« All Events CommConnect Library Communications Virtual Symposium February 11, 2026 @ 11:00 - 15:30 EST The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Communications Community of Practice is pleased to invite you to its first-ever, free half-day virtual symposium, CommConnect. This inaugural event brings together communications professionals working in academic and research libraries across Canada to […]
This month's article: Thelwall, M., & Jiang, X. (2025). Is OpenAlex suitable for research quality evaluation and which citation indicator is best? Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 76(12), 1660–1681. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.70020 Date: February 11, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These […]
Date: February 12, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET Registration Join the Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice for the first in a new series of informal Coffee Talks—casual, drop-in conversations where members can grab a coffee, connect with colleagues, and compare notes on shared questions and emerging practices. Each session will begin with a guest […]
Date: February 24, 2026 Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm ET Registration Institutional repositories are people-powered services that serve as fundamental infrastructure for disseminating open access research across the globe. Regardless of our hosting model or the specific software we use, our staff are the most essential part of our infrastructure. For this reason, institutions have to […]
Date: February 25, 2026 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm ET Registration Since the Supreme Court of Canada's 2004 decision in CCH Canada Ltd v Law Society of Upper Canada, the global copyright landscape has changed considerably. While a number of jurisdictions have transplanted, or considered the transplantation of, a fair use or user right regime from […]
This month's article: Dorta-González, P. (2025). Which kind of research papers influence policymaking. Science and Public Policy, 13. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaf069 Date: March 10, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These are regular, discussion-based gatherings focused on exploring key literature in bibliometrics, scientometrics, and research impact. […]
Date: April 7-10, 2026 Time: 12-5 pm ET / 9am-2pm PT We are pleased to announce that the Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada (in English) will be offered in Spring 2026. ESI Canada is based on the original Evidence Synthesis Institute (which is a US Institute of Museum and Library Services-supported program geared towards providing training on evidence […]
This month's article: Cao, Z., Zhang, L., Wang, Z., Li, C., & Sivertsen, G. (2025). How does scientific research generate impact beyond academia? Cross-disciplinary comparison based on REF impact cases. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 12(1), 17, Article 1856. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06129-4 Date: April 8, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article […]
This month's article: Nowakowska, M. (2025). A comprehensive approach to preprocessing data for bibliometric analysis. Scientometrics, 130(9), 5191–5225. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-025-05415-x Date: May 5, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These are regular, discussion-based gatherings focused on exploring key literature in bibliometrics, scientometrics, and research impact. At […]
« All Events 2026 Spring Member Meeting May 25, 2026 - May 28, 2026 The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to invite member directors to the 2026 Spring Member Meeting. This annual gathering serves as a vital platform for the exchange of ideas, strategic planning, and collaborative discussions that shape the future of […]
This month's article: Arabi, S., Ni, C., & Hutchins, B. (2025). Most researchers would receive more recognition if assessed by article-level metrics than by journal-level metrics. Plos Biology, 23(12), 18, Article e3003532. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003532 Date: June 16, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These are regular, […]
This month's article: Conix, S., Vignero, L., Lemeire, O., Chi, P., & Lin, L. (2025). Using peer review to evaluate the societal relevance of humanities research. Quantitative Science Studies, 6, 1107–1128. https://doi.org/10.1162/QSS.a.19 Date: August 26, 2026 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET The Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice holds several Article Club Meetings each term. These are regular, discussion-based gatherings […]
