Reports and Briefs
Reports
- Addressing the Research Data Gap: A Review of Novel Services for Libraries
(March 2010) PDF
- Research Data : Unseen Opportunities
(December 2009) PDF
- Greater Reach for Your Research: Expanding Readership Through Digital
Repositories
(November 2008) PDF - Library Education Working Group: Final Report to the CARL Board of Directors
(May 2008) PDF
- Survey of Canadian and International Data Management Initiatives (April 2008) [more...]
- E-Books in Research Libraries: Issues of Access and Use. Prepared by
the CARL Copyright Committee Task Group on E-Books (April 2008).
- LibQUAL+ Canada’s Report on the 2007 LibQUAL Canada Project:
the consortial experience and possible future directions is available
on the CARL web site. [more...]
- What keeps CARL Directors awake at night?' The results of a 2007 national research agenda survey undertaken by the CARL Library Education Working Group are available on the CARL web site. In part 1 of the survey CARL Directors identify 112 pressing issues. In part 2 respondents prioritized the list by ten topic areas. [more...]
- Research Competencies for CARL Librarians PDF
- Rights or Restrictions? An examination of several key issues and
debates surrounding the use and potential legislative protection of DRM
systems more...
- Privacy and Disclosure: Research Libraries' Commitment to Patron
Privacy more..
- Update 2007: Collection and Preservation of Web-Based Provincial/Territorial
Government Publications more...
- CARL Briefing Paper on the CIHR Draft Policy on Access to Research Outputs
more...
- Background Paper: Critical Privacy Issues in Canadian Copyright
Reform (May 9, 2006) more...
- The Changing Nature of Intellectual Authority, by Peter J. Nicholson, President, Council of Canadian Academies, more...
- The Future of Human Resources in Canadian Libraries, ‘the
8Rs Study’: Considerations for the Canadian Association of Research
Libraries, a report by Vicki Whitmell more...
- Print Repository Initiatives at Canadian University Libraries: An Overview
more...
- Postsecondary Students, Perceptual Disabilities and Copyright Reform: A Discussion Paper more...
- OTTAWA December 19, 2005 – The use of electronic learning in Canadian
institutions has increased by as much as 30% over the past five years
- and library participation has kept pace. more...
Final Report (November 2005) more... - Knowledge Dissemination Study -- Final Report more
- Towards an Integrated Knowledge Ecosystem: A Canadian Research Strategy, An Overview more...
- CARL 2004 Annual Report now available
more...
- Is the WIPO/TRIPS Agreement User-Friendly? Final Report to
the International Trade Treaties Committee of the Canadian Library Association
more...
- Collection and Preservation of Web-Based Provincial/Territorial Government Publications: An Action Plan for CARL more...
- National Consultation on Access to Scientific Research Data (NCASRD) Final Report now available more...
- Collection and Preservation of Web-Based Provincial/Territorial Government Publications: Report on a Survey of CARL and APLIC Libraries more...
- OTTAWA, January 24, 2005 - Knowledge Dissemination Study final report Towards an Integrated Knowledge Ecosystem: A Canadian Research Strategy more...
- University Library Spending on Books, Journals and Electronic Resources (2004 Update) prepared by the The Publishers Association, United Kingdom (January 2004) more...
- In recent years, academic librarians have seen many changes in the area
of scholarly publishing . While access to the Internet has been invaluable
in the communication of ideas and the dissemination of scholarship, technology
has also forced us to re-evaluate our options. The serials crisis and
the advent of electronic journals continue to raise questions with regard
to the ownership of scholarly activity. This has given rise to a number
of initiatives, all aimed at changing the course of scholarly communication.
Article written by Leila Fernandez, for Felciter Volume 46, Issue #6 more... Reprinted with permission - CARL Institutional Repositories Position Statement The Canadian Association of Research Libraries supports the systematic archiving of, and access to digital research output of Canadian academic organizations into institutional repositories... more...
- Preservation of Digital Resources , Selected and Annotated Reading List focusing primarily on national strategies, emerging standards and best practices. more...
- Library Exceptions - International Comparative Analysis - The Standing Parliamentary Committee on Canadian Heritage has been assigned responsibility for the mandatory review required by section 92 of the Copyright Act. To prepare its submission to the Parliamentary Committee, the CARL Copyright Committee has requested a comparison of library exceptions in other countries with those in the Canadian copyright law. (July 2003) more... Report commissioned by CARL, prepared by Wanda M. Noel, Barrister and Solicitor
- Research Support Libraries Group - Final Report (March 2003)
The Research Support Libraries Group was established by the four UK higher education funding councils, the British Library and the national libraries of Scotland and Wales in 2001 to make recommendations for a UK wide strategic framework and co-ordinated delivery mechanisms for research information provision. Our sponsors are concerned about the long-term viability of the current pattern of provision in the face of growing external pressures, notably the challenge of electronic delivery of material directly to the desk top along with the rising cost and volume of published research material. These changes fundamentally alter how research information will be provided in the future, and our core concern has been to devise a programme for action to ensure that UK professional researchers will continue to have access to the full range of world-class information resources wherever these resources are located. At the heart of our considerations lies cooperation and a vital aspect has been the involvement of the British Library alongside the universities. more...
- CARL Impact Assessment: Lawful Access - Consultation Document
(December 2002)
On August 25, 2002 the Department of Justice Canada, Industry Canada and the Solicitor General Canada invited interested Canadians to submit, by December 16, 2002, comments on legislative proposals to provide law enforcement and national security agencies with the legal authority to intercept telecommunications and search and seize information under the Criminal Code and other Acts of Parliament. This text assesses the impact of these proposals on CARL members. more..
. - Expanding the National Research Base : Report of the Task Force on Virtual
Universities and Online Learning (November 2002)
This report completes the first stage of an inquiry being conducted by a Task Force composed of senior researchers, administrators, and other specialists knowledgeable about emerging trends in online approaches to graduate study and research training. more... - Employing electronic resources to provide research infrastructure and
to support e-learning (October 2002)
First-class information resources are as essential to a productive national infrastructure as a robust computer network, a well-equipped laboratory and highly qualified personnel. more... - Canada's Innovation Strategy (September 2002)
Presented in two papers. Together, they provide a blueprint for action so that, by the end of this decade, Canada is known throughout the world for its culture of excellence, learning and innovation. more... - Copying right: A guide for Canada's universities to copyright, fair dealing and collective licensing (August 2002) more...
- CARL Institutional Repositories Pilot Project (July 2002)
The resources provided here will guide members of the project to the online resources they need to set-up and maintain an institutional repository. These include, among other things, a step by step guide to setting-up institutional repositories; access to helpful articles and software required; and links to other open-access projects in the Canadian and international scholarly communities. more...
Briefs
- CARL Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee
on Finance
(August 2010) PDF - CARL's Digital Economy Consultation Submission (July 2010) PDF
- CARL’s 2009 Copyright Consultation Submission (September 2009)
PDF
- CARL Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee
on Finance
(August 2009) PDF
- Key Considerations of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries
for a New Copyright Bill with Reference to the 2008 Bill C-61: An
Act to Amend the Copyright Act (November 2008) PDF
- CARL Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee
on Finance
(August 2008) PDF - CARL Brief to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science
and Technology on Mobilizing Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage
(April 2008) PDF
- CARL Brief to The Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology regarding the Science &Technology Strategy (January 2008) [more...]
- Supplementary information for the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, December 7, 2007 [more...]
- CARL's Fall 2007 Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance [more...]
- CARL's Submission on the Customer Name and Address Information Consultation to Public Safety Canada [More...]
- CARL Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance more...
- CARL's Brief to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research - CIHR Policy in Development - Access to Products of Research more...
- CARL's Brief to the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council concerning Open Access (November 2005) more...
- CARL pre-budget speaking notes to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance more...
- Investing in Canada's Knowledge Infrastructure CARL's pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance more...
- CARL Pre-Budget Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance more...
- Presentation by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on Copyright and Inter-library Loans (April 2004) more...
- CARL's Brief to the (U.K.) Science and Technology Committee's Scientific Publications Inquiry (February 2004) more...
- AUCC summary and brief analysis of the 2004 Speech from the Throne and
the Prime Minister's reply (February 2004) more...
- Summary of the Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on "Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operation of the Copyright Act" (September 2003) more...
- Presentation to the House of Commons Canadian Heritage Committee on Bill C-36 by l'Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation (ASTED), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Canadian Library Association (CLA) (June 5th, 2003) more...
- Employing electronic resources to provide research infrastructure and
to support e-learning (October 2002)
First-class information resources are as essential to a productive national infrastructure as a robust computer network, a well-equipped laboratory and highly qualified personnel. more... - Brief of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries to the House
of Commons Standing Committee on Finance (September 2002)
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to have the opportunity once again to take part in the Committee's deliberations on the Government's forthcoming budget. more... - Access to Research Information: A Critical Component for Canada's Information
Strategy (September 2002)
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) commends the Government of Canada on this exciting initiative. CARL stands ready to play what we feel is a vital part in the discussions that will shape the strategy, and guide its success . more...
Letters
- CARL's letter to various ministries regarding the Policy on Non-Commercial
Reproduction of Government of Canada Publications (July 30, 2010) PDF
- CARL's letter to CISTI, CIHR and NLM regarding PubMed Central Canada
(July 29, 2010) PDF
- CARL’s letter to Industry Canada regarding cancellation
of the mandatory long-form census
questionnaire (July 23, 2010) PDF - Letter from CARL to the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International
Trade
(February 5, 2010) PDF - CARL Letter in support of SCOAP3 (January 28, 2010) PDF
- Letter from CARL to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
(March 18, 2009) PDF
- Letter from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to Dr. Pierre
Coulombe, President, National Research Council Canada (March 12, 2009,
en anglais) PDF
- Letter from CARL to the Honourable James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance
(December 19, 2008) PDF
- Letter to Mr. Albert Cloutier, Director, Copyright and International
Intellectual Property Policy at Industry Canada and Mr. Jean-Paul Boulay,
Director, Policy Development at Canadian Heritage on April 15, 2008. [more...]
- Letter to Mr. Rob Merrifield, M.P., January 3, 2008 [more...]
- Letter to Mr. Thomas Mulcair M.P., December 13, 2007 [more...]
- CARL letter to the Minister of Industry regarding copyright and other issues. "Canada's research libraries play a critical role in providing the information resources that are essential to the success of Canada's researchers in all fields, and thus to Canada's ability to flourish in today's internationally competitive knowledge economy. In this context CARL applauds the Government for its science and technology strategy, and the government’s stated intention to strengthen research and development activities in Canada." [more...]
- CARL letter to the Minister of Canadian Heritage regarding
copyright. "CARL has played an active part in the copyright reform
process over many years and will look forward to continuing consultations
with staff and officials of this Department on a range of issues, especially
copyright. "[more...]
( Letter in French only) - CARL letter to Minister Gary Lunn applauding his decision to continue
the printing of paper topographic maps and not to close the Canada Map
Office more...
Minister Lunn's response to CARL more...
- CARL letter to Ministers Oda and Bernier regarding copyright and digital rights management more...
- Privacy Coalition letter more...
- CARL a signatory to the Canadian Consortium for Research's Open Letter to M.P.'s more...
- CARL's letter to Mme Lise Bissonnette (Bibliothèque nationale du Québec) on the opening of la Grande Bibliothèque more... (en français seulement)
- Letter to all M.P.'s regarding copyright
The following letter has been sent to all M.P.'s by members of the Copyright Forum. The Forum is an alliance of national associations drawn primarily from the educational, library, archives, museums and related fields. Its concern is to safeguard Canadians’ rights regarding the use of copyrighted material. As described in the letter, if the May 2004 Interim Report on Copyright Reform is implemented this will have serious long-term consequences on literacy, learning, education, and research in Canada. The Copyright Forum presents fair and balanced options as an alternative. Please address inquiries to: Mr. Paul Whitney (Chair, Copyright Forum) more...
- On behalf of the library community of Canada , the Canadian Library Association (CLA), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), and l'Association pour l'avancement des sciences et des techniques de la documentation (ASTED) wish to congratulate you on becoming Canada's 21st Prime Minister and on the formation of your Ministry. In this spirit, we would like to bring to your attention our concern with the fate of the Depository Services Program (DSP). more...
- CARL's letter to the Honorable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Works,
regarding the Depository Services Programme (November 2002)
It is our understanding that effective Sept 18, 2002 the Depository Services Program (DSP) has been restructured to form part of Communication Canada's Publishing operations. As a partner in the DSP the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is very concerned about the implications of this reorganization. The review was carried out without consultation with public stakeholders, including the DSP Library Advisory Committee; and the position of Manager of the DSP (a professional librarian) has been abolished. more...
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