Partners | PBUQ

At the heart of open knowledge

The PBUQ forges links to spread knowledge further. By actively collaborating with key players in the field, it supports the creation, promotion and circulation of academic knowledge. It enables ideas produced here and elsewhere to spread throughout society.

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Our strategic partners.

The PBUQ partners with and actively contributes to key organizations in Quebec, Canada, and internationally to advance major issues related to access, dissemination, and the governance of knowledge. These partnerships help increase the collective impact of university libraries within the global ecosystem:

A national network dedicated to the shared development of French-language scholarly journals, in which the PBUQ is one of four hubs.

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A national network that negotiates, manages, and facilitates access to digital research resources across Canada.

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A group of library consortia working together for equitable, efficient, and sustainable access to digital information.

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A national association that supports, equips, and promotes information professionals in Quebec and the Francophonie.

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Our agreements and collaborations.

The PBUQ builds relationships that strengthen collective efficiency day to day. Over the course of its projects, it has concluded tangible agreements that have optimized system compatibility, resource sharing, and access to knowledge across the network.

Canadian University Libraries Resource-Sharing Agreement

An agreement that gives users of participating libraries equitable access to resources across Canada through lending, delivery, and reciprocal borrowing services.

A technological platform offering university libraries preservation, access, and digital information management services, used in Ontario and across Canada.

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A collaborative network that coordinates the long-term preservation of print collections in Canadian libraries.

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A collaborative initiative aimed at enriching and francizing name authorities in bibliographic catalogues.

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Emerging in Quebec and across French-speaking Canada under the leadership of Acfas in partnership with Wikimedia, this collaborative network seeks to coordinate and strengthen Wikimedia-related initiatives within universities and research centers, with a special emphasis on libraries and documentation centers.

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