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View article: Legislating Open Access: Making the Case for a Secondary Publishing Right in Canada
Legislating Open Access: Making the Case for a Secondary Publishing Right in Canada Open
This paper examines the potential of Secondary Publishing Rights (SPR) as a legal solution to safeguard Green Open Access (OA) and promote free and global access to Canadian research. SPR grants journal article authors the right to deposit…
View article: Open Scholarship @ UWinnipeg
Open Scholarship @ UWinnipeg Open
At UWinnipeg, we prioritize student success, offer outstanding academic research programs and opportunities for students, support Indigenous achievement, embrace inclusivity, and foster meaningful connections on campus and across community…
View article: The Notion and Assessment of ‘Predatory’ in Scholarly Publishing
The Notion and Assessment of ‘Predatory’ in Scholarly Publishing Open
The notion of predatory publishing as a foil for “traditional” publishing encourages a binary differentiation between subscription publishing and all other forms of scholarly discourse. By leaning into the familiar, publishers and those se…
View article: From Copyright Cartels to Commons and Care: A Public Infrastructure Model for Canadian Music Communities
From Copyright Cartels to Commons and Care: A Public Infrastructure Model for Canadian Music Communities Open
Using research on the political economy of the music industries, interviews with independent musicians about their lived experiences, and the authors' experience participating in government copyright consultations in Canada, this article d…
View article: Independent Canadian Music in the Streaming Age: The Sound from above (Critical Political Economy) and below (Ethnography of Musicians)
Independent Canadian Music in the Streaming Age: The Sound from above (Critical Political Economy) and below (Ethnography of Musicians) Open
This article illustrates the precarious position of Canadian independent musicians in the streaming era. In the first section, we articulate the sound of the Canadian music industry from above, providing a macro-level political economy, lo…
View article: Canadian Collaborations: Library Communications and Advocacy in the time of COVID-19
Canadian Collaborations: Library Communications and Advocacy in the time of COVID-19 Open
The COVID-19 pandemic forced libraries to unexpectedly and suddenly close their physical locations, necessitating a remote working environment and a greater reliance on digital and virtual services. While libraries were in a better positio…
View article: A User-Centric Case for Rights Reversions and Other Mitigations: The Cultural Capital Project Submission to ISED Consultation on Term Extension
A User-Centric Case for Rights Reversions and Other Mitigations: The Cultural Capital Project Submission to ISED Consultation on Term Extension Open
Term extension is unlikely to benefit any but the largest of rightsholders, and indeed, in general independent creators typically do not benefit greatly from the promised financial exploitation promised by copyrights. This has been made ev…
View article: Copyright to the Rescue...or not.
Copyright to the Rescue...or not. Open
This video is a recording of the keynote address by Brianne Selman from the Fair Dealing Week Event, "Creativity in the Arts: The Role of Copyright" which took place at the British Columbia Institute of Technology on February 25, 2020. The…
View article: Winnipeg’s Millennium Library needs Solidarity, not Security
Winnipeg’s Millennium Library needs Solidarity, not Security Open
We argue that Winnipeg’s downtown Millennium Library’s aggressive and invasive security screening practices represent a threat to libraries across North America. Drawing on critical librarianship literatures, as well as anti-racist and cri…
View article: Millennium For All Alternative Report on Public Library Security
Millennium For All Alternative Report on Public Library Security Open
In response to the airport-style security measures implemented at the downtown Millennium Branch of the Winnipeg Public Library, concerned library users, academics, and library workers came together to prepare a report assessing the negati…
View article: Editorial
Editorial Open
It is intended to foster a greater understanding of the research environment of academic librarians in Canada, as well as to continue to articulate a scholarly foundation to inform the committee's own work and the work of others.To this en…
View article: Putting Users and Small-Scale Creators First in Canadian Copyright Law and Beyond: A Brief Submitted To The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries
Putting Users and Small-Scale Creators First in Canadian Copyright Law and Beyond: A Brief Submitted To The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries Open
In an industry characterized by market consolidation, an imbalance of power between creators and big businesses is one of the largest factors that prevents fair remuneration for creators. Proposals for legislation that do not address this …
View article: Putting Users and Small-Scale Creators First in Canadian Copyright Law and Beyond: A Brief submitted to INDU Statutory Review of the Copyright Act
Putting Users and Small-Scale Creators First in Canadian Copyright Law and Beyond: A Brief submitted to INDU Statutory Review of the Copyright Act Open
In an industry characterized by market consolidation, an imbalance of power between creators and big businesses is one of the largest factors that prevents fair remuneration for creators. Proposals for legislation that do not address this …