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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

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

July 20, 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 help … More >> Reminder: Call for Applications – CARL Research in Librarianship Grant for Practicing Librarians

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

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

When: Wednesday, July 15, 1-2 p.m. ET Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YrBxhso4T22xV0TNjkiW8Q Please note that this event is open to all (not just CARL institutions). The Tri-Agency Open Access Policy has changed the open access (OA) landscape for researchers across Canadian institutions. The … More >> CARL Webinar: Author Addendum Conundrum – Trying to Solve Author Rights Negotiation Mysteries

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

    Ottawa, ON (June 26, 2020) – The New Digital Research Infrastructure Organization (NDRIO) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) have signed an agreement for $2.86 million that will support the Portage Network‘s continued contributions to national … More >> New Agreement Between NDRIO and CARL Supports Portage and Research Data Management in Canada

Jessica Aiwuyor | 202-296-2296 | jaiwuyor@arl.org | June 25, 2020 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Policy Committee today announce the launch of a joint ARL-CARL Task … More >> ARL and CARL Form Joint Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation

June 11, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to share our 2019 Annual Report. CARL 2019 Annual Report (PDF)