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Arca Digital Repository will receive $500,000 from the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills to migrate its technical infrastructure – which is reaching end-of-life – to Islandora 2. This critical funding ensures that Arca’s current digital collections will continue to be safely preserved and openly accessible. Once migrated, the new infrastructure will also improve the Arca experience for both member sites and visitors searching through collections.

The BC Electronic Library Network (BC ELN) is excited to invite applications for its next Executive Director. This dynamic position has potential for far-reaching impact in the post-secondary library environment of British Columbia, and beyond. 

BC ELN is delighted to welcome Ellen Flournoy as the new WriteAway Writing Services Coordinator. Ellen brings a wealth of experience in coordinating writing centres and writing programs at multiple post-secondary institutions. Her background in Rhetoric and Composition and many adventures in online teaching and academic support have prepared her to hit the ground running with WriteAway. We asked Ellen to tell us more about herself and her new role coordinating this provincial service.

BC ELN is delighted to share that Ellen Flournoy will be stepping into the continuing part-time position of WriteAway Writing Services Coordinator, beginning this week. 

It’s Open Access Week! In celebration, we highlight a report by the Strategies for Open Collaboration in Library Consortia (SOCLC) Task Force called Strategies for Collaboration: Opportunities and Challenges to Build the Future We Need.

Earlier this year, the provincial collaborative writing support service WriteAway received funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training to support service participants in meeting increased student need.
One of the ways that this funding will provide support is by enabling the WriteAway Administrative Centre to hire a part-time WriteAway service tutor to help bridge the gaps in staffing hours over the weekend and reduce the demand for auxiliary hours during peak submission periods.

The British Columbia History Digitization Program (BCHDP) and BC ELN are seeking early notice from small organisations intending to apply for a 2023/2024 BCHDP grant who are also interested in additional support with their applications.

Change is coming! BC ELN partner libraries will soon have a new tool at their disposal to manage electronic resource licenses.

This Spring, the consortium will transition to ConsortiaManager, a platform designed specifically for managing Library Consortia workflows. Once operational, staff at partner libraries will be able to log into their ConsortiaManager dashboard and have the ability to track and renew licensed resources, view offers and invoices, and receive relevant messages.