Access to Knowledge for Community Scholars — with Heather De Forest

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. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/109-heather-de-forest.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/109-heather-de-forest.html 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/ Bio: Heather is a librarian at Simon Fraser University. She leads the Community Scholars Program, 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 STOREE (Supporting Transparent and Open Research Engagement and Exchange) project and a member of the steering committee for the Making Research Accessible initiative. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Access to Knowledge for Community Scholars — with Heather De Forest.” Below the Radar, SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, March 9, 2021. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/109-heather-de-forest.html.