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Know your Rights: Publishing and Academic Freedom in a Digital World.

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Have you recently published in a journal? Do you know your rights as an
author? Join us for a presentation and discussion focusing on how you can
protect your author rights and reuse, republish and redistribute your work.
Learn about how to protect your intellectual property through addenda to
copyright transfer agreements and avoid the pitfalls associated with impact
factors. We will also discuss the value of open access publishing and
Digital Commons @ Ryerson, our institutional repository.

Presenter: Brian Cameron, Digital Initiatives Librarian, Toronto Metropolitan University
Library and Archives

This presentation will take place on Friday, October 26 from 12-2 in the
OVPRI board room (1 Dundas Street, YDI-1134). Lunch will be served at 12
p.m., with the talk starting at 12:45.

Please RSVP to bcameron@ryerson.ca by October 24th, as space is limited.

Need Research Help? Book an Appointment!

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The Library now offers an appointment service, Book a Librarian!

Undergraduate and Chang School students can book a 30 minute, one-on-one appointment with a library staff member to discuss their research needs.  There is also an existing appointment service for graduate students.

Appointments are available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday, and will take place near the Research Help Desk on the Library’s main floor.

For more information on how the Library can assist you with your research, please visit Research Help.

Remembering Jack Layton

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As part of the recent events to commemorate Jack Layton’s  legacy to the university and his lasting impact on Canada, a new website has been created with digitized copies of Layton’s annotations in his books, footage of political conventions and memories from his teaching days at Ryerson, which were recently donated to the Library and on display in the Archives. 

Help celebrate Jack Layton’s life and legacy by visiting and consider sharing your own stories of how Jack had an impact on you.

https://library.torontomu.ca/jacklayton/

Jack Layton Lecture and Display

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Toronto Metropolitan University is pleased to invite you to the inaugural Jack Layton Lecture, with noted philosopher Charles Taylor speaking on ‘Reimagining, Restoring and Reclaiming Democracy’. The lecture will take place on Thursday, September 20th at at 6:30 p.m. in the Ryerson Theatre, 43 Gerrard Street East.  This lecture will be an annual event organized by the Jack Layton Chair, which will advance Jack’s legacy of political and humanitarian leadership at the university.

This special evening also features the opening of a display in the Ryerson Archives (350 Victoria Street, Library 3rd floor) that includes some of Jack’s books, personal artefacts and other memorabilia that have been donated to the Ryerson Library. All of these materials will be supported by a dedicated website to be unveiled on the same day. The display opens at 5 p.m. on September 20th and will remain open until 9 p.m.

Back to School…By the Numbers

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Did you know that there were 773,300 teachers and professors in Canada as of June, 2012?

If you want to know more about enrolment and expenditures on education in Canada, check out Statistics Canada’s ‘Back to school… by the numbers.’ For further information on Statistics Canada or other data, please contact librdata@ryerson.ca

Copyright Update on Fair Dealing and Bill C-11

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Supreme Court of Canada’s Decisions on Fair Dealing

Several Supreme Court of Canada rulings on copyright were made on July 12, 2012. These decisions should broaden the interpretation of the Copyright Act fair dealing provisions for materials copied for use in university teaching. Presently the AUCC is working on updating their fair dealing guidelines based on the recent Supreme Court of Canada’s rulings and in light of the new Copyright Modernization Act. When these new guidelines are released, the Toronto Metropolitan University Fair Dealing Policy will be updated to reflect this advice.

At present the current Toronto Metropolitan University Fair Dealing Policy is still in effect, dated August 31st, 2011. Please use this document to make fair dealing assessments for your Fall 2012 courses. Once Toronto Metropolitan University’s policy is updated the library  will offer several short informational sessions regarding the new fair dealing guidelines. Please check here to see the schedules for upcoming Copyright information sessions.

Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act)

While Bill C-11 (The Copyright Modernization Act) received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012 an order-in-council decision must be issued before it is in force. The current Copyright Act is still in effect until that time. Please use the current FAQ’s for use of course materials in the Physical Classroom and Virtual Classroom environment. These FAQ’s will be updated once The Copyright Modernization Act is in effect.

Check Medal Standings with Olympic Watch

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Want to keep up to date with the Olympics in London? The Library has created an innovative mash-up that integrates automatic updates of medal standings with Google maps, statistical data and historical images of the Olympics from Library collections. Olympic Watch uses RSS feeds to provide instant updates of medal counts as they are reported on the official Olympic website. Users will also be able to view the geographic location of the country, as well as statistical data and selected images.

Olympic Watch has been designed for viewing on a wide screen, so please drop by the Library to view it on the LCD panel in the Library lobby throughout the Games.

To learn more about Olympic Watch please contact Dan Jakubek, Map and GIS Librarian.

New Video Tutorials!

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Still unsure of how to use the library’s Search Everything tool? Help is here! We have uploaded three videos to give users an overview of using Search Everything. You can find the videos on our YouTube channel by browsing the channel or simply by clicking the links below to access the video that best suits your research needs.

Welcome to Search Everything

Search Everything: Advanced Search

Search Everything: Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Sources

Please let us know what you think of the videos and which topics you would like to see covered for future videos. Enjoy!