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
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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
2020 Winners of CARL’s Research in Librarianship Grant
October 13, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Strengthening Capacity Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Practicing Librarian category of the Research in Librarianship Grant fund. The Practicing Librarian Grant is awarded to new and … More >> 2020 Winners of CARL’s Research in Librarianship Grant
Canadians Need Unfettered Access To Government Publications In Face Of COVID-19
The Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are calling on federal and provincial governments to make official publications more accessible to Canadians by assigning a Creative Commons Attribution Licence (CC BY) to … More >> Canadians Need Unfettered Access To Government Publications In Face Of COVID-19
CARL Would Like to Congratulate Brett Waytuck on his Appointment to the ALA Committee on Accreditation
September 21. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) would like to congratulate Brett Waytuck, University Librarian, University of Regina, and Chair of CARL’s Strengthening Capacity Committee, for being appointed by the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Board … More >> CARL Would Like to Congratulate Brett Waytuck on his Appointment to the ALA Committee on Accreditation
CARL is Pleased to Announce the Release of the Final Version of the Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries
September 17, 2020. – Reporting to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ (CARL) Strengthening Capacity Committee, the CARL Competencies Working Group (CWG) was struck in the summer of 2017 to refresh the 2010 publication, ‘Core Competencies for 21st Century CARL … More >> CARL is Pleased to Announce the Release of the Final Version of the Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries
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 Brief to the Federal Government on Budget 2021
CARL would like to thank the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance for seeking the views of Canadians on their priorities for the 2021 federal budget. Consult the Brief.
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
