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Indigenous Canada: A Massive, Open, Online Course (MOOC) worth taking

What do the library at the University of Ottawa and Dan Levy, who played David on Schitt’s Creek, have in common? The Indigenous Canada MOOC! Librarians at the University of Ottawa also provided opportunities for colleagues to complete the MOOC in 2019 – 2020.

Columns, High 5, Limited Series

Information warfare

While information as a strategic resource is not a new concept, information warfare (IW) is a relatively recent term.

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Indigenous knowledge practices

If you are interested in Indigenous collections, history and approaches to the work done by archivists, librarians and museum workers, then you might very…

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Right to Know

The first Freedom of Information (FOI) law was passed in Sweden in 1766, 250 years ago. On September 28th, also known as International Right…

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Violent Conflict: Public Sources of Data and Analysis

You hardly have to log in to your computer, turn on the news, listen to the radio or talk to a neighbour to get…

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Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Archives

In an attempt to reconcile wounds inflicted on Aboriginal Canadians through the Indian Residential School (IRS) System, the government of Canada, former IRS students,…

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