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Episode 109: Access to Knowledge for Community Scholars — with Heather De Forest

March 09, 2021
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԰AV 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.

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About Our Guest

HEATHER DE FOREST

Heather is a librarian at ԰AV.

She leads the , which engages individuals working in the non-profit sector with research publications and identifies and reduces barriers to accessing and using this body of knowledge. Heather is a co-investigator with the (Supporting Transparent and Open Research Engagement and Exchange) project and a member of the steering committee for the . 

 

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Johal, Am. “Access to Knowledge for Community Scholars — with Heather De Forest.” Below the Radar, ԰AV’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, March 9, 2021. /vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/109-heather-de-forest.html.

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