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Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group Releases Final Report

This multi-stakeholder group has concluded its work, outlining a model framework for moving Canadian scholarly publishing toward a more sustainable future, and affirming six principles to guide this process. July […]

Call for Participation: The Canadian Web Archiving Coalition

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is thrilled to announce the creation of the Canadian Web Archiving Coalition. Under the auspices of the CARL-initiated Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) and Advancing Research Committee, […]

Statement in Support of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week

CARL has just released a statement on the value of fair dealing, in conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017. The complete statement can be accessed here: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_CARL_Fair_Dealing_Week_statement_EN.pdf   For examples […]

Summary Report of Repositories Forum Now Available

A summary report of the one-day session Where Next for Repositories?, held November 10, 2016 in Ottawa, is now available: > Summary Report: Where Next for Repositories? :  (PDF) As well, […]

Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group Releases Interim Report

This multi-stakeholder working group, which includes scholarly publishers, academic libraries, funders, and researchers, released today its draft principles for sustainable scholarly publishing. January 31, 2017. – The Canadian Scholarly Publishing […]

CARL Releases Roadmap Towards Sustainable Scholarly Communication

OTTAWA, January 27, 2017 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries released today a Scholarly Communications Roadmap that presents clear activities it aims to undertake to stimulate positive change towards an […]

Research Library Associations Commit to the Future of the Digital Scholarly Record

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

Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group to Ensure Wide Distribution of Research Results

Stakeholders including scholarly publishers, academic libraries, funders, and researchers have joined forces to develop a framework for advanced, robust, sustainable, collaborative models for the Canadian dissemination of the scholarly record. […]

CARL Initiatives Build on Longstanding Commitment to Open Access for Scholarly Research

October 26, 2016. – As this 2016 International Open Access Week unfolds, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) wishes to reaffirm its support for open access (OA) as a […]

Agreement between CARL and COPPUL on RDM and Digital Preservation

The following announcement has just been posted to the Portage website: CARL and COPPUL Working Together at the Intersections of Research Data Management and Digital Preservation (September 20, 2016)