patrons feel safe in our libraries.

    2. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.

      I'm having a bit of trouble coming to terms with this. Due to the recent election results, how do we provide library resources for "all people" without making our patrons feel unsafe or unaccepted? I feel like this is a very important thing to discuss now that we are entering such a controversial time.

  3. Nov 2016
    1. Future Research

      I would have liked to know the geographical breakdown of the respondents to see if there were trends or themes within the different parts of Canada.

    2. YouTube video

      I wonder if this is because they consider YouTube videos to still be public domain.

    3. -consuming process of getting copyright permission or clearance if necessary

      It would be neat if universities set up some sort of online "Ask a Copyright Officer" virtual reference chat to make this less time consuming.

    4. 40% didn’t know whether copyright training was offered

      Yes. I've heard time and time again (from current academic librarians) that librarians need to get better that marketing themselves and what we do.

    5. which is required at some institutions

      This basically forces them to have some sort of relationship with the librarians. However, this is also a way for administration to avoid making it mandatory that their teaching staff is training in copyright and fair dealing. I don't know if I like this policy.

    6. while 16% would ask the copyright owner for permission, and 14% would ask someone else such as a librarian

      I wonder if this result is biased based on the fact that they know they're surveyed about copyright?

    7. Of those who did, 55% asked a librarian, while 40% asked a colleague

      Yikes. I wonder why they asked colleagues instead of librarians?

    8. Respondents also said that faculty liaison and outreach were the most important methods of raising awareness

      Would be interested in hearing how librarians in our LISJC community reach out to faculty and staff regarding copyright issues.

    9. Elementary and secondary school teachers were found to lack proficiency in understanding of copyright law, although those with at least five years of experience using multimedia in the classroom knew more than those with less experience (Sh

      Perhaps this has to do with lack of technology? This was found in a study published in 1999.

    10. More universities have updated copyright policies (Di Valentino, 2014), but having a policy is only part of the solution. The policy needs to be communicated to and understood by those who are expected to abide by it, for example, university faculty.

      I think we should be focusing on how can we convince administration to implement this.

    11. As of the time of writing, nine Universities Canada (UC) member institutions have publicly stated that they will not renew their Access Copyright licences, bringing the ratio to more than half of member institutions outside Quebec, as compared to 37% in 2014 (

      I'd be interesting in hearing why these Universities decided to separate from Access Copyright. Im assuming it mostly has to do with money, but maybe also because they didn't see value in AC?

    12. the Court ruled that 30-second previews of songs are used by consumers for research purposes, and can be considered fair dealing (para. 30).

      This seems strange to me. You can copy up to 10% of a copyright protected work. Why 30 seconds of a song? What if a song is 15 minutes or 1 minute?

    13. Among the concerns of university administrations is the risk of litigation due to unintentional copyright infringement by faculty who may be unacquainted with the finer points of copyright law

      Is this not reason enough to make it mandatory that their teaching staff are appropriately trained on copyright and fair dealing? I think this would also foster a closer relationship between the teaching staff and librarians.

  4. Jun 2016
    1. Toronto University Press

      But is it really that surprising?

    2. Suffice it to say that if the field of Library and Information Studies considers a green open access policy a good deal, there is much work to be done.

      This.

    3. Conclusions

      My final thoughts: It is rather difficult to call upon professionals to essentially sacrifice their professional wellbeing for open access publishing. I believe that we need to focus our activism on changing the foundation of what is valued in the field. It needs to start being recognized that librarians publishing in open access journals is fundamentally the only appropriate publishing option for the field and should merit tenure not the other way around. Having some sort of an incentive for publishing open access is going to be a game changer for rallying people to this very important cause.

    4. Open Access Publishing Policies

      Gosh, I sure wish I had learned about this in Library School..........

    5. Journal Selection

      This journal selection process is not exactly reproducible. This creates a problem as there is no way to independently verify that proper steps were taken to eliminate a selection bias. Any criteria that was used to select these journals should be clearly defined somewhere.