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When: Wednesday, June 3, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ANMXjnuaSLG85AOlBY0R_A Please note that this event is open to all (not just CARL institutions). Click here to view slides Academic libraries around the world are cancelling big deal journal subscriptions … More >> CARL Webinar: Communicating about Big Deal Cancellations

May 26, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to have presented Pat Riva, Associate University Librarian, Collection Services, Concordia University Library, with the CARL Award of Merit during its virtual Spring General Meeting. The CARL … More >> CARL Honours Pat Riva with Award of Merit

When: Tuesday, June 2, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D2AVh2dHR3qGkq_R7mCsyg Please note that this event is open to all (not just CARL institutions). Click here to view slides The CARL Assessment Committee’s Continuing Education Working Group is pleased … More >> CARL Webinar: I Meant To Get It Back On Time! Countering Bias, Promoting Equality, And Improving Customer Service Through Qualitative Analysis of Fines Data

Wednesday, May 20, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the availability of a plug-in to support new OpenAIRE guidelines in DSpace 5 & 6. The plug-in, developed by 4Science, a Certified Partner of … More >> Collaborating to Support Greater Visibility and Discoverability of Open Scholarship – DSpace 5 & 6 Extension now Available to Support ORCID and New OpenAIRE Guidelines

 May 14, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to announce the release of its Institutional Open Access Policy Template for Canadian institutions, which is accompanied by a toolkit to help prepare those wishing to develop such … More >> CARL Announces Release of its Institutional Open Access Policy Template and Accompanying Toolkit

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is the national voice of Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and two federal institutions. A bilingual not-for-profit organization, CARL coordinates national initiatives across its member institutions and promotes their causes to achieve excellence … More >> Call for Nominations to CARL Open Education Working Group

April 30, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries invites applications from established and newly appointed librarians working in a CARL member library. When merited, up to $6,000 is awarded annually to one or more of the applicants, to … More >> Call for Applications – CARL Research in Librarianship Grant for Practicing Librarians

Thursday, April 30, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the publication of the third report in a series by its Open Repositories Working Group (ORWG). This think piece presents a discussion of views … More >> New Report from ORWG: Advancing Open: Views from Scholarly Communications Practitioners

April 28, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Strengthening Capacity Committee is pleased to announce the winner of the 2020 Student category of the Research in Librarianship Grant fund. The Graduate Student Research Grant was created to support … More >> 2020 Winner of the Graduate Student Category of CARL’s Research in Librarianship Grant Announced

April 22, 2020 – Yesterday, the Federal Court of Appeal released its long-awaited decision in the York University v. The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) appeal. CARL and the broader library community represented by CFLA were largely pleased with … More >> Access Copyright Tariffs Confirmed Not Mandatory: A Positive Outcome for Universities and their Libraries