BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Canadian Association of Research Libraries - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Canadian Association of Research Libraries REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260202T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260202T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260113T163941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T203356Z UID:39431-1770037200-1770040800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Open Education Community of Practice February Call: The Nuts and Bolts of ZTC Programs DESCRIPTION:Date: February 2\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET \nRegistration \nJoin us for an inside look at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Zero Textbook Cost program shared by Amanda Grey\, Open Education Strategist. Whether you are just beginning to explore ZTC possibilities\, or are supporting an existing ZTC program\, this session will offer insights and collaborative discussion for every stage of the journey – come share your experiences and bring your questions! \nAll CARL members and non-members working in or interested in open education are welcome to join. \nIf you would like to be part of the Open Education Community of Practice and stay informed about upcoming events and activities\, subscribe to OE-COP-CARL-L\, the Open Education CoP discussion list. For more information\, visit the OE CoP webpage. \nThis session will be recorded. It will be held in English with automated simultaneous translation available in French. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-education-community-of-practice-february-call-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-ztc-programs/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Open Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CoP-Department-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260205T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260205T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260112T205209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T205209Z UID:39419-1770296400-1770300000@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice February Call: Resilient Knowledge: Trust\, Mistrust\, and Manipulation of Open Science Research DESCRIPTION:Date: February 5\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nRegistration \nThe Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice invites you to its February community call on the topic of trust\, mistrust\, and manipulation of open science research. \nWe must confront some uncomfortable situations. Openness does not necessarily equate to trust\, and the ideals of open research do not guarantee integrity. Open and secure research requires us to rethink how we share knowledge and what we want research to be and not be. \nIf we fail to define what we mean by science\, research\, and even the term ‘researcher\,’ then we leave ourselves vulnerable – less grounded in evidence and more at the mercy of shifting opinions. \nThis talk will explore: \n\nThe importance of defining “we” in the research ecosystem:\nHow outside forces have infiltrated open science\nWhy the current system disadvantages integrity\n\nFor librarians\, publishers\, and researchers\, this is not an abstract debate. It goes to the heart of how we build infrastructures\, policies\, and cultures that support trust\, fairness\, and resilience in research. \nLeslie D. McIntosh\, PhD is VP of Research Integrity and Security at Digital Science and leads Forensics Scientometrics (FoSci)\, an initiative using forensic scientometrics to detect manipulation and strengthen trust in research. An academic-turned-entrepreneur\, she founded Ripeta in 2017 to improve research integrity\, which is now a key part of Digital Science. She has advised global governments\, institutions\, and organizations. Her work was the most-read RetractionWatch post of 2022. In 2023\, her influential ideas on achieving equity in research were highlighted in the Guardian and Science. \nThis session will be held in English\, with automated live transcription available in French. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-february-call-resilient-knowledge-trust-mistrust-and-manipulation-of-open-science-research/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CoP-Department-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260211T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260211T153000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20251216T200725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T013741Z UID:39186-1770807600-1770823800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:CommConnect Library Communications Virtual Symposium DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n\n CommConnect Library Communications Virtual Symposium\n\n February 11\, 2026\n @\n11:00\n –\n15:30\nEST\n \nThe 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 share experiences\, explore emerging trends\, and strengthen our collective practice. \n \n \n Register for the CommConnect Virtual Symposium\n \n \n \n About the Symposium\n \n \n Keynote\n \n \n Program\n \n \n Sessions\n \n \n Presenters\n \n \n About the Communications CoP\n \nCommConnect is an initiative of the Communications Community of Practice\, created as a way to further connect\, support\, and engage communications professionals working in academic and research libraries across Canada. Building on the Community of Practice’s ongoing conversations and knowledge sharing\, this inaugural half-day symposium provides a dedicated space to explore shared challenges\, exchange ideas\, and learn from one another. \nThe theme for this year’s symposium is Communicating the Future: Libraries in a Changing Higher Education Landscape. Research libraries are navigating a rapidly evolving higher education and political landscape\, with shifting priorities\, new technologies\, and changing user needs. \nThis symposium invites us to explore how innovative communication strategies\, creative outreach approaches\, and emerging tools are helping libraries to engage with their communities in meaningful ways — ensuring they remain visible\, relevant\, and impactful today and into the future. \n*Please note that the symposium will be held in English\, with live automated transcription provided in French. There is no cost to attend the symposium. \nThe CommConnect planning group is pleased to welcome Joe Friesen as the keynote speaker for the CommConnect Virtual Symposium. \n“Joe Friesen is The Globe and Mail’s postsecondary education reporter. He was The Globe’s demographics reporter for six years and formerly Prairie Bureau Chief based in Winnipeg. \nHis work on immigration and population change was nominated for a special project NNA in 2013. His first book\, The Ballad of Danny Wolfe\, is based on a series of articles about the rise and fall of the Wolfe brothers. More recently he covered the tumultuous story of the killing of Colten Boushie.” (Globe and Mail) \nJoe will join us in conversation with Mark Asberg\, Vice Provost and University Librarian at Queen’s University and Chair of CARL’s Strengthening Capacity Committee. Together\, they will explore key issues shaping higher education and public discourse\, including: \n\nNational narratives around universities and how they are evolving\nUrgent or underexamined storylines in higher education\nHow institutions can better support strong\, responsible journalism\n\nThis keynote conversation will offer valuable insight into how higher education is reported\, interpreted\, and understood—and how library communicators can engage more effectively in that landscape. \n\nEdit\n\n\nTime\nSession\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:10\nWelcome Remarks\nCARL Executive Director\n\n\n11:10 – 12:10\nKeynote\nJoe Friesen in conversation with Mark Asberg\n\n\n12:10 – 12:25\nBreak\n\n\n\n12:25 – 12:55\nRebranding with Purpose: Fostering Belonging and Connection through Library Identity\nMorgane de Bellefeuille\n\n\n12:55 – 1:10\nFrom Niche to Notable: Community-Driven Collection Awareness\nAnn Liang & Lindsay Stokalko\n\n\n1:10 – 1:25\nBreak\n\n\n\n1:25 – 1:40\nA Meaningful Experience: Building Advocacy and Engagement through a Library Student Advisory Committee\nAnna Moorhouse\n\n\n1:40 – 2:10\nThe Library Tarot: Enchanting Research Support Communications\nJennifer Robinson\, Alison Pegg\, Simon Court\n\n\n2:10 – 2:25\nIf You Gnome You Gnome: How Plant Summer Camp Grows Mount Allison Libraries and Archives Social Media Impact\nJanice Stockall & Robin Lightfoot\n\n\n2:25 – 2:40\nBreak\n\n\n\n2:40 – 3:10\nConfident in the Face of Change: Communications Insights from UBC Library’s Education Library Relocation\nAmelia Nezil & Julie Mitchell\n\n\n3:10 – 3:25\nWhose Job is it Anyway? Internal Communications Strategies for Developing Sustainable Communications Workflows in Times of Transition\nGabby Crowley\n\n\n3:25 – 3:30\nClosing Remarks\nLisa Abram & Kristine Power\, Communications CoP co-chairs\n\n\n\n\n\n Rebranding with Purpose: Fostering Belonging and Connection through Library Identity\n \nTime: 12:25 pm – 12:55 pm ETPresenter: Morgan De Bellefeuille\, Université de Montréal \nPresentation Slides \nIn 2024\, the Université de Montréal Libraries embarked on an ambitious transformation—to evolve beyond being seen solely as a service\, and to embrace a more human-centered\, relational\, and emotionally resonant brand identity. This presentation will share how a comprehensive rebranding process—spanning visual identity\, tone\, website\, photography\, and user experience—helped reposition the libraries as a vital\, human\, and forward-looking presence within the university community. \nDrawing on this large-scale case study\, I will outline the strategic and participatory approach that guided this evolution: co-design with internal teams\, consultations with diverse communities\, and collaboration with institutional partners. Central to this process was the decision to bring together communications\, engagement\, and outreach within a newly created unit—the Direction de l’engagement et de l’innovation sociale (Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation\, DEIS)—uniting communications\, community initiatives\, and pedagogical engagement under a single\, holistic vision. \nBy aligning brand identity with social impact\, the DEIS fosters a culture of engagement that connects ideas\, people\, and communities. Through this integrated model\, the libraries have redefined what it means to communicate the future: not merely through storytelling and design\, but by embodying values of accessibility\, innovation\, and collaboration in every aspect of their work. \nThis presentation will offer insights\, lessons learned\, and practical takeaways for institutions seeking to integrate brand\, engagement\, and organizational transformation in academic library settings. \n\n\n\n From Niche to Notable: Community-Driven Collection Awareness\n \nTime: 12:55 pm – 1:10 pm ETPresenters: Ann Liang & Lindsay Stokalko\, University of Saskatchewan \nPresentation Slides \nLearn about our strategic community engagement driven approach to promoting the Neil Richards Collection of Sexual and Gender Diversity at the University of Saskatchewan. By monitoring emerging interests in the community and cultivating relationships with individuals whose passions intersect with underexplored areas of the collections\, we created a unique opportunity to produce targeted programming to promote this resource. This intentional outreach has led to meaningful collaborations where experts used the collection for their own projects\, while becoming ambassadors for its existence and value. Some examples of projects that we have put together with community collaboration that we will discuss include Drag History and Queering the Ring: A Slamming History of Diversity in Wrestling. By spotlighting these contributors and their work\, we have fostered a sense of community ownership and pride to encourage further exploration and dialogue around this collection. This model of strategic engagement and content co-creation has allowed us to build a dynamic ecosystem around the collection where it is continually refreshed by new voices and perspectives. \n\n\n\n “A meaningful experience:” Building advocacy and engagement through a library student advisory committee\n \nTime: 1:25 pm – 1:40 pm ETPresenter: Anna Moorhouse\, University of British Columbia Library \nPresentation Slides \nOver the past three years\, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library has reshaped its student advisory committee model to create a more meaningful and accessible experience for student members. The changes have not only increased member engagement and provided a sustainable\, ongoing model for new member recruitment\, but have also transformed the committee into a platform for student relationship-building and authentic feedback. \nBy introducing structural changes—such as improved recruitment methods\, inclusive meeting practices\, and new communication pathways—UBC Library has fostered sustained member engagement and transformed the committee into both a reliable source of qualitative insights and a network of student ambassadors\, excited to amplify the library’s impact across campus. \nThis presentation will share: \n\nthe specific structural and communication strategies behind the committee’s success\, and why they work;\nhow the committee’s input has directly shaped library services and programs;\nthe value of participation from the students’ perspective\, illustrated through exit survey excerpts and other key touchpoints.\n\nAs student needs and communication preferences continue to evolve\, we’ll also discuss how UBC Library continues to evaluate and adapt this model each year to maintain its relevance and effectiveness. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen advocacy\, engagement\, and qualitative feedback within their own institutions. \n\n\n\n The Library Tarot: Enchanting Research Support Communications\n \nTime: 1:40 pm — 2:10 pm ETPresenters: Jennifer Robinson\, Alison Pegg\, Simon Court\, Western University \nPresentation Slides \nAt a time when research libraries must communicate their value in creative and resonant ways\, Western Libraries sought to engage students with research support through an imaginative (and seasonal) lens: a Library Tarot deck. Implemented the week of Halloween in anticipation of students beginning major research assignments\, each card in the deck symbolizes an aspect of the research process. From the Search Strategy (the scholar’s spell book) to The Database (the labyrinth of knowledge)\, the entire deck connects the mystical language of tarot with the tangible supports libraries offer. \nThis session explores how we used visual storytelling\, humor and thematic design to spark curiosity\, lower barriers to engagement\, and reinforce the message that the library is approachable and essential to the academic journey. Participants will learn how the campaign was conceptualized\, designed and implemented\, and how it was received by students. By aligning seasonal creativity with strategic engagement goals\, Western Libraries used playful yet purposeful theming to create an environment where research support feels both magical and meaningful. \n\n\n\n If You Gnome You Gnome: How Plant Summer Camp Grows Mount Allison Libraries and Archives Social Media Impact\n \nTime: 2:10 pm — 2:25 pm ETPresenters: Janice Stockall\, Robin Lightfoot\, Mount Allison University \nPresentation Slides \nDig into Mount Allison University and Archives’ Plant Summer Camp\, an “outside the [planter] box” program that has refocused and grown our library marketing both on social media and in our day-to-day contacts with the Mount Allison community and beyond. Discover how we made one student’s request to look after their houseplants in the spring of 2023 into an award winning\, creative\, and whimsical social media campaign. \nEach summer\, student “plant parents” send their plants to camp at the R. P.  Bell Library where\, under the guidance of their camp counselor Vincent (aka Vinny) Van Grow\, they have a different activity in the library\, on campus\, or in the community that is posted to our social media account. (Find us on Instagram mta_libraries) \nVinny and the plants have become celebrities in the Mount Allison community with many followers eagerly waiting for the weekly activity posts. Since the start of Plant Summer Camp\, our followers have more than tripled\, and we are harvesting thousands of views and hundreds of likes on individual posts. Our first Plant Summer Camp post in April 2023 had 199 views. In the summer of 2025\, our Plant Summer Camp “Dance Party” post had 5729 views. Beyond social media\, the camp’s location in the library is also a featured stop on the recruitment and student familiarization tours of campus\, which allows the library to be part of a student’s academic journey from the beginning. \nPlease join us to discuss how we are cultivating the seeds of Plant Summer Camp’s success as we continue to grow this fun and informative social media engagement at a critical point in our Library’s journey “down the garden path\,” moving towards the completion of a major renovation in 2030. \n\n\n\n Confident in the Face of Change: Communications Insights from UBC Library’s Education Library Relocation\n \nTime: 2:40 pm — 3:10 pm ETPresenters: Amelia Nezil\, Julie Mitchell\, University of British Columbia \nPresentation Slides \nAs library communicators\, we know we play a significant role in leading change across our organizations. But how do we shift out of a reactive mindset to one where we feel prepared and flexible enough to respond with confidence to the unexpected? With effective planning\, we have an opportunity to craft communications strategies that are proactive\, empathetic and—perhaps most importantly—adaptable. \nAmelia Nezil\, Director\, Library Communications & Marketing\, UBC Library and Julie Mitchell\, Associate University Librarian\, UBC Library will share a case study on their experience communicating through the relocation of UBC Library’s Education Collection and the closure of the Education Library branch. More broadly\, they will share insights and lessons learned\, as the library continues to navigate the budget challenges that led to the relocation. \nAreas of discussion will include: \n\nThe importance of establishing and reinforcing foundational change messaging\, especially for ongoing challenges like budget.\nHow to carefully sequence messaging\, prioritizing audiences by level of impact.\nThe power of harnessing internal and external partnerships for effective audience targeting.\nInsights from Julie and Amelia into how communications can successfully partner with library leadership.\nStrategies to navigate common challenges\, like aligning messaging across leadership or combatting misinformation.\n\nAttendees can expect to come away with practical tools and strategic insight to help them develop a communications approach that is consistent yet also adaptable to the needs of employees\, faculty\, students and researchers. \n\n\n\n Whose Job is it Anyway? Internal Communications Strategies for Developing Sustainable Communications Workflows in Times of Transition\n \nTime: 3:10 pm — 3:25 pm ETPresenter: Gabby Crowley\, Scholars Portal \nPresentation Slides \nAmidst staffing changes\, a shifting social media landscape\, and evolving needs of the Canadian data community\, communications strategies for Borealis\, the Canadian Dataverse Repository have been continually in flux. In the past two years\, the Borealis team has navigated a number of staffing transitions which impacted capacity for a robust communications plan. With new staff joining the Borealis team\, the need arose for additional internal coordination of communications goals and workflows to match the fast pace of the Borealis service and initiatives from the broader Canadian data community. \nThis presentation will discuss strategies the Borealis and Scholars Portal teams are exploring to better organize communications priorities and responsibilities for a relatively new and geographically widespread team. In particular\, this presentation will look at using a communications calendar model to improve workflows\, capacity\, bilingual support\, and community outreach and engagement for the service moving forward. \n\n\n\n Morgane de Bellefeuille (Université de Montréal)\n \nMorgane De Bellefeuille is a cultural manager and strategic leader in the fields of social innovation\, communications\, and organizational transformation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University\, a Master’s in Arts and Cultural Enterprise Management from HEC Montréal\, and a Certificate in Archives and Records Management from the Université de Montréal. \nShe currently serves as Associate Director and Director of the Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation (DEIS) at the Université de Montréal Libraries. In this role\, she leads strategic initiatives in social innovation\, community engagement\, and institutional transformation—helping to redefine how libraries connect with their communities and communicate their mission. Her work bridges communication strategy\, brand identity\, and collective engagement\, fostering a human-centered culture that aligns institutional purpose with community impact. \nPrior to joining the Université de Montréal\, Morgane held leadership roles in several cultural organizations\, including Director of Services at La Machinerie des arts\, Director of Administration and Development at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art\, and Marketing and Commercialization Manager at La Guilde. She has also taught at HEC Montréal as a lecturer in cultural management. \nAn active contributor to Montréal’s cultural ecosystem\, Morgane was selected in 2022 for the Réseau des jeunes femmes leaders of Concertation Montréal and was a finalist for the 2018 ARDI Award recognizing innovation in cultural philanthropy. She served for over seven years as Co-Chair of the HEC Montréal Management & Culture Alumni Committee\, five years as President of the Board of Théâtre La Bête Humaine\, and as a mentor for Affaires/Arts’ Artvest program supporting Canadian arts organizations. \nShe has also completed executive certifications in Environmental\, Social\, and Governance (ESG) Management and in Communication and Marketing from HEC Montréal’s School of Executive Education. \n\n\n\n Ann Liang (University of Saskatchewan)\n \nAnn Liang is the Business Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan where she teaches marketing research and hunts the next big tech trend. With a B.Sc. in Biology\, a B.A in Archaeology she dreamed of running Jurassic Park or becoming Indiana Jones\, but when that didn’t pan out\, an MLIS from Western and librarianship provided the best of both worlds. \n\n\n\n Lindsay Stokalko (University of Saskatchewan)\n \nLindsay Stokalko is the Archives Specialist in the University Archives and Special Collections at the University of Saskatchewan. With a B.A. Honours and M.A. in Archaeology\, her fascination with old gossip runs deep. She has extensive experience working with memory institutions on the Western Prairies and is dedicated to locating all the historic hunks lurking within. \n\n\n\n Anna Moorhouse (University of British Columbia)\n \nAnna Moorhouse is a Communications and Marketing Manager at the University of British Columbia Library in Vancouver\, Canada. As a marketing professional\, she brings more than 13 years of experience from roles in financial services\, the technology sector and higher education. She completed her undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser University with a BSc in Biology\, followed by a MA in English Literature at Queen’s University. \n\n\n\n Jennifer Robinson (Western University)\n \nJennifer Robinson is a User Experience Librarian (Student Engagement and Outreach) at Western University where she develops and delivers user-centred services and programs that foster student engagement and inclusion. \n\n\n\n Alison Pegg (Western University)\n \nAlison Pegg is a User Services Manager at Western University with accountabilities for reference service provision and operationalizing outreach and engagement activities with and for the Western community. \n\n\n\n Simon Court (Western University)\n \nSimon Court is Library Assistant (Engagement and Outreach) at Western University. He focuses on connecting a diverse campus community with library services\, spaces\, resources\, and collections. \n\n\n\n Janice Stockall (Mount Allison University)\n \nJanice Stockall is the Manager of Access Services at Mount Allison with over 25 years experience working in libraries. She has also worked at UNB Law Library. She has been part of the Plant Summer Camp team since it start in April 2023. \n\n\n\n Robin Lightfoot (Mount Allison University)\n \nRobin Lightfoot is a graduate of the LIT program from Mohawk College and joined MTA as the Assistant Manager of Access Services in 2024. With her degree in Fine Arts(photography) she has quickly become an essential part of Plant Summer Camp and our Social Media team. \n\n\n\n Amelia Nezil (University of British Columbia)\n \nAmelia Nezil is the Director\, Communications & Marketing at University of British Columbia Library\, where she oversees internal and external communications strategies for the library system. Amelia previously spent 10 years working in health-care communications\, including managing communications for 11 hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic\, where she honed her change management expertise. \n\n\n\n Julie Mitchell (University of British Columbia)\n \nJulie Mitchell is the Associate University Librarian\, Teaching\, Learning and Engagement and Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library. Julie provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and is also responsible for the Music\, Art & Architecture Library\, David Lam (Business) Library\, Education Library and Xwi7xwa Library at UBC. \n\n\n\n Gabby Crowley (Scholars Portal)\n \nGabby Crowley is the Client Services Librarian at Scholars Portal – the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. She is responsible for consortial information sharing about Scholars Portal services through library communications\, documentation\, reference support\, webinars\, and more. She has a BA in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University and a Master of Information (MI) from the University of Toronto\, with concentrations in Library & Information Science and Archives & Records Management. \n\nEstablished in 2022\, the Communications Community of Practice (CoP)\, also known as the CommUNITY\,   brings together library workers and other colleagues from Canadian academic institutions working or interested in communications. The goals of the CoP are to connect\, provide information sharing\, and grow expertise and capacity across Canada. \nThe CoP is managed by a Steering Committee of individuals from the community who meet on a monthly basis to organize community calls\, roundtables\, workshops\, and/or other forms of community engagement. They also create and provide access to resources for the community of practice as related to their activities (e.g.\, links to presentations\, shared resources\, etc.).  \nSteering Committee Members: \n\nLisa Abram\, University of Victoria (co-chair)\nKristine Power\, Memorial University (co-chair)\nAnn Liang\, University of Saskatchewan\nKristy Read\, Dalhousie University\nTrent Warner\, Mount Royal University\nLarysa Woloszansky\, University of Toronto\nLara Wright\, Vancouver Island University\n\n \n Visit the Communications CoP webpage\n \nCommConnect is an initiative of the Communications Community of Practice\, created as a way to further connect\, support\, and engage communications professionals working in academic and research libraries across Canada. Building on the Community of Practice’s ongoing conversations and knowledge sharing\, this inaugural half-day symposium provides a dedicated space to explore shared challenges\, exchange ideas\, and learn from one another. \nThe theme for this year’s symposium is Communicating the Future: Libraries in a Changing Higher Education Landscape. Research libraries are navigating a rapidly evolving higher education and political landscape\, with shifting priorities\, new technologies\, and changing user needs. \nThis symposium invites us to explore how innovative communication strategies\, creative outreach approaches\, and emerging tools are helping libraries to engage with their communities in meaningful ways — ensuring they remain visible\, relevant\, and impactful today and into the future. \n*Please note that the symposium will be held in English\, with live automated transcription provided in French. There is no cost to attend the symposium. \nThe CommConnect planning group is pleased to welcome Joe Friesen as the keynote speaker for the CommConnect Virtual Symposium. \n“Joe Friesen is The Globe and Mail’s postsecondary education reporter. He was The Globe’s demographics reporter for six years and formerly Prairie Bureau Chief based in Winnipeg. \nHis work on immigration and population change was nominated for a special project NNA in 2013. His first book\, The Ballad of Danny Wolfe\, is based on a series of articles about the rise and fall of the Wolfe brothers. More recently he covered the tumultuous story of the killing of Colten Boushie.” (Globe and Mail) \nJoe will join us in conversation with Mark Asberg\, Vice Provost and University Librarian at Queen’s University and Chair of CARL’s Strengthening Capacity Committee. Together\, they will explore key issues shaping higher education and public discourse\, including: \n\nNational narratives around universities and how they are evolving\nUrgent or underexamined storylines in higher education\nHow institutions can better support strong\, responsible journalism\n\nThis keynote conversation will offer valuable insight into how higher education is reported\, interpreted\, and understood—and how library communicators can engage more effectively in that landscape. \n\nEdit\n\n\nTime\nSession\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n11:00 – 11:10\nWelcome Remarks\nCARL Executive Director\n\n\n11:10 – 12:10\nKeynote\nJoe Friesen in conversation with Mark Asberg\n\n\n12:10 – 12:25\nBreak\n\n\n\n12:25 – 12:55\nRebranding with Purpose: Fostering Belonging and Connection through Library Identity\nMorgane de Bellefeuille\n\n\n12:55 – 1:10\nFrom Niche to Notable: Community-Driven Collection Awareness\nAnn Liang & Lindsay Stokalko\n\n\n1:10 – 1:25\nBreak\n\n\n\n1:25 – 1:40\nA Meaningful Experience: Building Advocacy and Engagement through a Library Student Advisory Committee\nAnna Moorhouse\n\n\n1:40 – 2:10\nThe Library Tarot: Enchanting Research Support Communications\nJennifer Robinson\, Alison Pegg\, Simon Court\n\n\n2:10 – 2:25\nIf You Gnome You Gnome: How Plant Summer Camp Grows Mount Allison Libraries and Archives Social Media Impact\nJanice Stockall & Robin Lightfoot\n\n\n2:25 – 2:40\nBreak\n\n\n\n2:40 – 3:10\nConfident in the Face of Change: Communications Insights from UBC Library’s Education Library Relocation\nAmelia Nezil & Julie Mitchell\n\n\n3:10 – 3:25\nWhose Job is it Anyway? Internal Communications Strategies for Developing Sustainable Communications Workflows in Times of Transition\nGabby Crowley\n\n\n3:25 – 3:30\nClosing Remarks\nLisa Abram & Kristine Power\, Communications CoP co-chairs\n\n\n\n\n\n Rebranding with Purpose: Fostering Belonging and Connection through Library Identity\n \nTime: 12:25 pm – 12:55 pm ETPresenter: Morgan De Bellefeuille\, Université de Montréal \nPresentation Slides \nIn 2024\, the Université de Montréal Libraries embarked on an ambitious transformation—to evolve beyond being seen solely as a service\, and to embrace a more human-centered\, relational\, and emotionally resonant brand identity. This presentation will share how a comprehensive rebranding process—spanning visual identity\, tone\, website\, photography\, and user experience—helped reposition the libraries as a vital\, human\, and forward-looking presence within the university community. \nDrawing on this large-scale case study\, I will outline the strategic and participatory approach that guided this evolution: co-design with internal teams\, consultations with diverse communities\, and collaboration with institutional partners. Central to this process was the decision to bring together communications\, engagement\, and outreach within a newly created unit—the Direction de l’engagement et de l’innovation sociale (Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation\, DEIS)—uniting communications\, community initiatives\, and pedagogical engagement under a single\, holistic vision. \nBy aligning brand identity with social impact\, the DEIS fosters a culture of engagement that connects ideas\, people\, and communities. Through this integrated model\, the libraries have redefined what it means to communicate the future: not merely through storytelling and design\, but by embodying values of accessibility\, innovation\, and collaboration in every aspect of their work. \nThis presentation will offer insights\, lessons learned\, and practical takeaways for institutions seeking to integrate brand\, engagement\, and organizational transformation in academic library settings. \n\n\n\n From Niche to Notable: Community-Driven Collection Awareness\n \nTime: 12:55 pm – 1:10 pm ETPresenters: Ann Liang & Lindsay Stokalko\, University of Saskatchewan \nPresentation Slides \nLearn about our strategic community engagement driven approach to promoting the Neil Richards Collection of Sexual and Gender Diversity at the University of Saskatchewan. By monitoring emerging interests in the community and cultivating relationships with individuals whose passions intersect with underexplored areas of the collections\, we created a unique opportunity to produce targeted programming to promote this resource. This intentional outreach has led to meaningful collaborations where experts used the collection for their own projects\, while becoming ambassadors for its existence and value. Some examples of projects that we have put together with community collaboration that we will discuss include Drag History and Queering the Ring: A Slamming History of Diversity in Wrestling. By spotlighting these contributors and their work\, we have fostered a sense of community ownership and pride to encourage further exploration and dialogue around this collection. This model of strategic engagement and content co-creation has allowed us to build a dynamic ecosystem around the collection where it is continually refreshed by new voices and perspectives. \n\n\n\n “A meaningful experience:” Building advocacy and engagement through a library student advisory committee\n \nTime: 1:25 pm – 1:40 pm ETPresenter: Anna Moorhouse\, University of British Columbia Library \nPresentation Slides \nOver the past three years\, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library has reshaped its student advisory committee model to create a more meaningful and accessible experience for student members. The changes have not only increased member engagement and provided a sustainable\, ongoing model for new member recruitment\, but have also transformed the committee into a platform for student relationship-building and authentic feedback. \nBy introducing structural changes—such as improved recruitment methods\, inclusive meeting practices\, and new communication pathways—UBC Library has fostered sustained member engagement and transformed the committee into both a reliable source of qualitative insights and a network of student ambassadors\, excited to amplify the library’s impact across campus. \nThis presentation will share: \n\nthe specific structural and communication strategies behind the committee’s success\, and why they work;\nhow the committee’s input has directly shaped library services and programs;\nthe value of participation from the students’ perspective\, illustrated through exit survey excerpts and other key touchpoints.\n\nAs student needs and communication preferences continue to evolve\, we’ll also discuss how UBC Library continues to evaluate and adapt this model each year to maintain its relevance and effectiveness. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen advocacy\, engagement\, and qualitative feedback within their own institutions. \n\n\n\n The Library Tarot: Enchanting Research Support Communications\n \nTime: 1:40 pm — 2:10 pm ETPresenters: Jennifer Robinson\, Alison Pegg\, Simon Court\, Western University \nPresentation Slides \nAt a time when research libraries must communicate their value in creative and resonant ways\, Western Libraries sought to engage students with research support through an imaginative (and seasonal) lens: a Library Tarot deck. Implemented the week of Halloween in anticipation of students beginning major research assignments\, each card in the deck symbolizes an aspect of the research process. From the Search Strategy (the scholar’s spell book) to The Database (the labyrinth of knowledge)\, the entire deck connects the mystical language of tarot with the tangible supports libraries offer. \nThis session explores how we used visual storytelling\, humor and thematic design to spark curiosity\, lower barriers to engagement\, and reinforce the message that the library is approachable and essential to the academic journey. Participants will learn how the campaign was conceptualized\, designed and implemented\, and how it was received by students. By aligning seasonal creativity with strategic engagement goals\, Western Libraries used playful yet purposeful theming to create an environment where research support feels both magical and meaningful. \n\n\n\n If You Gnome You Gnome: How Plant Summer Camp Grows Mount Allison Libraries and Archives Social Media Impact\n \nTime: 2:10 pm — 2:25 pm ETPresenters: Janice Stockall\, Robin Lightfoot\, Mount Allison University \nPresentation Slides \nDig into Mount Allison University and Archives’ Plant Summer Camp\, an “outside the [planter] box” program that has refocused and grown our library marketing both on social media and in our day-to-day contacts with the Mount Allison community and beyond. Discover how we made one student’s request to look after their houseplants in the spring of 2023 into an award winning\, creative\, and whimsical social media campaign. \nEach summer\, student “plant parents” send their plants to camp at the R. P.  Bell Library where\, under the guidance of their camp counselor Vincent (aka Vinny) Van Grow\, they have a different activity in the library\, on campus\, or in the community that is posted to our social media account. (Find us on Instagram mta_libraries) \nVinny and the plants have become celebrities in the Mount Allison community with many followers eagerly waiting for the weekly activity posts. Since the start of Plant Summer Camp\, our followers have more than tripled\, and we are harvesting thousands of views and hundreds of likes on individual posts. Our first Plant Summer Camp post in April 2023 had 199 views. In the summer of 2025\, our Plant Summer Camp “Dance Party” post had 5729 views. Beyond social media\, the camp’s location in the library is also a featured stop on the recruitment and student familiarization tours of campus\, which allows the library to be part of a student’s academic journey from the beginning. \nPlease join us to discuss how we are cultivating the seeds of Plant Summer Camp’s success as we continue to grow this fun and informative social media engagement at a critical point in our Library’s journey “down the garden path\,” moving towards the completion of a major renovation in 2030. \n\n\n\n Confident in the Face of Change: Communications Insights from UBC Library’s Education Library Relocation\n \nTime: 2:40 pm — 3:10 pm ETPresenters: Amelia Nezil\, Julie Mitchell\, University of British Columbia \nPresentation Slides \nAs library communicators\, we know we play a significant role in leading change across our organizations. But how do we shift out of a reactive mindset to one where we feel prepared and flexible enough to respond with confidence to the unexpected? With effective planning\, we have an opportunity to craft communications strategies that are proactive\, empathetic and—perhaps most importantly—adaptable. \nAmelia Nezil\, Director\, Library Communications & Marketing\, UBC Library and Julie Mitchell\, Associate University Librarian\, UBC Library will share a case study on their experience communicating through the relocation of UBC Library’s Education Collection and the closure of the Education Library branch. More broadly\, they will share insights and lessons learned\, as the library continues to navigate the budget challenges that led to the relocation. \nAreas of discussion will include: \n\nThe importance of establishing and reinforcing foundational change messaging\, especially for ongoing challenges like budget.\nHow to carefully sequence messaging\, prioritizing audiences by level of impact.\nThe power of harnessing internal and external partnerships for effective audience targeting.\nInsights from Julie and Amelia into how communications can successfully partner with library leadership.\nStrategies to navigate common challenges\, like aligning messaging across leadership or combatting misinformation.\n\nAttendees can expect to come away with practical tools and strategic insight to help them develop a communications approach that is consistent yet also adaptable to the needs of employees\, faculty\, students and researchers. \n\n\n\n Whose Job is it Anyway? Internal Communications Strategies for Developing Sustainable Communications Workflows in Times of Transition\n \nTime: 3:10 pm — 3:25 pm ETPresenter: Gabby Crowley\, Scholars Portal \nPresentation Slides \nAmidst staffing changes\, a shifting social media landscape\, and evolving needs of the Canadian data community\, communications strategies for Borealis\, the Canadian Dataverse Repository have been continually in flux. In the past two years\, the Borealis team has navigated a number of staffing transitions which impacted capacity for a robust communications plan. With new staff joining the Borealis team\, the need arose for additional internal coordination of communications goals and workflows to match the fast pace of the Borealis service and initiatives from the broader Canadian data community. \nThis presentation will discuss strategies the Borealis and Scholars Portal teams are exploring to better organize communications priorities and responsibilities for a relatively new and geographically widespread team. In particular\, this presentation will look at using a communications calendar model to improve workflows\, capacity\, bilingual support\, and community outreach and engagement for the service moving forward. \n\nTime: 12:25 pm – 12:55 pm ETPresenter: Morgan De Bellefeuille\, Université de Montréal \nPresentation Slides \nIn 2024\, the Université de Montréal Libraries embarked on an ambitious transformation—to evolve beyond being seen solely as a service\, and to embrace a more human-centered\, relational\, and emotionally resonant brand identity. This presentation will share how a comprehensive rebranding process—spanning visual identity\, tone\, website\, photography\, and user experience—helped reposition the libraries as a vital\, human\, and forward-looking presence within the university community. \nDrawing on this large-scale case study\, I will outline the strategic and participatory approach that guided this evolution: co-design with internal teams\, consultations with diverse communities\, and collaboration with institutional partners. Central to this process was the decision to bring together communications\, engagement\, and outreach within a newly created unit—the Direction de l’engagement et de l’innovation sociale (Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation\, DEIS)—uniting communications\, community initiatives\, and pedagogical engagement under a single\, holistic vision. \nBy aligning brand identity with social impact\, the DEIS fosters a culture of engagement that connects ideas\, people\, and communities. Through this integrated model\, the libraries have redefined what it means to communicate the future: not merely through storytelling and design\, but by embodying values of accessibility\, innovation\, and collaboration in every aspect of their work. \nThis presentation will offer insights\, lessons learned\, and practical takeaways for institutions seeking to integrate brand\, engagement\, and organizational transformation in academic library settings. \nTime: 12:55 pm – 1:10 pm ETPresenters: Ann Liang & Lindsay Stokalko\, University of Saskatchewan \nPresentation Slides \nLearn about our strategic community engagement driven approach to promoting the Neil Richards Collection of Sexual and Gender Diversity at the University of Saskatchewan. By monitoring emerging interests in the community and cultivating relationships with individuals whose passions intersect with underexplored areas of the collections\, we created a unique opportunity to produce targeted programming to promote this resource. This intentional outreach has led to meaningful collaborations where experts used the collection for their own projects\, while becoming ambassadors for its existence and value. Some examples of projects that we have put together with community collaboration that we will discuss include Drag History and Queering the Ring: A Slamming History of Diversity in Wrestling. By spotlighting these contributors and their work\, we have fostered a sense of community ownership and pride to encourage further exploration and dialogue around this collection. This model of strategic engagement and content co-creation has allowed us to build a dynamic ecosystem around the collection where it is continually refreshed by new voices and perspectives. \nTime: 1:25 pm – 1:40 pm ETPresenter: Anna Moorhouse\, University of British Columbia Library \nPresentation Slides \nOver the past three years\, the University of British Columbia (UBC) Library has reshaped its student advisory committee model to create a more meaningful and accessible experience for student members. The changes have not only increased member engagement and provided a sustainable\, ongoing model for new member recruitment\, but have also transformed the committee into a platform for student relationship-building and authentic feedback. \nBy introducing structural changes—such as improved recruitment methods\, inclusive meeting practices\, and new communication pathways—UBC Library has fostered sustained member engagement and transformed the committee into both a reliable source of qualitative insights and a network of student ambassadors\, excited to amplify the library’s impact across campus. \nThis presentation will share: \n\nthe specific structural and communication strategies behind the committee’s success\, and why they work;\nhow the committee’s input has directly shaped library services and programs;\nthe value of participation from the students’ perspective\, illustrated through exit survey excerpts and other key touchpoints.\n\nAs student needs and communication preferences continue to evolve\, we’ll also discuss how UBC Library continues to evaluate and adapt this model each year to maintain its relevance and effectiveness. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to strengthen advocacy\, engagement\, and qualitative feedback within their own institutions. \nTime: 1:40 pm — 2:10 pm ETPresenters: Jennifer Robinson\, Alison Pegg\, Simon Court\, Western University \nPresentation Slides \nAt a time when research libraries must communicate their value in creative and resonant ways\, Western Libraries sought to engage students with research support through an imaginative (and seasonal) lens: a Library Tarot deck. Implemented the week of Halloween in anticipation of students beginning major research assignments\, each card in the deck symbolizes an aspect of the research process. From the Search Strategy (the scholar’s spell book) to The Database (the labyrinth of knowledge)\, the entire deck connects the mystical language of tarot with the tangible supports libraries offer. \nThis session explores how we used visual storytelling\, humor and thematic design to spark curiosity\, lower barriers to engagement\, and reinforce the message that the library is approachable and essential to the academic journey. Participants will learn how the campaign was conceptualized\, designed and implemented\, and how it was received by students. By aligning seasonal creativity with strategic engagement goals\, Western Libraries used playful yet purposeful theming to create an environment where research support feels both magical and meaningful. \nTime: 2:10 pm — 2:25 pm ETPresenters: Janice Stockall\, Robin Lightfoot\, Mount Allison University \nPresentation Slides \nDig into Mount Allison University and Archives’ Plant Summer Camp\, an “outside the [planter] box” program that has refocused and grown our library marketing both on social media and in our day-to-day contacts with the Mount Allison community and beyond. Discover how we made one student’s request to look after their houseplants in the spring of 2023 into an award winning\, creative\, and whimsical social media campaign. \nEach summer\, student “plant parents” send their plants to camp at the R. P.  Bell Library where\, under the guidance of their camp counselor Vincent (aka Vinny) Van Grow\, they have a different activity in the library\, on campus\, or in the community that is posted to our social media account. (Find us on Instagram mta_libraries) \nVinny and the plants have become celebrities in the Mount Allison community with many followers eagerly waiting for the weekly activity posts. Since the start of Plant Summer Camp\, our followers have more than tripled\, and we are harvesting thousands of views and hundreds of likes on individual posts. Our first Plant Summer Camp post in April 2023 had 199 views. In the summer of 2025\, our Plant Summer Camp “Dance Party” post had 5729 views. Beyond social media\, the camp’s location in the library is also a featured stop on the recruitment and student familiarization tours of campus\, which allows the library to be part of a student’s academic journey from the beginning. \nPlease join us to discuss how we are cultivating the seeds of Plant Summer Camp’s success as we continue to grow this fun and informative social media engagement at a critical point in our Library’s journey “down the garden path\,” moving towards the completion of a major renovation in 2030. \nTime: 2:40 pm — 3:10 pm ETPresenters: Amelia Nezil\, Julie Mitchell\, University of British Columbia \nPresentation Slides \nAs library communicators\, we know we play a significant role in leading change across our organizations. But how do we shift out of a reactive mindset to one where we feel prepared and flexible enough to respond with confidence to the unexpected? With effective planning\, we have an opportunity to craft communications strategies that are proactive\, empathetic and—perhaps most importantly—adaptable. \nAmelia Nezil\, Director\, Library Communications & Marketing\, UBC Library and Julie Mitchell\, Associate University Librarian\, UBC Library will share a case study on their experience communicating through the relocation of UBC Library’s Education Collection and the closure of the Education Library branch. More broadly\, they will share insights and lessons learned\, as the library continues to navigate the budget challenges that led to the relocation. \nAreas of discussion will include: \n\nThe importance of establishing and reinforcing foundational change messaging\, especially for ongoing challenges like budget.\nHow to carefully sequence messaging\, prioritizing audiences by level of impact.\nThe power of harnessing internal and external partnerships for effective audience targeting.\nInsights from Julie and Amelia into how communications can successfully partner with library leadership.\nStrategies to navigate common challenges\, like aligning messaging across leadership or combatting misinformation.\n\nAttendees can expect to come away with practical tools and strategic insight to help them develop a communications approach that is consistent yet also adaptable to the needs of employees\, faculty\, students and researchers. \nTime: 3:10 pm — 3:25 pm ETPresenter: Gabby Crowley\, Scholars Portal \nPresentation Slides \nAmidst staffing changes\, a shifting social media landscape\, and evolving needs of the Canadian data community\, communications strategies for Borealis\, the Canadian Dataverse Repository have been continually in flux. In the past two years\, the Borealis team has navigated a number of staffing transitions which impacted capacity for a robust communications plan. With new staff joining the Borealis team\, the need arose for additional internal coordination of communications goals and workflows to match the fast pace of the Borealis service and initiatives from the broader Canadian data community. \nThis presentation will discuss strategies the Borealis and Scholars Portal teams are exploring to better organize communications priorities and responsibilities for a relatively new and geographically widespread team. In particular\, this presentation will look at using a communications calendar model to improve workflows\, capacity\, bilingual support\, and community outreach and engagement for the service moving forward. \n\n\n Morgane de Bellefeuille (Université de Montréal)\n \nMorgane De Bellefeuille is a cultural manager and strategic leader in the fields of social innovation\, communications\, and organizational transformation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University\, a Master’s in Arts and Cultural Enterprise Management from HEC Montréal\, and a Certificate in Archives and Records Management from the Université de Montréal. \nShe currently serves as Associate Director and Director of the Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation (DEIS) at the Université de Montréal Libraries. In this role\, she leads strategic initiatives in social innovation\, community engagement\, and institutional transformation—helping to redefine how libraries connect with their communities and communicate their mission. Her work bridges communication strategy\, brand identity\, and collective engagement\, fostering a human-centered culture that aligns institutional purpose with community impact. \nPrior to joining the Université de Montréal\, Morgane held leadership roles in several cultural organizations\, including Director of Services at La Machinerie des arts\, Director of Administration and Development at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art\, and Marketing and Commercialization Manager at La Guilde. She has also taught at HEC Montréal as a lecturer in cultural management. \nAn active contributor to Montréal’s cultural ecosystem\, Morgane was selected in 2022 for the Réseau des jeunes femmes leaders of Concertation Montréal and was a finalist for the 2018 ARDI Award recognizing innovation in cultural philanthropy. She served for over seven years as Co-Chair of the HEC Montréal Management & Culture Alumni Committee\, five years as President of the Board of Théâtre La Bête Humaine\, and as a mentor for Affaires/Arts’ Artvest program supporting Canadian arts organizations. \nShe has also completed executive certifications in Environmental\, Social\, and Governance (ESG) Management and in Communication and Marketing from HEC Montréal’s School of Executive Education. \n\n\n\n Ann Liang (University of Saskatchewan)\n \nAnn Liang is the Business Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan where she teaches marketing research and hunts the next big tech trend. With a B.Sc. in Biology\, a B.A in Archaeology she dreamed of running Jurassic Park or becoming Indiana Jones\, but when that didn’t pan out\, an MLIS from Western and librarianship provided the best of both worlds. \n\n\n\n Lindsay Stokalko (University of Saskatchewan)\n \nLindsay Stokalko is the Archives Specialist in the University Archives and Special Collections at the University of Saskatchewan. With a B.A. Honours and M.A. in Archaeology\, her fascination with old gossip runs deep. She has extensive experience working with memory institutions on the Western Prairies and is dedicated to locating all the historic hunks lurking within. \n\n\n\n Anna Moorhouse (University of British Columbia)\n \nAnna Moorhouse is a Communications and Marketing Manager at the University of British Columbia Library in Vancouver\, Canada. As a marketing professional\, she brings more than 13 years of experience from roles in financial services\, the technology sector and higher education. She completed her undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser University with a BSc in Biology\, followed by a MA in English Literature at Queen’s University. \n\n\n\n Jennifer Robinson (Western University)\n \nJennifer Robinson is a User Experience Librarian (Student Engagement and Outreach) at Western University where she develops and delivers user-centred services and programs that foster student engagement and inclusion. \n\n\n\n Alison Pegg (Western University)\n \nAlison Pegg is a User Services Manager at Western University with accountabilities for reference service provision and operationalizing outreach and engagement activities with and for the Western community. \n\n\n\n Simon Court (Western University)\n \nSimon Court is Library Assistant (Engagement and Outreach) at Western University. He focuses on connecting a diverse campus community with library services\, spaces\, resources\, and collections. \n\n\n\n Janice Stockall (Mount Allison University)\n \nJanice Stockall is the Manager of Access Services at Mount Allison with over 25 years experience working in libraries. She has also worked at UNB Law Library. She has been part of the Plant Summer Camp team since it start in April 2023. \n\n\n\n Robin Lightfoot (Mount Allison University)\n \nRobin Lightfoot is a graduate of the LIT program from Mohawk College and joined MTA as the Assistant Manager of Access Services in 2024. With her degree in Fine Arts(photography) she has quickly become an essential part of Plant Summer Camp and our Social Media team. \n\n\n\n Amelia Nezil (University of British Columbia)\n \nAmelia Nezil is the Director\, Communications & Marketing at University of British Columbia Library\, where she oversees internal and external communications strategies for the library system. Amelia previously spent 10 years working in health-care communications\, including managing communications for 11 hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic\, where she honed her change management expertise. \n\n\n\n Julie Mitchell (University of British Columbia)\n \nJulie Mitchell is the Associate University Librarian\, Teaching\, Learning and Engagement and Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library. Julie provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and is also responsible for the Music\, Art & Architecture Library\, David Lam (Business) Library\, Education Library and Xwi7xwa Library at UBC. \n\n\n\n Gabby Crowley (Scholars Portal)\n \nGabby Crowley is the Client Services Librarian at Scholars Portal – the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. She is responsible for consortial information sharing about Scholars Portal services through library communications\, documentation\, reference support\, webinars\, and more. She has a BA in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University and a Master of Information (MI) from the University of Toronto\, with concentrations in Library & Information Science and Archives & Records Management. \n\nMorgane De Bellefeuille is a cultural manager and strategic leader in the fields of social innovation\, communications\, and organizational transformation. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University\, a Master’s in Arts and Cultural Enterprise Management from HEC Montréal\, and a Certificate in Archives and Records Management from the Université de Montréal. \nShe currently serves as Associate Director and Director of the Direction of Engagement and Social Innovation (DEIS) at the Université de Montréal Libraries. In this role\, she leads strategic initiatives in social innovation\, community engagement\, and institutional transformation—helping to redefine how libraries connect with their communities and communicate their mission. Her work bridges communication strategy\, brand identity\, and collective engagement\, fostering a human-centered culture that aligns institutional purpose with community impact. \nPrior to joining the Université de Montréal\, Morgane held leadership roles in several cultural organizations\, including Director of Services at La Machinerie des arts\, Director of Administration and Development at SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art\, and Marketing and Commercialization Manager at La Guilde. She has also taught at HEC Montréal as a lecturer in cultural management. \nAn active contributor to Montréal’s cultural ecosystem\, Morgane was selected in 2022 for the Réseau des jeunes femmes leaders of Concertation Montréal and was a finalist for the 2018 ARDI Award recognizing innovation in cultural philanthropy. She served for over seven years as Co-Chair of the HEC Montréal Management & Culture Alumni Committee\, five years as President of the Board of Théâtre La Bête Humaine\, and as a mentor for Affaires/Arts’ Artvest program supporting Canadian arts organizations. \nShe has also completed executive certifications in Environmental\, Social\, and Governance (ESG) Management and in Communication and Marketing from HEC Montréal’s School of Executive Education. \nAnn Liang is the Business Librarian at the University of Saskatchewan where she teaches marketing research and hunts the next big tech trend. With a B.Sc. in Biology\, a B.A in Archaeology she dreamed of running Jurassic Park or becoming Indiana Jones\, but when that didn’t pan out\, an MLIS from Western and librarianship provided the best of both worlds. \nLindsay Stokalko is the Archives Specialist in the University Archives and Special Collections at the University of Saskatchewan. With a B.A. Honours and M.A. in Archaeology\, her fascination with old gossip runs deep. She has extensive experience working with memory institutions on the Western Prairies and is dedicated to locating all the historic hunks lurking within. \nAnna Moorhouse is a Communications and Marketing Manager at the University of British Columbia Library in Vancouver\, Canada. As a marketing professional\, she brings more than 13 years of experience from roles in financial services\, the technology sector and higher education. She completed her undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser University with a BSc in Biology\, followed by a MA in English Literature at Queen’s University. \nJennifer Robinson is a User Experience Librarian (Student Engagement and Outreach) at Western University where she develops and delivers user-centred services and programs that foster student engagement and inclusion. \nAlison Pegg is a User Services Manager at Western University with accountabilities for reference service provision and operationalizing outreach and engagement activities with and for the Western community. \nSimon Court is Library Assistant (Engagement and Outreach) at Western University. He focuses on connecting a diverse campus community with library services\, spaces\, resources\, and collections. \nJanice Stockall is the Manager of Access Services at Mount Allison with over 25 years experience working in libraries. She has also worked at UNB Law Library. She has been part of the Plant Summer Camp team since it start in April 2023. \nRobin Lightfoot is a graduate of the LIT program from Mohawk College and joined MTA as the Assistant Manager of Access Services in 2024. With her degree in Fine Arts(photography) she has quickly become an essential part of Plant Summer Camp and our Social Media team. \nAmelia Nezil is the Director\, Communications & Marketing at University of British Columbia Library\, where she oversees internal and external communications strategies for the library system. Amelia previously spent 10 years working in health-care communications\, including managing communications for 11 hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic\, where she honed her change management expertise. \nJulie Mitchell is the Associate University Librarian\, Teaching\, Learning and Engagement and Director of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of British Columbia Library. Julie provides strategic leadership and oversight of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and is also responsible for the Music\, Art & Architecture Library\, David Lam (Business) Library\, Education Library and Xwi7xwa Library at UBC. \nGabby Crowley is the Client Services Librarian at Scholars Portal – the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. She is responsible for consortial information sharing about Scholars Portal services through library communications\, documentation\, reference support\, webinars\, and more. She has a BA in English and Creative Writing from Concordia University and a Master of Information (MI) from the University of Toronto\, with concentrations in Library & Information Science and Archives & Records Management. \nEstablished in 2022\, the Communications Community of Practice (CoP)\, also known as the CommUNITY\,   brings together library workers and other colleagues from Canadian academic institutions working or interested in communications. The goals of the CoP are to connect\, provide information sharing\, and grow expertise and capacity across Canada. \nThe CoP is managed by a Steering Committee of individuals from the community who meet on a monthly basis to organize community calls\, roundtables\, workshops\, and/or other forms of community engagement. They also create and provide access to resources for the community of practice as related to their activities (e.g.\, links to presentations\, shared resources\, etc.).  \nSteering Committee Members: \n\nLisa Abram\, University of Victoria (co-chair)\nKristine Power\, Memorial University (co-chair)\nAnn Liang\, University of Saskatchewan\nKristy Read\, Dalhousie University\nTrent Warner\, Mount Royal University\nLarysa Woloszansky\, University of Toronto\nLara Wright\, Vancouver Island University\n\n \n Visit the Communications CoP webpage URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/commconnect-library-communications-virtual-symposium/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Communications ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/CommCONNECT-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260211T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260211T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T164319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210543Z UID:39580-1770814800-1770818400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: February 11\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-feb2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260112T211614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T142047Z UID:39426-1770901200-1770904800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Coffee Talk: Assessing Research Impact in the Humanities and Social Sciences DESCRIPTION:Date: February 12\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nRegistration \nJoin 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 speaker who brings experience and perspective on the featured topic\, followed by a facilitated\, open discussion. \nOur inaugural Coffee Talk will focus on assessing research impact in the humanities and social sciences. Some questions to consider: What are the challenges and the problems with current indicators? What work is being done to develop ways of assessment that are more inclusive and representative of research in these disciplines? \nWe are pleased to welcome Farah Friesen\, Manager of Research & Knowledge Mobilization at the Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE) at the University of Toronto. Farah’s work centers on critically examining traditional academic performance indicators\, encouraging alternative perspectives on metrics\, and working towards a broader (re)definition of research and educational impact. \nThis session will not be recorded. French automated transcription will be available. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-coffee-talk-assessing-research-impact-in-the-humanities-and-social-sciences/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Event-7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260224T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260224T133000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260203T151137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T141530Z UID:39747-1771934400-1771939800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Canadian Repositories CoP February Call: IRs are People Powered! Exploring Repository Staffing Models Across Canadian Institutions DESCRIPTION:Date: February 24\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm – 1:30pm ET \nRegistration \nInstitutional 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 make critical decisions in how to provide support\, management and training to their repository staff. A few examples for areas of consideration might include workflows\, how to ensure adequate staffing\, service development and maintenance\, and resource allocation. \nThis event will provide participants the opportunity to discuss the staffing models supporting their institutional repositories and learn how repository services are structured across Canadian institutions. Participants are invited to sign up for an informal 3-5 minute presentation that discusses staffing decisions for their IR at their institution. Guiding questions are available in the sign up sheet linked above. \nThrough this event\, we hope that participants will learn from the differences and similarities between staffing models\, and use it as a starting point to feel more empowered to engage in staffing and workflow discussions at their own institutions. \nThis session will not be recorded. Automatic live transcription in French will be available. Learn more about the Canadian Repositories Community of Practice. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/canadian-repositories-cop-february-call-irs-are-people-powered-exploring-repository-staffing-models-across-canadian-institutions/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Repositories ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260225T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260225T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260206T192924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260212T141312Z UID:39821-1772024400-1772028000@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Webinar: User Rights in the Age of Generative AI DESCRIPTION:Date: February 25\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET \nRegistration \nSince 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 abroad\, other jurisdictions have actively introduced express copyright exceptions to support text and data mining and the creation of parodies\, satires\, caricatures\, and pastiche works. \nIn the past few years\, the arrival of ChatGPT\, Dall-E\, Midjourney\, Stable Diffusion\, Copilot\, and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has also raised new questions among policymakers and commentators concerning the future development of copyright law. In the AI area\, three sets of issues have dominated the policy and academic debates: (1) the eligibility of AI-generated creations for copyright protection; (2) the unauthorized use of copyright works to train AI models; and (3) the use of AI to support the protection\, enforcement\, or licensing of rights under copyright law. \nThis presentation examines the protection of user rights in the age of generative AI. It further explores the challenges and uncertainties surrounding such protection. The presentation concludes by interrogating whether the arrival of generative AI has raised new questions about the protection of user rights—and if so\, what policy responses should be introduced to address these questions. \nSpeaker: Professor Peter K. Yu\n“Peter K. Yu (余家明) is University Distinguished Professor\, Regents Professor of Law and Communication and Director of the Center for Law and Intellectual Property at Texas A&M University.  He held the Kern Family Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Drake University and was Wenlan Scholar Chair Professor at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in Wuhan\, China.  He served as a visiting professor of law at Bocconi University\, Hanken School of Economics\, Hokkaido University\, Tel Aviv University\, the University of Haifa\, the University of Helsinki\, the University of Hong Kong\, the University of Strasbourg and Washington and Lee University.  He also founded the nationally renowned Intellectual Property & Communications Law Program at Michigan State University\, at which he held faculty appointments in law\, communication arts and sciences\, and Asian studies.” View his full biography. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-rights-in-the-age-of-generative-ai/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Copyright ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260309T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260309T130000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260303T205813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T214509Z UID:40065-1773057600-1773061200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Introducing the Open Journals Collective (OJC) - A community call co-hosted by LPC and LPCET DESCRIPTION:Date: March 9\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET \nRegistration \nThe Open Journals Collective (OJC) is an international collective of libraries\, scholarly societies\, and small non-profit publishers working to advance support for diamond open access publishing at no cost to authors or readers. In January 2026\, the OJC officially launched its first call for investment offering libraries and funders the opportunity to join in directly supporting diamond scholarly journals. The mission of OJC is to build a sustainable future for scholarly journals by challenging the profit-making models of global corporate publishing and data systems. \nJoin us on March 9 at 12:00 pm ET to hear from Caroline Edwards\, Executive Director of the Open Library of Humanities and Open Journals Collective and (Full) Professor of Contemporary Literature and Culture at Birkbeck\, University of London\, about this exciting new initiative. \nThis community call is co-hosted by the Library Publishing Coalition and the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team. \nAbout the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team\nThe CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team (LPCET)\, established in 2024\, seeks to support Canadian library publishing practitioners in their functional roles and to grow Canadian expertise and capacity in this area. \nAbout the Library Publishing Coalition\nThe Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is an independent\, community-led membership association of academic and research libraries and library consortia engaged in scholarly publishing. LPC facilitates collaboration across the library publishing community and actively engages with aligned organizations\, publishers\, and service providers to strengthen and expand library-based publishing. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/introducing-the-open-journals-collective-ojc-a-community-call-co-hosted-by-lpc-and-lpcet/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Library Publishing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-15.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260310T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260310T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T175256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210031Z UID:39594-1773147600-1773151200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: March 10\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-march2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260312T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260312T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260218T143703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260317T132704Z UID:39926-1773327600-1773331200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Workshop: Reclaiming Our Bytes: Local Custody of Web Archives in an Uncertain Age DESCRIPTION:Date: March 12\, 2026\nTime: 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET \nRecording \nThe Canadian Association of Research Libraries Digital Preservation Working Group (CARL DPWG) is hosting a free online workshop on WARC repatriation. This workshop aims to build capacity for data sovereignty by empowering institutions across Canada to locally preserve their Archive-It data. \nThe Internet Archive is a bedrock of the open web\, but recent DDoS attacks remind us that even dedicated guardians are vulnerable. True digital sovereignty means ensuring our national memory lives under our own protection. In this session\, we’ll show you how to build a redundancy plan for your Archive-It data based on UVic Libraries’ experience\, walking through the Archive-It API (WASAPI) to repatriate your WARCs to local infrastructure\, then demonstrating how to maintain seamless access using pywb and other tools. Don’t wait for a 404 on history\, take action now! \nThe workshop will be led by Corey Davis\, Digital Preservation Librarian at the University of Victoria\, and facilitated by Sarah Lake\, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation. \nThis webinar will be held in English and will be recorded. Automatic live transcription in French will be available. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/workshop-reclaiming-our-bytes-local-custody-of-web-archives-in-an-uncertain-age/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Digital Preservation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Digital-Preservation-Graphic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260327T133000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260224T221120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T185523Z UID:39946-1774612800-1774618200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Assessment Community of Practice March Call: Writing Effective Key Performance Indicators DESCRIPTION:Date: March 27\, 2026\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm ET \nRecording \nCARL’s Library Assessment Community of Practice invites you to join an engaging event focused on developing and refining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This interactive session will introduce the fundamentals of KPIs\, their significance\, and strategies for effective implementation. Our presenter will share firsthand experiences using performance and results indicators in library assessment\, complemented by relatable stories and practical examples. Attendees will participate in collaborative group activities (via Zoom breakout rooms) to explore essential principles and develop KPIs relevant to their own institutions. \nLeo Appleton is the Director of Education for the School of Information\, Journalism and Communication at the University of Sheffield\, UK (ranking first worldwide for Library and Information Management studies). In addition to overseeing the school’s education portfolio\, Leo leads and teaches on the Librarianship and Library and Information Services Management MA programs\, covering a range of subjects\, including all aspects of library leadership and management. Prior to taking up his academic role\, Leo had a long career in academic libraries\, including several senior leadership roles. He has a PhD in Information Science and has researched and published on many library management subjects\, including performance measurement and quality assurance. He is the author of the book Libraries and Key Performance Indicators. \nThe presentation will be recorded. Real-time captions and translation will be available. Learn more about the Assessment Community of Practice. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/assessment-community-of-practice-march-call-writing-effective-key-performance-indicators/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Assessment ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260402T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260402T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260312T134700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260312T134700Z UID:40343-1775134800-1775138400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Open Education Community of Practice April Community Call: OE Week Wrap-up and Round Table DESCRIPTION:Date: April 2\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET \nRegistration \nWe hope Open Education Week was a great success for everyone this year! Join us for a wrap-up and roundtable session where we invite you to share notable events\, lectures\, workshops\, or activities you have participated in or facilitated. What lessons did you take away? If you hosted your own activities: what worked well\, what didn’t work well?  This session is an opportunity for us to share with each other what made Open Ed week great\, and what could make it even better. \nAll CARL members and non-members working in or interested in open education are welcome to join. \nIf you would like to be part of the Open Education Community of Practice and stay informed about upcoming events and activities\, subscribe to OE-COP-CARL-L\, the Open Education CoP discussion list. For more information\, visit the OE CoP webpage. \nThis session will not be recorded. Real-time captions and translation will be available. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/open-education-community-of-practice-april-community-call-oe-week-wrap-up-and-round-table/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Open Education ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/oeweek-main_insta.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260410T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260105T212343Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T174616Z UID:39326-1775563200-1775840400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada 2026 (in English) DESCRIPTION:Date: April 7-10\, 2026\nTime: 12-5 pm ET / 9am-2pm PT \nWe 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 synthesis). The Institute is aimed at library staff primarily supporting evidence syntheses in topics outside of the health sciences and will cover: \n\noverview of systematic reviews and similar methodologies\,\nguidelines and standards\,\nsearch strategy development\,\nsoftware/tools\,\nscreening\, and\nsystematic review services\n\nThe 2026 version of Evidence Synthesis Institute Canada (in English) is brought to you by a partnership between the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and University of Victoria Libraries. The Institute will run virtually and will involve no charge for accepted applicants. The language of instruction for the Institute will be English. However\, we will have French-speaking instructors available for follow-up conversations. Each day of the Institute typically ends with discipline-focused discussion groups. \nFurther details about the Evidence Synthesis Institute\, as well as the application process and form\, are available on the University of Victoria webpage. \nAny questions about the Institute or registration can be directed towards Zahra Premji (zahrapremji@uvic.ca). URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/evidence-synthesis-institute-canada-2026-in-english/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:ESI ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/uVic2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260407T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260316T184337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T152234Z UID:40461-1775566800-1775570400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Kick Off Webinar DESCRIPTION:Date: April 7\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET \nRecording \nAre you interested in building your organization’s digital preservation capabilities? Join the second phase of the National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project\, facilitated by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). This project empowers institutions across Canada engaged in digital preservation at any level to collectively build capacity\, set goals for continuous improvement\, and contribute to a snapshot of the current state of digital preservation in Canada. \nWhy Benchmarking? \nBenchmarking digital preservation capabilities is integral to continuous improvement of digital preservation programs. Whether your institution is just getting started or has been engaged in digital preservation activities for some time\, benchmarking is an opportunity to see where you are and where your organization can grow. \nWhat is the DPC RAM? \nThe Digital Preservation Coalition’s (DPC) Rapid Assessment Model (RAM) is a digital preservation maturity modelling tool that allows for rapid benchmarking of an organization’s digital preservation capability. The model is designed to be approachable and adaptable for a wide range of institutions and contexts\, and to facilitate continuous improvement over time. \nWho can participate? \nLibraries\, archives\, repositories\, museums\, galleries and other Canadian organizations engaged in digital preservation at any level are invited to complete the assessment\, irrespective of CARL membership. If this is your first benchmarking exercise\, we are here to support you! CARL’s Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) will provide support to organizations completing the assessment by sharing resources and hosting office hours. \nCARL members who submitted their results as part of phase 1 do not need to resubmit. Submissions from phase 1 will be included in the data analysis of phase 2. \nJoin us for an overview of the project\, facilitated by Amanda Tomé\, Digital Research Alliance of Canada\, and Sarah Lake\, Concordia University and CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation. The kick off webinar will provide participants with a background to the project and the DPC RAM\, take participants through resources created by the CARL DPWG\, provide an overview of the office hours process and provide a forum for participants to ask questions. \nThis webinar will be held in English. A French language call will take place on April 8th from 2:00pm – 3:00pm. The English webinar will feature a short presentation on the DPC RAM by Anna Perricci\, Head of DPC Americas. \nNote that presentations will be recorded but the discussion period will not. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/national-dpc-ram-benchmarking-project-kick-off-webinar-2/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Digital Preservation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Benchmarking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T193523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210309Z UID:39607-1775653200-1775656800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: April 8\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-april2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260408T150000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260316T190236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T182635Z UID:40466-1775656800-1775660400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project : Kick Off Webinar [IN FRENCH] DESCRIPTION:Date: April 8\, 2026\nTime: 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET \nRegistration \nAre you interested in building your organization’s digital preservation capabilities? Join the second phase of the National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project\, facilitated by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). This project empowers institutions across Canada engaged in digital preservation at any level to collectively build capacity\, set goals for continuous improvement\, and contribute to a snapshot of the current state of digital preservation in Canada. \nWhy Benchmarking? \nBenchmarking digital preservation capabilities is integral to continuous improvement of digital preservation programs. Whether your institution is just getting started or has been engaged in digital preservation activities for some time\, benchmarking is an opportunity to see where you are and where your organization can grow. \nWhat is the DPC RAM? \nThe Digital Preservation Coalition’s (DPC) Rapid Assessment Model (RAM) is a digital preservation maturity modelling tool that allows for rapid benchmarking of an organization’s digital preservation capability. The model is designed to be approachable and adaptable for a wide range of institutions and contexts\, and to facilitate continuous improvement over time. \nWho can participate? \nLibraries\, archives\, repositories\, museums\, galleries and other Canadian organizations engaged in digital preservation at any level are invited to complete the assessment\, irrespective of CARL membership. If this is your first benchmarking exercise\, we are here to support you! CARL’s Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) will provide support to organizations completing the assessment by sharing resources and hosting office hours. \nCARL members who submitted their results as part of phase 1 do not need to resubmit. Submissions from phase 1 will be included in the data analysis of phase 2. \nJoin us for an overview of the project\, facilitated by Amanda Tomé\, Digital Research Alliance of Canada\, and Sarah Lake\, Concordia University and CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation. The kick off webinar will provide participants with a background to the project and the DPC RAM\, take participants through resources created by the CARL DPWG\, provide an overview of the office hours process and provide a forum for participants to ask questions. \nThis webinar will be held in French. An English language call will take place on April 7 at 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Note that presentations will be recorded but the discussion period will not. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/national-dpc-ram-benchmarking-project-kick-off-webinar-in-french-2/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Digital Preservation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Benchmarking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260325T210133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T210133Z UID:40710-1776949200-1776952800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Communications in a Time of Budget Constraints: A Community Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Date: April 23\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET \nRegistration \nBudget constraints across Canada’s post-secondary sector are shaping the work of academic libraries in significant ways. This Communications Community of Practice Communi-tea roundtable offers an opportunity for members to reflect on how these pressures are affecting communications practices and planning. \nIn this informal\, discussion-based session\, participants are invited to spill the tea and share experiences from their institutions. How are budget cuts affecting your library and your work? Are your communications practices or planning changing? What might the future look like? \nBuilding on conversations from the winter symposium\, this session will provide space to exchange ideas\, discuss shared challenges\, and explore strategies for navigating uncertainty together. \nThis session will not be recorded. Real-time captions and translation will be available. Learn more about the Communications Community of Practice. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/communications-in-a-time-of-budget-constraints-a-community-roundtable/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Communications ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Communi-tea.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260413T181129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T181129Z UID:40875-1777467600-1777471200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours DESCRIPTION:Date: Wednesday\, April 29\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET \nRegistration \nIs your organization planning to complete the DPC RAM this spring? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation peers! \nThese informal sessions are a friendly space to ask questions\, get some feedback\, or just have dedicated time to work on the assessment. While members of the Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) will be present and help facilitate the conversation\, this is envisioned as a community network event where participants can collectively share knowledge and tackle tough questions together. Office hours are open to any Canadian organization\, irrespective of CARL membership. \nFrench language office hours will be held on Thursday\, April 30\, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET. These events will not be recorded. \nFor more information\, visit the project web page. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/national-dpc-ram-benchmarking-project-office-hours-2/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Digital Preservation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Benchmarking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260430T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260413T182534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T182534Z UID:40879-1777554000-1777557600@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project: Office Hours (IN FRENCH) DESCRIPTION:Date: April 30\, 2026\nTime: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET \nRegistration \nIs your organization planning to complete the DPC RAM this spring? Join us for group office hours and get started with support from your digital preservation peers! \nThese informal sessions are a friendly space to ask questions\, get some feedback\, or just have dedicated time to work on the assessment. While members of the Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) will be present and help facilitate the conversation\, this is envisioned as a community network event where participants can collectively share knowledge and tackle tough questions together. Office hours are open to any Canadian organization\, irrespective of CARL membership. \nEnglish language office hours will be held on Wednesday\, April 30\, 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET. These events will not be recorded. \nFor more information\, visit the project web page. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/national-dpc-ram-benchmarking-project-office-hours-in-french-2/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Digital Preservation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Benchmarking.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260505T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T193836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210331Z UID:39612-1777986000-1777989600@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: May 5\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-may2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260507T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260507T130000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260423T183254Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T183518Z UID:40949-1778155200-1778158800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Am I Missing Something? Understanding How to Improve Repository Discoverability DESCRIPTION:Date: May 7\, 2026\nTime: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET \nRegistration \nInstitutional repositories are designed to support the integration of local research outputs into the broader scholarly communication ecosystem. However\, repository discoverability isn’t automatic. To ensure our repositories are easily discoverable\, we must prioritize persistent identifiers\, maintain high-quality metadata\, and promote interoperability. \nHowever\, significant challenges remain. For instance\, widely used many popular commercial databases exclude many non-English\, regional\, less “prestigious” journals\, or grey literature shared in repositories. Additionally\, inconsistent\, inaccurate\, and/or incomplete metadata can pose significant issues for item discoverability. We promote the use of persistent identifiers like ORCID\, DOI\, and ROR\, but there are also several misunderstandings and myths associated with these identifiers. \nThis panel event aims to bridge the gap between the underlying infrastructure and practical implementation\, guiding you on how to check and improve your repository practices to achieve greater interoperability of research outputs. We will feature John Aspler (ORCID) and Juan Pablo Alperin (ScholCommLab at SFU\, PKP) to help us connect big-picture goals for universal indexing to the day-to-day work of running scholarly communications infrastructure. \nThis session will be recorded. Real-time captions and translation will be available. \nJuan Pablo Alperin \nJuan Pablo Alperin is the Scientific Director of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP)\, and Associate Professor in the Publishing Program\, and the Co-Director of the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab) at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Alperin is an established researcher of scholarly communications\, known for bringing evidence-based perspectives to pragmatic solutions in support of open access and open science. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed publications and delivered countless presentations on related topics. He also serves on the boards and steering committees of international organizations\, including the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and OpenAlex. His work focuses on making scholarly communication more equitable\, inclusive\, and publicly engaged\, particularly across Latin America and the Global South. \nJohn Aspler \nManager of the Canadian Persistent Identifier (PID) Program at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)\, has led Canada’s PID Program (including the development and implementation of a National PID Strategy) for the last six years. In this role\, he has facilitated numerous international collaborations\, pushing forward PIDs in systems used globally\, and he currently sits on the DataCite Board of Directors. In 2021\, he graduated from McGill with a PhD in Neuroscience\, where his passion for public science literacy led him to work on projects about neuroscience in the news. At CRKN\, John combines his love of scholarship with a love of libraries by dedicating himself to community service and knowledge access. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/canadian-repositories-community-of-practice-may-call-2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Repositories ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-19.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260525T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260528T235959 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260126T160819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T185016Z UID:39564-1779667200-1780012799@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:2026 Spring Member Meeting DESCRIPTION:« All Events\n \n\n 2026 Spring Member Meeting\n\n May 25\, 2026\n –\n May 28\, 2026\n \nThe 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 research libraries across Canada. \n \n \n 2026 Spring Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n\n Alt Hotel St. John’s\n\n125 Water Street\n \n St. John's\,\n Newfoundland and Labrador\n A1C 5X4\n Canada\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n (709) 383-2125 \n \n\n View Venue Website \n\n\n \n Accommodation\n \n \n Program Schedule\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n Guest Speakers\n \n \n Recent Meetings\n \nHotel Details\nAlt Hotel St. John’s125 Water Street\, St. John’s\, NL A1C 5X4Tel: (709) 383-2125Hotel Website \nA block of rooms has been reserved for May 24-29\, 2026\, at a preferred rate of $189 to $199 CAD per night. This special rate will be available until Wednesday\, April 10\, 2026\, or until the room block is sold out\, whichever comes first. We recommend booking early to ensure availability. \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday May 25\n \n \n Tuesday May 26\n \n \n Wednesday May 27\n \n \n Thursday May 28\n \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \n \n \n 2026 Spring Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \nTBD. \nTBD. \n\n\n2025 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 17\, 2025 – November 20\, 2025 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Spring Member Meeting\nMay 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – May 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT at Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 18\, 2024 – November 20\, 2024 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Spring Member Meeting\nApril 22\, 2024 – April 25\, 2024 at Montreal\, Quebec\n\n2023 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 27\, 2023 – November 30\, 2023 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings\n \nHotel Details\nAlt Hotel St. John’s125 Water Street\, St. John’s\, NL A1C 5X4Tel: (709) 383-2125Hotel Website \nA block of rooms has been reserved for May 24-29\, 2026\, at a preferred rate of $189 to $199 CAD per night. This special rate will be available until Wednesday\, April 10\, 2026\, or until the room block is sold out\, whichever comes first. We recommend booking early to ensure availability. \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday May 25\n \n \n Tuesday May 26\n \n \n Wednesday May 27\n \n \n Thursday May 28\n \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \nTBD. \n \n \n 2026 Spring Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \nTBD. \nTBD. \n\n\n2025 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 17\, 2025 – November 20\, 2025 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Spring Member Meeting\nMay 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – May 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT at Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 18\, 2024 – November 20\, 2024 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Spring Member Meeting\nApril 22\, 2024 – April 25\, 2024 at Montreal\, Quebec\n\n2023 Fall Member Meeting\nNovember 27\, 2023 – November 30\, 2023 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/2026-spring-member-meeting/ LOCATION:Alt Hotel St. John’s\, 125 Water Street\, St. John's\, Newfoundland and Labrador\, A1C 5X4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Member Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Fall-Member-Meeting-Group-Shot-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260616T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260616T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T194143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210354Z UID:39617-1781614800-1781618400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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 \nDate: June 16\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-june2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260622T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260625T235959 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260327T200831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T200831Z UID:40798-1782086400-1782431999@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:2026 Librarians' Research Institute DESCRIPTION:Date: June 22-25\, 2026\nLocation: University of New Brunswick \nCall for Participants \nThe Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) provides practicing academic librarians in Canada with an opportunity to immerse themselves in sustained conversations and activities related to scholarly research\, inquiry\, and publishing. \nParticipants attend a four-day Institute\, which is geared toward taking current research skills to the next level\, building upon current research interests\, and making connections with other researching academic librarians from across Canada. \nThe Institute will include activities such as plenary sessions\, panel discussions with peer mentors\, small group discussions\, individual reflection and assessment\, consultations with peer mentors\, individual writing time\, and peer workshops. Upon completion of the Institute\, participants will leave with the following: \n\nA better understanding of the possibilities for research and a recognition of the habits of mind that enable good research practices.\nA broader understanding of librarian research processes and an awareness of the research being undertaken by librarians at Canadian libraries.\nConnections with other academic librarians working on scholarly research projects at libraries across Canada.\n\nThe 2026 LRI will be led by the following peer mentor team: \n\nPatrick Gamsby\, Chair (Scholarly Communications Librarian\, Memorial University)\nAlicia Cappello (Engineering & Science Librarian\, Queen’s University)\nJames Doiron (Research Data Management Strategies Director\, University of Alberta Library)\nKatie Lai (Associate Librarian | Liaison for Music\, McGill University)\nDesmond Wong (Outreach Librarian\, University of Toronto)\n\nFees – $900\nFees include all workshop materials\, breakfast\, lunch\, and breaks for the duration of the workshop. Travel\, accommodation\, and other expenses are the responsibility of the participant. \nIf you are interested in attending\, please see the Call for Participants for the nomination and application process. For more information about the institutes\, including past offerings\, visit Librarians Research Institute. \n  URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/2026-librarians-research-institute/ LOCATION:University of New Brunswick\, 3 Bailey Drive\, Fredericton\, New Brunswick\, E3B 5A3\, Canada CATEGORIES:LRI,Workshops & Institutes ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LRI2024-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260826T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260826T140000 DTSTAMP:20260425T072056 CREATED:20260127T194443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T210407Z UID:39622-1787749200-1787752800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION: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  \nDate: August 26\, 2026\nTime: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET \nThe 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 each meeting\, participants come together for an informal and collegial discussion around a selected article or document chosen for its relevance and interest. Attendees are encouraged to read the material in advance\, allowing for deeper\, more meaningful exchange and shared learning on topics that are often complex. \nTo receive invitations to upcoming Article Club meetings and related communications\, please contact Philippe Boisvert at philippe.boisvert@bibl.ulaval.ca. Learn more about the BRI CoP Article Club Meetings. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/bibliometrics-and-research-impact-community-of-practice-article-club-aug2026/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact,BRI Article Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BRI-CoP-Article-Club.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR