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.
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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
Laura Bredahl (Waterloo) – co-chair
Thane Chambers (Alberta)
Philippe Boisvert (Laval)
Robert Chen (UHN)
Heather Ganshorn, (Calgary)
Julie Morris (New Brunswick)
Jack Young (McMaster) – co-chair
Taleen Aktorosian (CARL Support)
News – Bibliometrics
Community Events
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 December Call: ORCID Adoption and Integration Panel: Maximizing Research Impact
December 2 @ 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call: Unlocking Institutional Insights with Article Processing Charge (APC) Data from OpenAlex
October 23 @ 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice June Call: Implementing DORA in Canadian Research Institutions
June 19 @ 13:00 EDTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice April Call – OpenAlex for Research Analytics
April 10 @ 13:00 EDTCARL 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 @ 13:00 ESTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice December Call – Lightning Talks, Part 2
December 5, 2024 @ 13:00 ESTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call – Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics
October 23, 2024 @ 13:00 EDTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice September Call – Metrics and Impacts for Library Publishing Programs
September 26, 2024 @ 13:00 EDTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice June Call – Lightning Talks
June 13, 2024 @ 13:00 EDTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice April Call – Beyond Metrics: Knowledge Mobilization and Research Impact
April 9, 2024 @ 13:00 EDTCARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice February Call – Learning to be Responsible: From Recognition to Rankings
February 8, 2024 @ 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice November Call: Social Networks in Knowledge Mobilization Work
November 15, 2023 @ 13:00 ESTBibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice September Call – Indexing Tools and Journal Level Indicators
September 12, 2023 @ 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice June Call – Using VOSviewer to Visualise Patterns in Research Topics & Research Collaboration
June 15, 2023 @ 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice April Community Call – Linking Canadian Research: The state of PIDs in Canada
April 11, 2023 @ 13:00 EDTBibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice March Community Call
March 22, 2023 @ 13:00 EDT