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The Effects of Generative AI on Usage Statistics on Érudit

Artificial intelligence is transforming the way scientific knowledge is being shared. What effects do these new uses have on the publications disseminated on Érudit? A preliminary analysis of our data has allowed us to better understand the changes that are ongoing and what they mean

Moving Toward More Reliable Statistics for Scholarly Journals

To better reflect actual usage of scholarly publications, Érudit is replacing its readership statistics tool and adopting the international COUNTER standard, widely recognized in the scholarly publishing community. Uses of the web are evolving rapidly, and so, tools used to measure how often scholarly content

Sharing Knowledge Beyond Scholarly Journals

Crédit photo: Maryse Boyce Opening up science does not simply mean removing access barriers; it also requires learning to discuss it in a new way. How can we make sure that the knowledge produced in scholarly journals is understood, shared and put to use by

Digital Publishing to Support Indigenous Knowledge

To mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we are showcasing an initiative aimed at the systematic inclusion of Indigenous voices in the Canadian documentary ecosystem: the digital publishing platform RavenSpace.  Darcy Cullen To that end, we spoke with Darcy Cullen, director of the

Preserving and Promoting French-Language Science

Our memorandum Tisser les savoirs was submitted in summer 2025 as part of an important consultation on the creation and dissemination of scientific knowledge in French in Canada.  This consultation, addressed to the External Advisory Panel on the Creation and Dissemination of Scientific Information in

Knowledge Without Borders: Canada Leads the Way

In honour of Canada Day, we're delighted to share some of the reasons why we're proud to be part of the Canadian scholarly journal landscape. In this blog post, we present three recent studies, conducted by members of the Érudit and Coalition Publica research teams,

Finding Better Words

To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, we present a wide-ranging initiative being conducted in Québec: the revision of the vocabulary concerning the Indigenous peoples in the Répertoire de vedettes-matière (RVM, Directory of Subject Headings) of the Bibliothèque de l’Université Laval. To cover this essential initiative,

A recap of the Érudit Town Hall / Rencontrez Érudit 2025

The Érudit Town Hall / Rencontrez Érudit event, held in February 2025, provided a special opportunity for presentations and discussions about our recent activities and upcoming projects. With more than 150 participants, it was a good turnout! Teams from numerous journals, as well as librarians