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Applications are now open for Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada - Fall 2025 (in French)

The 2025 edition of Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada is brought to you through a partnership between the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Université Laval Library. The Institute will take place via videoconference from November …More 


2025 Fall Member Meeting

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to invite member directors to the 2025 Fall Member Meeting. This annual gathering serves as a vital platform for the exchange of ideas, strategic planning, and collaborative discussions that shape …More 


CARL Inclusive Collections Webinar Series – Beyond Borders: Reframing Acquisitions for Distinctive Collections

Date and time: October 31, 2025, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Registration  Note that the presentation will be recorded but the Q&A will not. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (CARL EDIWG) …More 


Canadian Repositories Community of Practice October Call - Repositories in the Age of AI: The Attack of the Bots

Date: October 30, 2025 Time: 1pm-2pm ET Registration AI bots are aggressively harvesting content from the internet. Not so well known is the especially devastating effects this scraping has had on libraries, archives, and museums (LAMS). This sudden and …More 


2025 Canadian Library Assessment Workshop

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the University of Regina’s Dr. John Archer Library and Archives invite you to participate in the Canadian Library Assessment Workshop (CLAW) taking place October 27 and 28, 2025 in Regina, Saskatchewan. The …More 


Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call: Unlocking Institutional Insights with Article Processing Charge (APC) Data from OpenAlex

Date: October 23, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Registration In this session, Jack Young (Research Impact Librarian, McMaster University) and Kelvin Lee (Research Software Developer, McMaster University) will explore how institutions can leverage …More 


National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours

Date: October 21, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Registration Are you a CARL member planning to complete the DPC RAM this fall? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation peers! These informal sessions are …More 


National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours (French)

Date: October 20, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Registration Are you a CARL member planning to complete the DPC RAM this fall? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation peers! These informal sessions are …More 


Communications Community of Practice October Call - There's a Method to this Madness: Evidence-based Website Redesign at UVic Libraries

Date: October 16, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Registration The Communications Community of Practice invites you to our October community call which will be centered around evidence-based website redesign.  Academic library websites are complex …More 


National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project : Kick Off Webinar [IN FRENCH]

Date: October 7, 2025 Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET Recording Join us for an overview of CARL’s National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project, facilitated by Amanda Tomé, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and Sarah Lake, Concordia University and CARL Visiting …More 


National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project : Kick Off Webinar

Date: October 6, 2025 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET Recording Join us for an overview of CARL’s National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project, facilitated by Amanda Tomé, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and Sarah Lake, Concordia University and CARL Visiting …More 


Assessment Community of Practice October Call: To Survey or Not to Survey, and Other Stories

Date: Friday, October 3, 2025 Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm ET Registration Surveys can be useful tools to learn what our users really think—but only if they’re planned with care and purpose. The Assessment Community of Practice invites you to a session …More 


Open Education Community of Practice September Community Call: Conducting a Program Evaluation of an OER Initiative: Benefits and Challenges

Date: September 24, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Registration Conducting a Program Evaluation of an OER Initiative: Benefits and Challenges The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the September meeting of …More 


Canadian Repositories Community of Practice August Call - From Campus to Community Researchers: Evolving the Role of Institutional Repositories

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Recording This session kicks off a new Article Release Party! series, hosted by the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice. To get the most out of the discussion, attendees are encouraged …More 


Workshop for the Library Community on SSHRC’s Aid to Scholarly Journals Grant Program

French session Date: July 24, 2025 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET Registration Many library-published or supported journals are eligible to apply for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Aid to Scholarly Journals funding opportunity. …More 


Workshop for the Library Community on SSHRC’s Aid to Scholarly Journals Grant Program

English session Date: July 22, 2025 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET Registration Many library-published or supported journals are eligible to apply for the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Aid to Scholarly Journals funding opportunity. …More 


Canadian Repositories Community of Practice July Call: Open Repositories 2025 Recap

Date: July 9, 2025 Time: 1:00-2:00pm ET Registration Having Open Repositories FOMO (fear of missing out)? Join the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice for an OR Recap event! For many years, Open Repositories (OR) has served as a key point of knowledge …More 


Mobilizing Learnings from @Risk North3: Next Steps for Digital Preservation

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Registration Join us for an informal conversation on action items from @RiskNorth3: Safeguarding the Canadian Digital Record, the digital preservation summit that took place in November 2024. Sarah …More 


Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice June Call: Implementing DORA in Canadian Research Institutions

Date: June 19, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Recording There is a global effort to evaluate research in a more responsible manner, and Canada is no exception. Several Canadian institutions have recently signed on to DORA, the Declaration on Research …More 


Open Education Community of Practice June Community Call - Sustaining Openness: Navigating Budget Constraints in OER Programs and Grants

Date: June 18, 2025 Time: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET Registration The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to invite you to the first meeting of the new Open Education Community of Practice.  Join us for a candid community conversation …More