Canadas scientific infostructure Csi

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Canadas scientific infostructure (Csi)

• Building Communities that Transcend
  Jurisdictional and Regional Barriers
• Canadian Library Association Annual Conference
  Ottawa, Ontario
• 16 June 2006
• Lucie Molgat, Director Csi Program

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A national mandate
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Canadas scientific infostructure (Csi)

• National information and infrastructure
  network to provide seamless access to full-text
  digital content to Canadians, regardless of
  their geographic location or affiliations.

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Csi components
Container
Content
Tools
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Secure and reliable technology infrastructure
Container
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Trusted digital repository
Content
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Innovative tools and services
Discoverytools
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Partners are the key to Csi
Content
Container
Partners
Tools
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Csi partners

• Csi partner projects
• Université de Montréal Library
• Library and Archives Canada
• University of Ottawa and Agriculture and
  Agri-Food Canada
• Federal Science eLibrary

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• Strategic Alliance of Federal Science and
  Technology Library Partners
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• Environment Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Health Canada
• Natural Resources Canada
• NRC-Canada Institute for Scientific and
  Technical Information
• Goal
• To deliver seamless and equitable access to
  full-text electronic journals in science,
  technology and medicine (STM) to the desktops of
  all federal government researchers, policy
  analysts and decision makers
• http//safstl-asbstf.scitech.gc.ca/main_e.shtml

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Challenges facing federal researchers

• In their own words
• I am a seabird biologist (employed by
  Environment Canada) but located within a DFO
  facility. Because of network issues, I am on
  DFO's network - this unfortunately has prevented
  me gaining access to certain e-journals
  (available if I was on the EC network). If the
  goal of the Federal Science eLibrary is to serve
  ALL scientists employed within the federal
  family, I am hoping that we will be able to
  access all journals - not just those that are
  selected 'in house' by scientists within a
  particular department.

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Pilot outcomes

• Proved the value and feasibility of desktop
  access using Csi platform
• Demonstrated potential efficiencies of
  cross-departmental funding for equitable access
  to full-text journals

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The partnership continuum
Marriage LAC
Engagement FSeLibrary
Date UdeMUofO AAFC
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The power of partnering

• We need to build on each others strengths and
  best practices.
• We need to partner and collaborate to build a
  sustainable information and infrastructure
  network.
• We need to address access issues from a national
  perspective to ensure seamless access for our
  users.

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Questions?

• Lucie Molgat, Program Director,
• Canadas scientific infostructure
• E-mail lucie.molgat_at_nrc-cnrc.gc.ca