October 2018
Volume 16.3
Photograph of a green acorn on fallen leaves
Photo by Alfred Schrock on Unsplash
A Pride flag blowing in the wind.
Photo by Ted Eytan via flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
LGBT Life with Full Text Now on Offer

You asked for it, we got it! In the last Resource Ranking Survey, partner libraries let us know that EBSCO's LGBT Life with Full Text was desired for collaborative licensing. After extensive negotiations, BC ELN has consortial pricing ready for review. LGBT Life with Full text is the "definitive" resource for LGBT studies; researchers will find both scholarly and popular LGBT publications and a range of primary sources including monographs, magazines, and newspapers. A title list and product description are available at LGBT Life with Full Text.

The deadline to join this license is October 31. View details at LGBT Life Offer 2018-2019
Getting the Word out on Arca

Thanks to a partnership between BC ELN and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library, BC's GLAM organizations with BC History Digitization Project-funded materials are eligible for no-cost, fully supported hosting of those materials in Arca, BC's award-winning collaborative digital repository.

Sunni Nishimura, Coordinator - Partnerships at the Arca Admin Centre, has been pounding the pavement getting the word out on this fantastic opportunity. She recently published an article in  BCLA Perspectives and will soon be traveling to the BC Museums Association Conference to further spread the word.
OutLook OnLine Migration a Success!
 
The OutLook OnLine migration in late August to SFU's new state-of-the-art cloud servers went off without a hitch! Sustainability of the service has been greatly improved thanks to this cost-saving move. Bravo to all who helped make this a smooth transition! 
Pointing to the Past: Women who have made an impact

October is Women's History Month in Canada, and British Columbians and Yukoners have an excellent resource at their fingertips to help them learn about and celebrate the bold women who have made an impact in our country: Points to the Past .
 
Points to the Past is a collection of primary sources including 200 million pages of digitized historical content - maps, photos, newspapers, manuscripts, pamphlets, portraits, and much more. Thanks to geo-authentication, anyone in BC and Yukon with an Internet-connected device can access these resources with no need to log in or authenticate. Researchers investigating historical people and events have a broad range of resources to choose from. Here is a small taste on the topic of women who have made an impact in Canada.
    
The Persons Case: A Key Step Towards Equality
 
One can only wonder what kind of thrill passed through Henrietta Muir Edwards and the Famous Five in October 1929 to read the following words in print: Canadian Women's Claim to Sit as Senators Allowed. Known as the Persons Case, this landmark victory granted women in Canada the right to be appointed to the Senate, and set the ball of equality rolling. You can re-live the thrill
by checking out the October 19,1929 summary of the Persons Case in the Times' Law Report.

"Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council" Times [London, England] 19 Oct. 1929: 4.   The Times Digital Archive.
 
Photograph of Henrietta Muir
H.M. Edwards by Unknown author (Library and Archives Canada), [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons
 
Change Where Change Demanded

July 5, 1985: another victory for women! Mary Two-Axe Earley, a determined Indigenous activist, officially regained her status (and its inherent rights) under the Indian Act which she had lost 47 years earlier when she married a non-Indigenous man. Read about Earley's victory in the Micmac News and be inspired by a woman who focused the world's attention on "the need for change where change is demanded" (Micmac News, 1985, p. 5). 

 
"Mary Two-Axe Earley Pioneer Fighter First to Win." Micmac News, Aug. 1985, p. 5. Indigenous Peoples: North America

 
Earley receiving Governor General's Persons Case Award by Unknown author (Status of Women. Library and Archives Canada) via flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
 
A Trailblazer in Journalism and More

A teacher, journalist, suffragette, newspaper publisher, and one of the first African-American women to earn a law degree... Mary Ann Shadd Cary can justifiably be called a powerhouse. Check out the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History and learn about Cary, who published the Provincial Freeman (1853 to 1859) and is considered the first African-American newspaperwoman in North America.

Quandra Prettyman. "Cary, Mary Ann Shadd (1823-1893)." Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Ed. Colin A. Palmer. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. Slavery and Anti-Slavery.


Image of Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Mary Ann Cary by Unknown author [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons
 

For a complete list of collections available through Points to the Past, please download the Points to the Past One-Page Flyer.
 
Points to the Past is available thanks to a unique agreement established between Gale and BC's three largest universities: the University of Victoria Libraries, University of British Columbia Library, and Simon Fraser University Library. This unprecedented initiative furthers research, teaching, and lifelong learning in British Columbia.
BC ELN Staff: Here to Help!
At this busy time of year we wanted to remind everyone that BC ELN staff are here to support partner libraries! BC ELN Staffers are only ever a phone call away...
Anita Cocchia - BC ELN Executive Director

What I do: Oversee the overall operations of the consortium, including governance, finance, and strategic planning. Responsibility for government relations and inter-consortial cooperation rest with me. I also support Service Area coordinators and license negotiations.
Contact me if: You have thoughts on exciting initiatives for BC ELN to pursue, want to partner with us, or have questions on how we work.

Brandon Weigel - Arca Coordinator

What I do: Manage the Arca collaborative repository, from project management to metadata wrangling, troubleshooting, and writing code. I also work on e-resource license renewals and manage BC ELN's technical infrastructure.
Contact me if : You have questions about repositories, or ideas about neat things we can do with digital data.
Cristen Polley - AskAway Coordinator

What I do: Work with local coordinators, service providers, the AskAway Advisory Committee, and the software vendor to keep AskAway running smoothly and to continually develop the service.
Contact me if: You have a question or idea about AskAway.
Jennifer Bancroft - eHLbc Coordinator

What I do: Support licensing for BC ELN and eHLbc: I prepare annual resource renewals, facilitate eHLbc's new product selection process, and review new and existing license agreements. I also support eHLbc governance, communications, and affiliate member recruitment.
Contact me if: You have a question about renewal costs or have ideas of new resources for the consortium to license.
Korinne Hamakawa - Client Support

What I do: Process all incoming vendor invoices and send out all billings to libraries. I manage our contacts database and our listservs. I am also the first point of contact for troubleshooting questions.
Contact me if: You have questions about database costs or troubleshooting.  
Leah Hopton - Communications Coordinator

What I do: Create engaging materials (annual reports, newsletters, tweets, postcards, you name it!) that describe the value BC ELN brings the province. I also facilitate meetings and assist with office management.
Contact me if: You have a question or idea about communications.
Leigh Anne Palmer - Licensing Manager

What I do: Negotiate the best pricing and terms of use for electronic resources for BC's post-secondary institutions and learners. I also manage special projects.
Contact me if: You have questions about consortial negotiations, licensing, or vendor relations.
Megan Robertson - WriteAway Coordinator

What I do: Coordinate more than 60 tutors across 16 institutions to provide online writing help to thousands of students each year! I also support the governance and administration of the WriteAway service and connect with learning support colleagues across Canada.
Contact me if: You want to know more about how WriteAway can benefit your students.
Sunni Nishimura - eHLbc and Arca Manager

What I Do: Manage the eHLbc consortium and the BC ELN Resource Sharing portfolio, which includes OutLook OnLine. I also coordinate partnerships for the Arca collaborative digital repository.
Contact me if: You have questions or ideas about eHLbc, Resource Sharing, or Arca, or you want to join any of these services.
Vaughn (Myfanwy) Postgate - OutLook OnLine Coordinator

What I do: Support the OutLook OnLine interlibrary loan (ILL) software (Auto-Graphics SHAREit) including optimizations, troubleshooting, configuration, and training. I also provide technical support for eHLbc and BC ELN.
Contact me if: You have any support needs related to OutLook OnLine or technical issues with your eHLbc/BC ELN licensed resources.