The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is seeking a Project Assistant for a short-term part-time contract to support its Creating More Visibility for Canadian Journals’ Self-Archiving Policies project. The work entails validating the information about Canadian journal titles and converting this … More >> Short-term Contract: Project Assistant for Canadian Journals’ Self-Archiving Policies project
Author: Lise Brin
Announcing the 2020-21 Web Archives Webinars Series
October 28, 2020. – The Canadian Web Archives Coalition (CWAC) is excited to announce its 2020-21 webinar series, which will cover a range of topics on web archiving, new developments within the community, and special areas of interest as they … More >> Announcing the 2020-21 Web Archives Webinars Series
Creating More Visibility for Canadian Journals’ Self-Archiving Policies: An Open Access Week 2020 Crowdsourcing Project
BACKGROUND Researchers frequently need to know where and when they can share a copy of their submitted, accepted and/or published journal articles in order to: meet the … More >> Creating More Visibility for Canadian Journals’ Self-Archiving Policies: An Open Access Week 2020 Crowdsourcing Project
October 19-23, 2020 is Open Access Week
Although the Canadian academic library community is active in promoting open access and open scholarship all year round, CARL wishes to highlight the many activities being organized for Open Access Week 2020. SPARC, the organization behind this annual international initiative, … More >> October 19-23, 2020 is Open Access Week
New CARL-LAC Report Proposes National Shared Print Network for Canada
Tuesday, September 15, 2020. – A joint working group of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) today released its final report, laying the groundwork for a collective shared print program across Canadian libraries. … More >> New CARL-LAC Report Proposes National Shared Print Network for Canada
CARL and Portage Endorse the TRUST Principles for Digital Repositories
July 31, 2020 – CARL and Portage are pleased to announce their endorsement of the TRUST Principles for digital repositories. Digital information increasingly drives the research process and enables broad access to research data and other types of digital collections. … More >> CARL and Portage Endorse the TRUST Principles for Digital Repositories
CARL Member Libraries Quantify Their Investments in Open Scholarship
July 22, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has released a report detailing its academic member institutions’ financial contributions to the development and sustainability of the infrastructure and services that underlie open scholarship. In recent years, CARL … More >> CARL Member Libraries Quantify Their Investments in Open Scholarship
The Time is Now for Open Educational Resources
July 16, 2020. – As higher education continues to prioritize remote online instruction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, university libraries are working with others to advance, innovate and collaborate on the creation and use of high-quality open education … More >> The Time is Now for Open Educational Resources
CARL Applauds Plan S Rights Retention Strategy
July 16, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomes the announcement by cOAlition S of its new Rights Retention Strategy. Under this strategy, research funding agencies that participate in cOAlition S – the international consortium of national … More >> CARL Applauds Plan S Rights Retention Strategy
New Report from CARL’s OEWG: Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada
Monday, June 29, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) wishes to announce the publication of a new report by its Open Education Working Group (OEWG) that examines the landscape of regional and institutional post-secondary support for open … More >> New Report from CARL’s OEWG: Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada
