Repositories

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: December 11, 2025 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm ET Registration This session is part of the Article Release Party! series, hosted by the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice. To get the most out of the discussion, attendees are encouraged to read Current challenges and future directions for institutional repositories: A systematic literature review ahead of time. To […]

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 overwhelming increase in bot traffic to these repositories has cultural heritage and academic institutions grappling with technical strain […]

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET Registration 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 to read Advancing the Dissemination and Preservation of Community-Based Research Products in Institutional Repositories ahead of time. To suggest a future […]

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 sharing and collaboration for repository managers at institutions across the globe. Unfortunately, due to decreasing budgets for […]

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET Registration Several national and international funders have mandated requirements for data management and preservation, leaving researchers in search of a trustworthy place to deposit their data. What does digital preservation mean for a data repository? Can we provide this infrastructure for researchers? Join the CARL […]

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm ET Registration Has your repository broken your heart? Are you on the outs with your service provider? Did a bad online encounter turn into a cybersecurity nightmare? What’s the strangest redaction request you’ve received?  Repository managers often encounter unique workplace situations that are not well understood […]

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET Registration You’ve probably heard of open access by now, but not everything that is openly available is also shared on open infrastructure. Using free and open source software platforms like DSpace, Islandora, and OJS is essential for sustainable and equitable scholarly communication infrastructure, and is […]

Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Registration Join the CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice on September 24, 2024, from 12-1pm ET for an engaging Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session with Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian at University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Crossref/Metadata Specialist with the Public Knowledge Project […]

Dates: Wednesdays June 12, July 10, August 14, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Register  The CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice invites you to join our Summer Article Club, a series of engaging discussions centered on institutional repositories. Three sessions will be offered throughout the summer, each featuring a different article or […]

Dates: Wednesdays June 12, July 10, August 14, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Register  The CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice invites you to join our Summer Article Club, a series of engaging discussions centered on institutional repositories. Three sessions will be offered throughout the summer, each featuring a different article or […]

Dates: Wednesdays June 12, July 10, August 14, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET Register  The CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice invites you to join our Summer Article Club, a series of engaging discussions centered on institutional repositories. Three sessions will be offered throughout the summer, each featuring a different article or […]