1. Open Access Presentation October 26,2012

2. The Athabasca River Basin has been defined not only by its waters, its lands and its abundant natural resources but also by the people who live and work there, those who have shaped the landscape.

3. Importance of the ARB repository  the Basin occupies a great proportion of the Alberta landscape and affects waterways in the province and beyond  It affects areas related to environment, renewable and non-renewable resources, ecology, socio-economic, political and intellectual issues  It will provide a one-stop access point for acquisition of materials and resources

4. Defining the Research Institute A Research Institute focuses and sustains activities in specific research areas and encourages collaboration among disciplines.  Provides identity and reputation  Flexible and responsive  Creates synergy and community engagement  Environment for mentorship and development of expertise Source: http://www2.athabascau.ca/secretariat/policy/academic/research_i nstitutes_policy.htm

5. ARBRI specifics ARBRI is an interdisciplinary research centre that studies the Athabasca River Basin and its people from a broad range of perspectives.

6. Vision The Athabasca River Basin Research Institute plays a trusted role with Athabasca River Basin stakeholders and academia through facilitation of open and transparent interdisciplinary research and knowledge exchange on issues of key regional importance. Mission The Athabasca River Basin Research Institute supports interdisciplinary research, community engagement, and knowledge transfer in the Athabasca River Basin for all stakeholders by improving awareness of past and contemporary issues, and encouraging collaboration among scientists, scholars, and basin stakeholders.

7. Principles  Advance understanding of the basin across disciplines  Engage the community, government, stakeholders  Foster research linkages across disciplines  Communicate research results to all sectors

8. Disciplinary areas  Science  Social science  Global studies  Business  Governance LandWater Climate Policy Community

9. Current activities related to ARBRI  Bibliography project (BARB)-Imperial Oil funding  Sustainability of Economic and Environment project-Alberta Rural Development Network funding  Learning Communities Project-Alberta Rural Development Funds  Blue Water Project-Royal Bank of Canada funding  Science Outreach-various funding, but mainly volunteer  Community workshops-SSHRC funding

10. ARBRI website: http://arbri.athabascau.ca/

11. Repository project—BARB

12. BARB: http://www.barbau.ca  Identify, locate, and make freely accessible an extensive list of research and scholarly information of the Athabasca River Basin.  Project led by Athabasca River Basin Research Institute with support from AU Library, Advancement Office, academic centres, and researchers.  We currently have more than 25,000 entries

13. Vision for the repository  It will be content-rich, fully searchable, open and accessible: author/title/keyword and use of geo-spatial technologies  It will contain networked digitized resources involving multiple data sets (science, social science), text (reports, books, journals), images (maps, aerial and other photographs), interactive materials (podcasts, webcasts, video/audio recordings)  It will facilitate mobile accessibility (geo-spatial and temporal linkages)

14. How we connect to physical sites Using QR codes to learn about the Athabasca River Basin

15. Interactive mapping This initiative was developed by the Athabasca Watershed Council The map is an online virtual resource that provides information on different regions of the Athabasca River Basin The Athabasca Watershed Council have begun to use BARB to inform their own work

16. How data is stored and used  The BARB database uses open access software (www.openarchives.org/)www.openarchives.org/  Use of digital collection management software (CONTENTdm)  Use of Google charts, maps, analytics and other applications  Use on mobile devices

17. Future directions  Direct access to retrieval of full-text resources  Completion of transferring data and resources from out- of-date software formats  A single source for retrieval of digitized materials