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. 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 BIBLIOMET-CARL-L , the bibliometrics and research impact discussion list. 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.
The community of practice also holds several Book 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 Members (2025-2027)
- Laura Bredahl, University of Waterloo – co-chair
- Philippe Boisvert, Université Laval
- Thane Chambers, University of Alberta – co-chair
- Robert Chen, University Health Network
- Heather Ganshorn, University of Calgary
- Julie Morris, University of New Brunswick
- Jack Young, McMaster University
- Taleen Aktorosian (CARL Support)
Upcoming Events
Stay tuned! April 10, 2025, 1pm-2:30pm ET. Details to come.
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Book Club Meetings (February 18, March 17, April 22, May 20, June 17, 2025)
Past Events
CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice February Call – A Dataset and Bibliometric Approach to Estimating Annual Article Processing Charges for Six Scholarly Publishers (February 4, 2025, 1:00-2:00pm ET) recording
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Book Club Meetings (October 1, October 29, November 25, December 16)
CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice December Call – Lightning Talks, Part 2 (December 5, 2024, 1:00-2:30pm ET)
CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call – Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics (October 23, 2024, 1:00-2:30pm ET) recording
CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice September Call – Metrics and Impacts for Library Publishing Programs (September 26, 2024, 1:00-2:00pm ET) recording
CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice June Call – Lightning Talks (June 13, 2024)
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice April Call – Beyond Metrics: Knowledge Mobilization and Research Impact (April 9, 2024) recording
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice February Call – Learning to be Responsible: From Recognition to Rankings (February 8, 2024) recording
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice November Call: Social Networks in Knowledge Mobilization Work (November 15, 2023) recording
Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice September Call – Indexing Tools and Journal Level Indicators (September 12, 2023) recording part 1 recording part 2