Category: News

February 16, 2021 –  Back in 2018, Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) members jointly released for the first time their journal subscription cost data for collections and packages negotiated by Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), as part of their … More >> CARL Members Release 2019-2020 Journal Subscription Cost Data and Earlier Data

January  25, 2021. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Portage Network (Portage) would like to express concerns about the Data Repository Selection: Criteria That Matter, recently proposed through the FAIR Sharing initiative. The proposed approach, developed primarily … More >> CARL and Portage Response to “Data Repository Selection: Criteria That Matter”

December 17, 2020, Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has today released a new Open Educational Resource, “Copyright for University Instructors and Staff. In a series of seven short self-directed modules, university employees are guided through … More >> Canadian Association of Research Libraries releases copyright resources for universities

December 9, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the release of Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent. This document is intended for Canadian research library directors and senior academic library … More >> CARL Releases Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent

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

November 17, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) honoured Dr. Kathleen DeLong with the CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship during its Fall General Meeting. This award is conferred annually to a Canadian individual who … More >> Dr. Kathleen DeLong Honoured with CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship

November 17, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to have presented Eugene Barsky, Head, Research Commons, University of British Columbia Library, with the CARL Award of Merit during its Fall General Meeting. The CARL Award of … More >> CARL Honours Eugene Barsky with Award of Merit

Libraries and Equitable Access to Course Materials Equitable access to high quality educational resources is essential for student academic success. The cost of textbooks and other course materials can present major financial hurdles for students.[1] With textbooks costing students between … More >> Equitable, Affordable Access to Digital Course Materials for University Students: Issues and Solutions

November 12, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has designed the Graduate Student Research Grant to support library school students’ active engagement in research activities. CARL invites applications from students currently enrolled in an accredited Canadian Library and Information … More >> Call for Applications – CARL Graduate Student Research Grant

November 5, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (CARL) wishes to conduct a diversity and inclusion study of, and for, its members. (Click here for a PDF of the Request … More >> Request for Proposal: The State of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in CARL Libraries 2021