The Canadian Repositories Community of Practice unites professionals managing open repositories in Canadian libraries, academic institutions, and scholarly organizations. Its aim is to share best practices, identify collaboration opportunities, and network with colleagues nationwide. It is managed and organized by the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice Steering Committee (“Engagement Team”), which was formed to bring together committed individuals with a desire to stoke the fires of engagement within the Canadian repositories community and increase the flow of information between its participants. More information about the Steering Committee is available in their Terms of Reference.
To join this community of practice and stay informed about the group’s upcoming events and ongoing activities, subscribe to REPOS-L, the repositories in libraries discussion list. This email-based mailing list is open to anyone involved in managing open repositories in Canadian libraries, academic institutions, and scholarly organizations, with the purpose of facilitating communication, information sharing, and discussion.
Steering Committee Members
- Pascal Calarco (University of Windsor)
- Priscilla Carmini (University of Waterloo)
- Robyn Hall (MacEwan University)
- Emily Hopkins (University of Saskatchewan) – chair
- Tim Ribaric (Brock University)
- Nailisa Tanner (McGill University)
- Sophie St-Cyr (Université de Sherbrooke)
- Carolyn Sullivan (University of Ottawa)
- Taleen Aktorosian (CARL Support)
Repositories Knowledge Mentorship Program
Making sense of the repository landscape can be challenging. Let’s work together to change that!
The CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice is launching a Repository Knowledge Mentorship Program and are seeking volunteer mentors and mentees from CARL member and non-member libraries or institutions. Interested in participating? Read the details and sign up to be a mentor or mentee.
Upcoming Events
CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice February Call – Repository Horror Stories, Episode I: My Repository Broke My Heart (February 13, 2025, 1:00pm-2:00pm ET)
Past Events
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice November Call — Going to the Source: Contributing to a Healthy Open Infrastructure via Free and Open Source Software Projects (Tuesday, November 26, 2024, 1:00-2:30pm ET) — Recording
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice September Call — Ask-me-Anything with Mike Nason! (Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 12:00-1:00pm ET) — Recording
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice Summer Article Club (Wednesdays June 12, July 10, August 14, 2024 — These events were not recorded.
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice May Call — A Practical Guide to Open Infrastructure for Institutional Repository Managers (May 1, 2024) — Recording
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice February Call — Metadata Misery (February 7, 2024) — This event was not recorded.
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice November Call — Going Beyond Articles: What Else Belongs in Institutional Repositories? (November 21, 2023) — Recording
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice September Call — DSpace 7: How’s it going? (September 27, 2023) — This event was not recorded.
- CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice June Call — Community Conversations: Shared Infrastructure for Repositories (June 29, 2023) — Recording
