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232 evolved into the OTS, and how the OTS enables a sustainable and comprehensive approach to Wikimedia activities in the academic library. Finally, we will discuss how Wikimedia activities have been incorporated into existing workflows and reflect on the impact of these activities.

Background

Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the University of Toronto (U of T) is a public, research intensive university with three campuses in the greater Toronto area. From 2018 to 2019, the university had a total enrollment of 93,081 students and 21,556 faculty and staff (University of Toronto, n.d.). The UTL system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked among the largest of its peer institutions in North America according to the Association of Research Libraries Investment Index (Morris & Roebuck, 2019). The system consists of forty-two libraries, with around 500 librarians and paraprofessional staff members and supports the teaching and research requirements of the University of Toronto’s more than 980 programs of study (University of Toronto, n.d.). Eighteen central libraries directly report to the UTL chief librarian, while the remaining libraries report to their college, campus, and departmental administration. In addition to more than 15 million volumes in 341 languages, the library system currently provides access to millions of electronic resources in various forms and over 31,000 linear meters of archival material.

Open Access and Open Digital Collections at UTL

UTL has for many years engaged in open-access initiatives, leading to the creation of the UTL Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office (SCCO) in 2013. The UTL SCCO helps researchers make their research available through open access, thereby improving the impact of their research and supporting researchers around the world who may not otherwise have access to this scholarship. UTL also operates TSpace, an open-access repository. Research deposited