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Open Access Week events
by BC Open Education Librarians 21 Oct '24

21 Oct '24

Good afternoon, BCOEL Hope you're all having a great start to the week and are enjoying a reprieve from the rain! Some great things have been shared at the Steering Committee meetings lately, not least of which is all the terrific OA Week events coming up this week and next! Here are a few that you might be interested in, and feel free to share any that are not on this list! * UBC - Various events from October 21-31: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver?cid=7544&t=g&d=0000-00-00&… * VCC - Defining & Finding Open Educational Resources, October 23: https://vccca.libcal.com/event/3830633?hs=a * BCIT - Biotechnology Open Blog (ongoing): https://biotinthenews.opened.ca/ * SFU - Open Education Community of Practice Launch, October 23: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-open-education-community-of-practice-launch… Other topics of interest have been the many developments in the world of artificial intelligence, some of them include: * Wordpress vs WP Engine copyright battle: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/20/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/ * OER and GenAI workshop (part of UBC OA week), October 23: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3843654 * Can't make it? You can find a similar session<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q733P84OXA> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Q733P84OXA> on the UBC CTE Youtube page. I'm looking forward to all the upcoming content, and hope you are too! Until next time, all the best Liz Elizabeth Johnston (she/her) Undergraduate Liaison Librarian *I recognize that my working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your working hours. 1-877-431-6887 | elizabeth.johnston(a)ucanwest.ca 1461 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 0E5 [cid:78381b09-d40b-4f67-aca8-137d8f23b760] We acknowledge that UCW campuses are located on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Elizabeth Johnston Liaison Librarian University Canada West Direct. +17786536095<tel:+17786536095> Phone. +18774316887<tel:+18774316887> Email. elizabeth.johnston(a)ucanwest.ca<mailto:%7BE-mail%7D> 1461 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 0E5, Canada <https://www.ucanwest.ca/>www.ucanwest.ca<https://www.ucanwest.ca/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/UCW-logo-Email%20Signature.png]<https://www.ucanwest.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/ucanwest/>[https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Facebook.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ucanwest/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Instagram.png] <https://www.instagram.com/university_canada_west/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Youtube.png] <https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaUniversity> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Twitter%20X.png] <https://twitter.com/ucanwest> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/LinkedIn.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucanwest> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Tiktok.png] <https://www.tiktok.com/@ucanwest> We acknowledge that UCW campuses are located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations. Notice: All electronic mail messages and any attached files sent by University Canada West (UCW) are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you have received the email in error, please do not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain it or any part of it. If you are not an intended recipient please email info(a)ucanwest.ca<mailto:info(a)ucanwest.ca> by reply immediately or alternatively notify us by telephone at +1-877-431-6887 (toll free international) . Whereas attachments are checked, neither the sender nor UCW accepts any liability in respect of any virus or malware that has not been detected. Any views and opinions expressed in communications sent by UCW staff belong to the individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UCW. UCW, therefore, accepts no responsibility for such views or opinions. Please be aware that when you receive a call from University Canada West it may be monitored and recorded. This is to be used internally for record-keeping, training and quality-assurance purposes.

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Invitation to Research Speaker Series on Digital Accessibility
by BC Open Education Librarians 03 Oct '24

03 Oct '24

Hi BCOEL, There is a webinar coming up part of our Research Speaker Series that I think you might find particularly interesting. The speaker is one of BCcampus’s Student Fellows and she’s launching a new resource she created as part of her research, as well as a community of practice. Hope some of you will join us: https://bccampus.ca/event/research-speaker-series-centring-digital-accessib… Leva Lee, MLS she/her Learning Advisor, Learning + Teaching Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/levalee> Cell: 778-899-5382<mailto:778-899-5382> • Email: llee(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:llee(a)bccampus.ca> Mattermost: @levalee• LinkedIn: levalee<https://www.linkedin.com/in/levalee/?originalSubdomain=ca> • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • BCcampus, Vancouver Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • X<https://twitter.com/bccampus> • LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/> BCcampus offices are situated on the unceded territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. <https://3.basecamp.com/4262242/buckets/27066694/boosts/new?boost%5Bboostabl…>

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