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Join us for the 6th annual BCELN EBSCO day event!

• In light of the current global situation this year’s event will be virtual,  taking place on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020 from 9:00am – 12:00pm via WebEx.
• The early morning session will cover the content side of things along with the latest in FOLIO ERM developments. The late morning session will be an overview of the latest EDS UX enhancements (including a live demo), ebook interface updates and the benefits of having OER and DRM free ebooks for faculty all in one easy to search interface.

The Illume Actions & Achievements 2019 Report is now available!

Read about:

• Software infrastructure improvements
• New branding look and feel
• A look ahead to 2020

The WriteAway Actions & Achievements 2019 Report is now available!

Read about:

• The service's refreshed look and feel
• The difference WriteAway makes for students
• What's ahead for 2020

Download the report at:

https://bceln.ca/sites/default/files/reports/Actions_Achievements_WriteAway_2019_0.pdf

**Last Updated: July 10, 2020**

As work and educational priorities shift in response to COVID-19, BC ELN recognizes that institutions have largely moved to online modes of service delivery.

BC ELN resources and services are viable options to support institutions during this disruption. For the most part, we do not anticipate interruptions for members. The BC ELN team is currently working remotely, and staff monitor services from home. We are available as usual through phone and email.

We're excited to announce that our Permissions Project is now complete and new licensing information is now easily accessible on the BC ELN website for over 65 reseouces.

BC ELN is committed to strengthening its licensing program and supporting partner libraries by clearly communicating the terms and conditions of access to licensed resources that are negotiated on their behalf. The purpose of the Permissions Project was to expand and sharpen the licensing information included on the BC ELN website.

BC ELN and COPPUL are pleased to welcome Emily Carr University of Art + Design into COPPUL's WestVault preservation network. Thanks to the work of Brandon Weigel, Manager of BCELN's Arca digital repository program, and COPPUL's former CDSN coordinator, Corey Davis, COPPUL and BC ELN have entered into an informal agreement with BCELN to allow members of Arca  to use the COPPUL WestVault services, and vice versa.  The Arca platform fully automates the deposit of repository content into COPPUL's WestVault LOCKSS-based preservation network.

The British Columbia Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) invites applications for a continuing Librarian position.

Reporting to the BC ELN Executive Director, the Librarian works as part of a team responsible for planning, developing, and implementing innovative projects in support of BC ELN and its service areas. The Librarian’s primary responsibility is to oversee the coordination and promotion of BC ELN electronic database services, including those of the Electronic Health Library of BC (eHLbc).

Provider neutral BC Legislative Library MARC records for July and August 2019 are now available for free download on the Legislative Library MARC Records page.

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Burnaby – OutLook OnLine, the technical and support infrastructure that underpins resource sharing throughout much of BC, has been rebranded as Illume. The adoption of a new name for this long-standing provincial interlibrary loan service coincides with a major upgrade of the underlying software, SHAREit, which migrated to version 6 in early July.