Established in 2023, the Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice (CoP) brings together library workers and other colleagues from Canadian academic institutions working or interested in the areas of bibliometric and research impact assessment. The goals of the CoP are to share information and grow expertise and capacity across Canada by connecting colleagues interested in bibliometric tools, data, governance, management, or administration through meetings, workshops, community calls, and informal information sharing. Activities are coordinated by the CARL Canadian Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Steering Committee, who facilitate and guide the actions and directions of the CoP.
Join the Community!
To join this community of practice and stay informed about the group’s upcoming events and ongoing activities, subscribe to BIBLIOMET-CARL-L. This email-based mailing list is open to anyone working or interested in the areas of bibliometric and research impact assessment, with the purpose of facilitating communication, information sharing, and discussion.
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Bibliometrics and Research Impact Article Club
The community of practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. At each meeting, attendants discuss convivially a specific document that was selected for its relevance and interest to bibliometrics and research impact. To receive the invitations to the book club meetings and the related communications, you can contact Philippe Boisvert at
Steering Committee
Thane Chambers (Alberta)
Philippe Boisvert (Laval)
Robert Chen (University Health Network)
Heather Ganshorn (Calgary)
Julie Morris (New Brunswick) – co-chair
Jack Young (McMaster) – co-chair
Taleen Aktorosian (CARL Support)
Community Events
Below is a list of upcoming community events. To suggest topics for future events and discussion, please use the following topic suggestion form.
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
September 24 – 13:00 EDTManaging Scholarly Metadata: Creative Solutions to Pervasive Problems
September 24 – 14:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
October 20 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
November 19 – 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
December 15 – 13:00 EST
Past Events
Past event recordings (where applicable) can be viewed on the CARL YouTube Channel via the Bibliometrics playlist.
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
August 26 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
June 16 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
May 5 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
April 8 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
March 10 – 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Coffee Talk: Assessing Research Impact in the Humanities and Social Sciences
February 12 – 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club
February 11 – 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice February Call: Resilient Knowledge: Trust, Mistrust, and Manipulation of Open Science Research
February 5 – 13:00 EST
