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Read our article in BCLA Perspectives: Working together to mitigate information privilege
How can libraries work collaboratively with community members and across institutions to redress information privilege? The Making Research Accessible initiative’s Downtown Eastside Research Access Portal (RAP) is one such example. The RAP is an easy-to-use resource that improves access to academic and community-generated research materials relevant to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This case study provides insight into how the many individuals involved in this project have worked together over the past several years to address issues such as open access, extractive research practices, and knowledge exchange in a community setting. Learn how we got to this stage and what questions we’re still wrestling with as we move this work forward.
Read the full article via BCLA Perspectives.
