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Strategic Direction

Advancing Research

CARL supports the critical enabling role of libraries in research and scholarship by leading, developing, and deploying research data management initiatives, fostering new knowledge creation and sustainable scholarly communication, including […]

Advancing Teaching and Learning

CARL’s key priorities in advancing teaching and learning encompass Open Education—highlighted by the development of a National Strategy for Open Educational Resources and the establishment of an Open Education Community […]

Strengthening Capacity

CARL’s key priorities in capacity building focus on advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) through its dedicated working group and Community of Practice, along with human resource management initiatives. CARL also […]

Measuring Impact

CARL’s key priorities in measuring impact focus on supporting assessment efforts that showcase the essential role of research libraries in higher education and research. This includes developing new metrics to […]

Influencing Policy

CARL’s key priorities in influencing policy center on advocating for the interests of research libraries in Canada. Focus areas include accessibility, copyright, privacy, open government, documentary heritage, and the recognition […]