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UofA ILL Services Disruption/Alma Resource Sharing Transition
by CJ de Jong June 23, 2025

June 23, 2025

Dear Resource Sharing Colleagues, The University of Alberta Library's Interlibrary Loan department will be transitioning to Alma Resource Sharing during July 2025, as part of our larger transition to the Alma LSP. There will be a service disruption during the transition period: *July 7 - July 16*: No new requests processed. Please avoid submitting requests to us during this time frame. After July 16, please request using the following systems (in order of preference): *Alma Resource Sharing* - Please add the University of Alberta Library from the Community Zone as a partner, and contact ill(a)ualberta.ca to let us know. We will add Canadian libraries as Alma partners. *WorldShare ILL* - We will continue our WorldShare ILL subscription and will be able to service requests through this platform. *DOCLINE* - We will continue our DOCLINE subscription and will be able to service requests through this platform. *Relais ILL* - We will be transitioning away from the Relais ILL platform. If you have no other alternative, you may continue to send requests to our Relais ILL address/Relais webform for now. This will not be a long term solution. Please share this message with colleagues in your region. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at cj.dejong(a)ualberta.ca. Thank you, CJ CJ de Jong, MLIS Head, Access Services *he/him* UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA Library & Museums Access Services 1-110A Rutherford Library North Edmonton, AB Canada T6G 2J4 T 780.492.7882 [image: University of Alberta Logo] <https://www.ualberta.ca/index.html> The University of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are situated on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First Nations and Métis people.

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INFO: CANRUG election results
by Alex Fletcher June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025

It is with great pride that I get to announce the results of the first ever CANRUG election ballot and vote this June 2025. We had 92 votes submitted from approximately 190 eligible voters, which is 47%, slightly below the last Canadian election turnout of 69%. I am happy to say that our by-laws were accepted unanimously, and two comments were submitted for us to pass along to the new board for their information and consideration. We had two ballots, and Ratna Dhaliwal, from the University of Saskatchewan, had their acclamation approved as the incoming secretary. The second ballot for the chair-elect (the person who will step into the role of CANRUG chair in 2026) showed a close result between our two candidates, Susan Bond from the University of Toronto and Michelle Goodridge from Wilfrid Laurier University. This year’s CANRUG chair-elect is Susan Bond from the University of Toronto. I would like to thank everyone for putting their names forward to help create and grow the newest regional user group, and I would like to encourage everyone involved to consider further involvement in our group moving forward. Alex Fletcher -- Omni Network Zone and Technology Specialist (he/him) Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

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CANRUG election reminder...
by Alex Fletcher June 12, 2025

June 12, 2025

Just a reminder — We have had excellent ballot returns to date, so thank you to all of you who have voted to date! Heather Pretty sent out direct reminders today to those people who have not yet voted. Please check your junk or spam folders to make sure that your ballot didn't go into there, especially as the voting will be wrapping up this weekend and being announced next Wednesday! Thanks for all of your participation to date! Alex Fletcher -- Omni Network Zone and Technology Specialist (he/him) Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL)

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Last call, registration for Accessibility Symposium 2.0
by Mark Weiler June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025

The Ontario Council of University Libraries is hosting an online accessibility symposium by Zoom * Tuesday June 17, Wednesday June 18 and Thursday June 19 * 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day * Free * ASL interpretation and live captioning provided, transcriptions provided shortly after Register for the Accessibility Symposium 2.0<https://ocul.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CPVWm9z9Td-TuYhvMimZAw#/registrati…>, presented by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Accessibility Community. Join us online on Tuesday June 17, Wednesday June 18, and Thursday June 19 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Time each day to explore critical topics in improving accessibility and the experiences of people with disabilities using, and working in, libraries in Ontario's post-secondary landscape. To view the full schedule, more details about the sessions, or to contact the Symposium Planning Committee, please visit the OCUL Accessibility Symposium website<https://ocul.on.ca/accessibility-symposium>. [Amanda Leduc smiling at the camera. She is wearing a green button-down shirt and has long wavy hair]Keynote Speaker: Amanda Leduc Amanda Leduc is a writer, speaker, and disability rights advocate. She is the author of the non-fiction book Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space (Coach House Books, 2020), which was shortlisted for the 2020 Governor General's Award in Nonfiction, and the novels The Centaur's Wife (Random House Canada, 2021) and The Miracles of Ordinary Men (ECW Press, 2013). Her latest novel, Wild Life, is now out with Random House Canada. Symposium Details Around the world, post-secondary libraries are recognizing accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities as a shared priority. In Ontario, 2025 was intended to mark a compliance milestone for the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). However, much work remains to be done. The Accessibility Symposium 2.0 will feature presentations and discussions that reflect on the progress made over the past 20 years and envision a more ambitious and inclusive future for accessibility in academic libraries. This event will have live ASL interpretation and live captioning. Recordings will be available following the conference and posted to the OCUL YouTube page. Please note that while registration for the Symposium is not limited, Zoom sessions are limited to 500 participants, so sign in early to ensure you get a spot, or enjoy the recording to any session you are not able to attend live. On behalf of the OCUL Accessibility Symposium 2.0 planning committee, This email was checked for proper structure using JAWS prior to sending Mark Weiler, PhD (he & him) JAWS certified and Web Accessibility Specialist Web & User Experience Librarian Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario 548-889-5056 Notices Upcoming Laurier Library workshops & events<https://library.wlu.ca/events>

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