DATA MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF CANADA’S NATIONAL SCIENCE LIBRARY – 2010 UPDATE AND PROSPECTIVE

NRC-CISTIserves Canada as its National Science Library (as mandated by Canadaʹs Parliament in 1924) and also provides direct support to researchers of the National Research Council of Canada (NRC). By reason of its mandate, vision, and strategic positioning, NRC-CISTI has been rapidly and effectively mobilizing Canadian stakeholders and resources to become a lead player on both the Canadian national and international scenes in matters relating to the organization and management of scientific research data. In a previous communication (CODATA International Conference, 2008), the orientation of NRC-CISTI towards this objective and its short-and medium-term plans and strategies were presented. Since then, significant milestones have been achieved. This paper presents NRC-CISTIʹs most recent activities in these areas, which are progressing well alongside a strategic organizational redesign process that is realigning NRC-CISTIʹs structure, mission, and mandate to better serve its clients. Throughout this transformational phase, activities relating to data management remain vibrant.