Scholaris Blog

Mercredi, le 11 septembre nous avons hébergé notre session d’information inaugurale de Scholaris ! La session (en anglais seulement), d’une duré d’une heure, a présenté des informations sur le développement du service et un aperçu de l’infrastructure technique et communautaire de Scholaris, y compris les mises-à-jour sur le Programme d’adoption précoce et les group d’experts d’ABRC. 

L’enregistrement de la session est maintenant disponible, et les diapositives ainsi que les questions-réponses sont aussi attachés. Veuillez noter que tous les matériaux sont disponibles en anglais seulement. 

Le Programme d’adoption précoce: 

Comme nous l’avons dit lors de la session, nous acceptons toujours les applications pour le Programme d’adoption précoce pour les migrations à partir de 2025/2026. Si votre institution est intéressée, nous vous encourageons à remplir le formulaire d’Appel de manifestations d’intérêt ou bien contactez-nous à info@scholaris.ca.

Les sessions d’information à venir: 

Nous prévoyons d’organiser d’autres sessions d’information pour la communauté de dépôts élargie sur une base régulière. Restez à l'écoute pour les dates et pour l’information sur l’inscription dans les mois à venir ! 

Si vous avez des questions sur la session ou sur le service, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter. Nous serons ravis de vous parler !

On Wednesday September 11, we hosted our inaugural Scholaris Information Session! The one-hour session, conducted in English, provided a brief background for the service development and an overview of the technical infrastructure and the community infrastructure for Scholaris, including updates on the Early Adopter Program and the CARL Network of Experts groups. 

The session recording is now available, and the slides and Q&A are also attached. 

Early Adopter Program

As mentioned in the session, we are accepting applications for the Early Adopter Program for migrations beginning in 2025/2026. If your institution is interested, we recommend filling out the Expression of Interest form or contacting us directly at info@scholaris.ca.

Upcoming Information Sessions

We are planning to host more information sessions for the broader repository community on a recurring basis - stay tuned for dates and registration information in the coming months.

If you have any questions about the session or the service, please don't hesitate to reach out. We would love to hear from you!

Join Scholars Portal for an update on Scholaris - a Canadian shared institutional repository service. 

• Wednesday September 11 from 12-1:00pm ET (Register now)

In this session, we’ll provide an introduction to Scholaris, including the technical and community infrastructure;  share updates on the service development, the Early Adopter program, and the work of the CARL expert groups; and answer any questions that you may have. 

The session will be conducted in English and will be recorded.

Registration is open to any members of the Canadian repository community. We hope to see you there! 

* Scholars Portal will be communicating Scholaris updates to the broader repository community on a recurring basis. The upcoming call schedule will be shared in the fall. 

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Inscrivez-vous à la session d'information à venir de Scholaris!

Rejoignez Scholars Portal pour une mise à jour de Scholaris - un service de dépôt institutionnel partagé canadien.

• Le mercredi 11 septembre de 12 à 13 heures HE (s’inscrire dès maintenant>>https://ocul.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsc-6hqT4sGtMwYAASPCkCVDNd0RmFv7-9)

Au cours de cette session nous présenterons une introduction à (Scholaris>>https://scholaris.ca/fr/), y compris l’infrastructure technique et communautaire ; partagerons des mises à jour sur le développement du service, le programme d’adoption précoce, et le travail des groupes d’experts de CARL ; et répondrons à vos questions.

Le webinaire sera en anglais seulement et sera enregistré. 

L'inscription est ouverte à tous les membres de la communauté des dépôts canadienne. Nous espérons nous y voir !

* Scholars Portal fournira des mises à jour sur Scholaris à la communauté des dépôts élargie de manière récurrente. Le calendrier des prochains appels sera communiqué à l'automne.

July 3, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and University of Toronto Libraries, are collaboratively developing a National Institutional Repository Service (‘Scholaris’) to be hosted by Scholars Portal. Starting with an Early Adopter program of a limited number of institutions, the goal is to build Scholaris into a robust and scalable multi-institutional opt-in national repository service – one that is strengthened by a responsive, collaborative community of experts and repository practitioners. Scholars Portal will provide reliable technical hosting, security measures, monitoring, and technical support in line with other services currently being offered, with the potential for integrating digital preservation and other services/workflows as a benefit to participating organizations.

With the decision to implement this national DSpace-based service, the establishment of specialized expert groups becomes essential. These groups will play a pivotal role, lending expertise and support to the fundamental segments of the project. Participation offers a chance to help shape the national infrastructure service. 

We are inviting expressions of interest for a new expert group related to this work: 

• Scholaris Digital Preservation Expert Group (S-DPEG)

Applicants should work at institutions that plan to migrate to the new service, whether as an early adopter or in a subsequent phase. They should be willing to dedicate 5-10 hours monthly to the Team’s objectives. We are seeking up to 10 representatives for the group, with the goal of ensuring diversity of members across institutional size; in regional and linguistic representation; and in relevant knowledge, experience and/or responsibilities. At least 4 members will be selected from among CARL member institutions.

Scholaris Digital Preservation Expert Group (S-DPEG)

S-DPEG will be instrumental in charting a path to shared, common, and otherwise operationalized digital preservation practices that support the long-term accessibility and integrity of digital materials managed within the Scholaris service. For further details, please refer to the Terms of Reference.

The Expert Group will operate under the aegis of CARL’s Shared Repositories Infrastructure Advisory Committee (SRIAC) and engage in close collaboration with the Visiting Program Officer (VPO) for Metadata and CARL’s partnership with OpenAIRE. The VPO liaises with the Scholars Portal team and SRIAC to coordinate and assess priorities based on input from experts. During initial discussions about the Digital Preservation Expert Group, it became evident that Julie Shi, the Digital Preservation Librarian at Scholars Portal, would be best positioned not only to be one of the experts but also to chair the group. We are pleased to confirm that she graciously accepted this role. 

Instructions

Please send a brief statement outlining your interest in serving on the group, noting your relevant experience, and a letter of endorsement from the Library Dean/Director, to Elizabeth Kalbfleisch, Senior Program Officer, elizabeth.kalbfleisch@carl-abrc.ca no later than July 15, 2024.