May 15, 2025, Ottawa (Ontario) and Washington (DC) – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are taking the opportunity of the 14th annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) to encourage libraries and … More Canadian and US Research Libraries Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
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CARL Welcomes Sarah Lake as Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation
May 07, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Lake as its new Visiting Program Officer (VPO) for Digital Preservation. Sarah Lake is the Digital Preservation Librarian at Concordia University … More CARL Welcomes Sarah Lake as Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation
Call for Participants – FLOURISH: BPOC Academic Library Leadership Program
April 30, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is now accepting nominations for participants for FLOURISH, a pilot library leadership program designed for participants from BPOC (Black and People of Colour) communities. This six-day Canadian-focused leadership-mentorship program … More Call for Participants – FLOURISH: BPOC Academic Library Leadership Program
CARL Community of Practice Impact Survey
April 10, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is excited to launch its first Community of Practice (CoP) Impact Survey. The goal of this survey is to assess the impact, effectiveness, and value of our CoPs in … More CARL Community of Practice Impact Survey
Join the new Open Education Community of Practice!
April 9, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomes you to join the Open Education Community of Practice (OE CoP). This new community will bring together librarians and other professionals from across Canada who are engaged or … More Join the new Open Education Community of Practice!
Call for Proposals: Canadian Library Assessment Workshop 2025
April 3, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the University of Regina’s Dr. John Archer Library and Archives, and the program planning committee invite proposals for the 2025 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW) to be held in-person … More Call for Proposals: Canadian Library Assessment Workshop 2025
CARL’s Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs
April 3, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) recently shared a response to The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, regarding the federal government’s consultation on proposed retaliatory tariffs, urging an exemption for libraries from the 25% … More CARL’s Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs
Call for Expressions of Interest – CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation
March 27, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is the national voice of Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and three federal institutions. A bilingual not-for-profit organization, CARL coordinates national initiatives across its member institutions and promotes their … More Call for Expressions of Interest – CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation
@Risk North 3 Digital Preservation Summit Report Now Available
March 13, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the release of the @Risk North 3 (@RN3) Summit Report. The Canadian digital preservation summit was held on November 21–22, 2024, at Library and Archives … More @Risk North 3 Digital Preservation Summit Report Now Available
CARL Scholarships to participate in the 9th AIFBD Summer School
March 5, 2025- The Association internationale francophone des bibliothécaires et documentalistes is pleased to announce financial assistance for professionals from Canadian universities interested in participating in the 9th edition of their summer school in information sciences, through the collaboration of … More CARL Scholarships to participate in the 9th AIFBD Summer School
