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CARL Issues Statement on Fair Dealing and Copyright in Universities

September 6, 2016. — The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has released a statement on the use and impact of fair dealing in the context of post-secondary education. The […]

CARL releases 2015 Annual Report

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to share our 2015 Annual Report.

Canada Accedes to Marrakesh Treaty, Improves Access for Persons with Perceptual Disabilities

[Update 2016.06.30: Please note that WIPO issued a statement today confirming that Canada is the 20th nation to accede to the Marrakesh Treaty, which means that the Treaty will come […]

Webinar: Library and Research Services Supports for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications

SPARC and CARL are happy to announce the following FREE webinar: The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications: Academic Library and Research Services Supports for Researchers English-language session: Wednesday, May 25, […]

Research Library Associations Endorse Open Data Accord

    April 29, 2016 – The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) — a global coalition of major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United […]

Major Research Library Organizations Meet to Discuss International Collaboration

March 31, 2016 – The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organizations took place at the British Library in London on Tuesday, […]

Canada takes Key Step Forward on Marrakesh Treaty

OTTAWA, March 24, 2016 – Yesterday, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomed the Government of Canada’s strong commitments to innovation, higher education and research that were reflected in […]

Falling Canadian dollar raises longstanding issue of journal costs

OTTAWA, February 3, 2016 – Research libraries in universities across the country are experiencing severe budget pressures owing to the weakening Canadian dollar combined with the extraordinarily high costs of […]

Compute Canada and CARL Join Forces to Build a National Research Data Platform

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, January 27, 2016 — Compute Canada and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) announced today that they will collaborate to build a scalable national platform for research […]

Chuck Humphrey named initial Director of Portage

OTTAWA, July 6, 2015 – CARL is pleased to announce that Chuck Humphrey, Research Data Management Services Coordinator for the University of Alberta Libraries, has accepted a two-year secondment to […]