Library Publishing Directory

Yellowhead Tribal College

Yellowhead Tribal College library

Academic Library · Canada



Nitya Khetarpal, Research Proposal and Grant Writer
Email: nitya.khetarpal@ytced.ca

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
The Yellowhead Tribal College library exists to serve the needs of the Alexander, Alexis, O'Chiese and Sunchild First Nations who reside on what is now called Edmonton, Canada.
  • Stage of publishing efforts: 1 - Pilot
  • Open access focus: One priority among many
  • Portion of Open Access publications: Some
  • Publishing Languages: English; Cree; Saulteaux Ojibwe (Anishinaabemowin); Stoney

Program Organization

  • Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
  • Advisory/editorial board: No
  • Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 2
  • Individual people: 2
  • Students: Undergraduate student(s)
  • Funding sources: Grants, Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

  • Conference papers or proceedings
  • Databases


Highlights

Disciplinary Specialties:
  • Indigenous social work
  • Indigenous governance
  • Indigenous environmental stewardship
  • Foundational learning
  • Indigenous history

Partners

  • Internal partners:  Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Undergraduate students
  • Other publishing entities administered by your library: Yes
  • Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: Yes
  • Program’s openness to working with external partners: Open to working with any external partner
  • Types of publications should other publishers refer to your program: Open education resources that empower indigenous data sovereignty; language preservation and revitalization
  • Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Technologies & Services

Media Formats:
  • audio
  • data
  • images
  • multimedia
  • text
  • video
  • visualizations

Additional Information

Last Year:
We intend to support indigenous social work students in dissemination and publication (e.g. conferences proceedings, manuscripts, etc.) during their undergraduate or graduate journeys with us.
Future Plans:
We are developing a repository of language recordings as part of ongoing language preservation and revitalization initiatives.