Events

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 >>

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 >>

Date: November 14, 2025 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm ET Registration Are you weighing the pros and cons of running a user survey in your library and wondering about prepackaged options available? Canadian academic libraries have relied on tools like LibQUAL+, …More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Date: October 22, 2025 Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm ET Registration The Open Education Community of Practice is delighted to welcome Robynne Devine, Elizabeth Childs, and Harper Friedman for a presentation on the the Open GenAI Project. They will share the project’s …More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>