Response by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries to the Consultation Paper on a Digital Economy for Canada
Submitted by Canadian Association of Research Libraries 2010–07–13 11:10:46 EDT
Theme(s): Building Digital Skills, Canada's Digital Content, Digital Infrastructure, Growing the ICT Industry, Innovation Using Digital Technologies
Executive Summary
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) makes numerous recommendations in its response to the Digital Economy Strategy Consultation Paper questions. Canada's research libraries support research, innovation, and education by making content available to researchers and students, by preserving and managing content, and by teaching information and digital skills. We are pleased to offer a response to many of the Consultation Paper questions.
As we have provided direct responses to the questions asked, recommendations are sometimes restated in different ways. Many of the recommendations made by CARL in the individual sections of this consultation can be placed under one or more of the general, over–arching recommendations below.
- Support the continuing development of a cohesive national research, innovation, and education (RIE) infrastructure that includes a robust data network
- Contribute to the building of a national research data management system
- Support the digitization of Canadian heritage documentation for online research, teaching, and cultural creation
- Continue to support the research enterprise at universities through investments in the national granting councils
- Build digital skills in the Canadian labour force through training programs and incentives and through partnerships with the library community
- Encourage open access to the results (and data) of publicly funded research
By working with educational and research institutions and their libraries and research support units and organizations to effect these recommendations, the federal government will greatly improve Canada's digital advantage.
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