Invitation to Share Feedback on Digital Preservation in Canadian Repositories: Needs Assessment Survey

February 19, 2025 – The Scholaris Digital Preservation Expert Group (S-DPEG) is seeking your feedback on the current state and desired future directions for digital preservation in institutional repositories. The Digital Preservation Needs Assessment Survey is open to repository managers and team members … More  Invitation to Share Feedback on Digital Preservation in Canadian Repositories: Needs Assessment Survey

CARL is Celebrating Open Access Week 2024!

October 21, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is excited to celebrate Open Access Week 2024, running from October 21 to 27. This year’s theme, Community over Commercialization, highlights the importance of community-driven efforts to advance Open Access … More  CARL is Celebrating Open Access Week 2024!

Invitation to Share Feedback on ETDs in Canadian Repositories: Take the ETD Needs Assessment Survey

October 18, 2024 – The Scholaris Electronic Theses and Dissertations Expert Group (S-ETEG) is seeking your feedback on the current state and desired future directions for ETDs in institutional repositories. The Needs Assessment Survey is open to repository managers and team members … More  Invitation to Share Feedback on ETDs in Canadian Repositories: Take the ETD Needs Assessment Survey

Call for Expressions of Interest: New Expert Group for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (‘Scholaris’)

July 3, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and University of Toronto Libraries, are collaboratively developing a National Institutional Repository Service (‘Scholaris’) to be hosted by Scholars Portal. Starting with an … More  Call for Expressions of Interest: New Expert Group for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (‘Scholaris’)

Announcing the Scholaris Website and Early Adopter Cohorts 1 & 2

June 25, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), along with Scholars Portal, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), and University of Toronto Libraries are pleased to announce that the Scholaris website is now live! Scholaris is … More  Announcing the Scholaris Website and Early Adopter Cohorts 1 & 2

Call for Early Adopters for the National Shared Repository Infrastructure Service Development Project

March 18, 2024 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) are seeking early adopters for a collaborative initiative aimed at developing a national repository service infrastructure called ‘Scholaris’. Spearheaded by the … More  Call for Early Adopters for the National Shared Repository Infrastructure Service Development Project

Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (‘Scholaris’)

Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (‘Scholaris’) The Canadian Association of Research Libraries, the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and University of Toronto Libraries, are collaboratively developing a National Institutional Repository Service (‘Scholaris’) … More  Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (‘Scholaris’)