By ryan regier on October 27, 2026
Users who use a Browser Extension that can “read or change” website data, will be blocked access to Pitchbook if they use those Extensions on the Pitchbook Website.
Please note that this includes AI Browser Extensions (Chat GPT) and Tr…
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By Anna Moorhouse on October 27, 2026
The revised policy applies to peer-reviewed research articles and supports principles of open science/open scholarship and aims to increase the dissemination of research results and accelerate the mobilization of research findings.
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By Law Library on October 20, 2026
LAW LIBRARY level 3: HV9960.C2 C75 2025
J.V. Roberts, ed, Criminal Justice in Canada: A Reader, 7th ed (Emond, 2025).
LAW LIBRARY level 3: K3240 .A34 2026
C. Szurlej, ed, Human Rights: Principles and Practice in Canada and Internationally (Emond, …
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By Tara Stephens-Kyte on October 20, 2026
Gavel CC 0 Four Major Publishers Named in U.S. Federal Lawsuit A recent U.S. whistleblower lawsuit involving publishers and article processing charges is drawing a lot of attention in the open access and scholarly publishing communities. In late July 2026, Retraction Watch, a well-known and respected blog in the scientific and academic communities, published a […]
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By holly pickering on October 15, 2026
As of October 14, 2026, SAE Mobilus has rate limited UBC’s access due to excessive downloading of over 100 articles. We are investigating. Please remember that most resources have limits on what can be downloaded during one session. Almost all vendors have internal benchmarks that make allowances for reasonable use – usually what a person […]
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By Michaela Chan on October 15, 2026
When Pedestal was launched in September 1969 by the Vancouver Women’s Caucus (VWC), it was Canada’s first feminist periodical. VWC emerged from the New Left student-led political movement at Simon Fraser University in the late 60s, a culture that valued direct action, anti-authoritarianism, and social non-conformity and promoted causes like civil rights, Black Power, gay […]
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