VOwen

Information Policy, Art, textiles, geography, geology, weather, Culture of the north, Cdn Shield. Opinions are my own.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@markswartz @TriangleSCI Excellent news and important work to done.

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@CMFrancoise @NantesUniv Félicitations, Camille.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Excellent news. Congrats Mark!

[Michael Geist @mgeist]

Michael Geist -- Canadian Copyright, Fair Dealing and Education, Part Three: Millions Spent on Transactional Licences Demonstrate Fair Dealing is No Free For All https://t.co/PlKIG5AXW3

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@rgibli and @doctorow’s book, Chokepoint Capitalism, mentioned today on @sparkcbc, on discussion about DWeb, and the problems with platform ownership and control.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Great observation. Even with the copyright exception, libraries & AEs need a contract override provision in the law, to circumvent TPMs that interfere with accessibility for people with print disabilities. See @CFLAFCAB statement on contract override. @ifla

[Sabina Pagotto @spagotto]

If only the ebooks they provided to academic libraries didn't have restrictive DRM requirements that impact our ability to deliver them in an accessible way.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Great questions on accessibility from colleagues about publisher buy-in, in producing accessible works, government programs that support such initiatives, Canada Book Fund, @CELA and NNELS.

[CRKN RCDR (inactive as of December 2024) @CRKN_RCDR]

Our first session today is from Pascal Calarco, Katherine Klosek, Katherine McColgan, and Victoria Owen, titled "Bridging the Gap - Addressing the Accessible Book Famine in Canada" #crkn22rcdr

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Shout out to Laura Brady when she was at Annick, promoting accessible publishing & her role at @eBOUND Canada.

[CRKN RCDR (inactive as of December 2024) @CRKN_RCDR]

Children's publisher @AnnickPress cited as a publisher doing accessibility well. It was also shared that @wlupress recently became Globally Certified Accessible! 🎉 #crkn22rcdr

[VOwen @ONorthn]

A thrilling story in today’s @globeandmail on the acquisition of Shakespeare’s First Folio by @ubclibrary. Congrats to all involved @docsparker

[Susan Parker @docsparker]

UBC Library is so excited to announce that we have acquired, through donation, this magnificent copy of Shakespeare's First Folio.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Thread reminds me of the excellent book “Threads of Life: history of the world through the eye of a needle”. Author Clare Hunter @sewingmatters tells a riveting history of the language of sewing and the centrality of women in the art and craft of needlework.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@hays4ag Wonderful 14-part sketch of Sarah Weddington, game changer for women and all of society.

[Walled Culture @walledculture]

🇸🇬 Singapore's new #copyright law supports #teachers & #students in the digital environment. Why is the 🇪🇺 EU lagging behind and failing educators and children? https://t.co/QUYyojKjvg #TeachersMatter #TeacherTwitter #Singapore #education #AccessToKnowledge #WalledCulture

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@Breanna_Needham Laurie Colwin’s ‘Home Cooking’ and ‘More Home Cooking’ both wonderful for the stories and recipes. I think the chapters are columns from Gourmet. Judith Jones’ ‘The Pleasures of Cooking for One’ a newly discovered treasure. Jones was Julia Child’s editor.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Great idea!

[David Fisman @DFisman]

A call for Canadians to rally for science and civic responsibility on September 18.

https://t.co/BanOK7KT2k

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@CFLAFCAB posted its position https://t.co/IfV77sRUqb on Bill C-10, a public interest position, et en français ici https://t.co/vTexk1rxTR

[Michael Geist @mgeist]

Canadian Heritage Minister @S_Guilbeault Traffics in Misinformation and Conspiracy Theory as Cause of Bill C-10 Criticism and Need for Government Speech Regulation https://t.co/Zb7DsVBSgx

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Have you tried Jamboard? An online version of posting notes on a wall. It is a helpful brainstorming tool.

[Michelle Arbuckle @Citybrarian]

What's that online tool where groups of people can add thoughts and it looks like post its on a white wall? Am looking for good tools for brainstorming, tell me if you have suggestions please :)

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Eliabeth Hay’s Late Nights on Air was a superb novel, featuring Canada’s northern landscape + articulating the reverence for an approachable, principled lawyer, Mr. Justice Thos Berger. Time to re-read of Hay’s work, and Justice Berger’s One Man’s Justice.

[George Hoberg @ghoberg]

@mattgallowaycbc And if I can take the moment to recommend one of my fave Canadian novel, Elizabeth Hay’s Late Nights on Air - about a CBC station in Yellowknife while the Berger Inquiry was going on in the background https://t.co/puk13ETShg

[VOwen @ONorthn]

The Report o/t Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry also essential reading for an understanding of Canada. Justice Berger was a rare breed of man, principled, respectful, and respected in return. Pleased to read of his iconic stature in Elizabeth Hay novel Late Nights on Air.

[VOwen @ONorthn]

Sorry to hear that Canadian legal giant, Thomas Berger, walked on today. His contributions changed Canadian laws and attitudes regarding Indigenous matters - land claims, fishing rights... His book One Man’s Justice is a must read. 1/2

[VOwen @ONorthn]

@docsparker Susan, glad you’re okay. Sorry you had to experience that - anaphylactic reactions are serious- fortunately the expert help was on hand to get you through it.