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Testimonials
"I know I speak on behalf of colleagues from coast to coast when
I say that the ready access to e-journals we have through CNSLP is
one of the tools that has the greatest impact on our ability to 'do
good science', write good grant applications, and do good research.
I was like a kid at Christmas when I found out many journals we were
able to access. This access is not a luxury, but a necessity if Canadian
researchers are to remain competitive. How fortunate we are.
An added value is the online publication of manuscripts in e-journals
several months prior to publication in print format, which provides
me with access many months prior to that of my colleagues who do not
enjoy this level of access. Accordingly, should one of my manuscripts
be accepted in a journal that is "on line" and publishes
manuscripts on line prior to the print format, I can tell my colleagues
and either send them the manuscript in PDF format or they can access
directly if they have e-journal access. Thus, access to e-journals
can dramatically accelerate the process of disseminating new knowledge
and, routine access to this process for Canadian researchers provides
a definitive advantage. It improves our grant writing ability, the
quality of our work and our productivity.
Thank you, for researchers from sea to sea. We are all eternally grateful."
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Robert
Ross, Ph.D
Associate Professor
School of Physical and Health Education/Department
of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Queen's University
at the CNSLP Consultation meeting,
25 Sept, 2002, Ottawa |
"This vision and co-operative spirit is just what we need to
begin the process of moving Canada from far down the ladder in R
and D output to position five, a goal espoused by our government....
What are the particular advantages that CNSLP brings?
There is the obvious, the opening of the world's scientific literature
to an unprecedented number of researchers. Just as important, it
makes interdisciplinary research a lot easier. In the past, our
libraries have of necessity had to concentrate their journal acquisitions
on subjects most relevant to a large group. There were not many
medical journals in the physics library!
As we aspire to the interdisciplinary goals set by our government,
interdisciplinary research becomes an imperative. Your successful
initiative at CNSLP will make this a lot easier for university researchers,
the intellectual backbone of any innovation... Let me congratulate
you on your vision, dedication and success. You are a model for
Canadian organizations, and I sincerely hope that your methodology
will be emulated by others."
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Dr.Ian
Smith,
National Research Council and Member,
the Board of Governors, University of Manitoba
at the CNSLP cross-Canada check
up, May 13, 2002, Winnipeg |
"The importance of immediate electronic
access cannot be overstated. Allowing for delays in ordering and picking
up articles, document delivery takes about 4 days. That may not seem
much of a problem. However, if you're an undergraduate student and
your lab report is due within a week, it's a real impediment. If you're
a graduate student, and your comprehensive exam question has to be
answered in 4 days, it could be make or break. And if you're a researcher
and that deadline that you neglected is just 3 days, away, well...
As a pharmacologist and cancer researcher, one of the things that
interests me most is drug synergy - when you combine two or more drugs,
the result is more than you expect; more than the sum of the individual
parts. I think that the same synergy is possible between researchers
and librarians. One of my most rewarding recent experiences was acting
as a client for a library studies student.... we spent several hours
comparing notes about search strategies, bibliographic approaches
and obscure sources of information that we'd each discovered in our
own ways. I think we both got more out of it than we expected. It's
a good illustration of how we researchers can benefit from the skills
of the librarians if we take time to interact.
One of the key things to a scientist is the supply of journals. Rapid
access to literature is the lifeblood of research. Without efficient
journal access the research becomes compromised and less competitive......The
cuts really reached bone about 2 or 3 years ago. ..... it was like
a breath of fresh air a year or so ago when we heard that many of
us would be able to have increased journal access through something
called the CNSLP.
CNSLP, by increasing journal supply, has made a difference to research.
Librarians, by managing the challenges as they have, have made a difference.
And the publishers, by adapting to the consortial arrangement, have
made a difference and a positive contribution to Canadian research.
I would hope that as CNSLP continues and hopefully expands, we not
only see the benefit to our research, but that there is an increasing
realization that librarians and publishers can also be part of the
team that ultimately helps us to reach our research goals."
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Dr.
Jonathan Blay,
Department of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University,
and member of the CNSLP Evaluation Task Group
at the CNSLP cross-Canada check
up, May 13, 2002, Winnipeg |
"If the opening years of the 21st century
have to be defined by one word it would be 'Innovation'. The CNSLP
is a defining entity for this innovation.
Gone are the days when Library Services were just that, 'services';
Research and Library Resources are now active participants in the
research process......turning data into relevant knowledge is the
essence of the rapidly developing concept of knowledge-based economies.
CNSLP is a major force in this new attitude and approach, securing
for our researchers the fastest and most up-to-date access possible
to the essential literature. Together with the CFI, CNSLP is one
of the new initiatives that convinced me that coming home[to Canada]
was actually an effective way to move my research ahead.
Science is an international community effort, and the CNSLP is one
of the most recent and powerful tools to promote necessary communication
and enhance the integration of new ideas. With the CNSLP, my students,
postdoctoral fellows, colleagues and collaborators are all able
to stay up-to-date with the most relevant literature pertinent to
our ongoing research . This is a partnership that promises strong
research advancements."
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Dr.
Jens Coorssen, University of Calgary ,
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics
and Department Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
at the CNSLP cross-Canada check
up, May 13, 2002, Winnipeg |
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