SFU librarian Heather De Forest joins our host Am Johal to discuss the Community Scholars Program, a project that provides staff of charitable and non-profit organizations in BC with access to academic research and knowledge.

They discuss Heather’s work with the Community Scholars Program and go in-depth about the collective power of academic libraries within the open access movement.

Resources: — The Community Scholars Program https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/overview/services-you/community-scholars/support — Making Research Accessible initiative https://learningexchange.ubc.ca/community-based-research/making-research-accessible-initiative/ — STOREE (Supporting Transparent and Open Research Engagement and Exchange: https://storee.ubc.ca/