BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Canadian Association of Research Libraries - ECPv6.17.4.1//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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T161852Z CREATED:20260825T155352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T161852Z UID:42949-1790254800-1790258400@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: Forchino\, M.\, & Torres-Salinas\, D. (2026). The OpenAlex database in review: Evaluating its applications\, capabilities\, and limitations [Review]. Journal of Informetrics\, 20(2)\, 12\, Article 101800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2026.101800 \nDate: September 24\, 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-september-2026/ 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:20260924T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260924T150000 DTSTAMP:20260825T152533Z CREATED:20260825T152533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T152533Z UID:42930-1790258400-1790262000@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Managing Scholarly Metadata: Creative Solutions to Pervasive Problems DESCRIPTION:Date: September 24\, 2026\nTime: 2:00pm – 3:00pm ET \nRegistration \nResearch organizations frequently make use of scholarly metadata (i.e. data describing research outputs) to assess\, express\, and optimize the impact of their research. In recent years\, the number of tools and services dedicated to the management and analysis of this metadata has ballooned (including new bibliometric databases\, researcher profile systems\, and AI-driven analysis tools). \nEven as these tools claim to expand the utility of scholarly metadata for research impact\, they tend to understate some of the pervasive complexities of working with this kind of data\, including challenges with inconsistent data standards\, name ambiguity\, and variability in coverage / granularity. \nIn addition to facilitating a conversation about the current state of scholarly metadata in the bibliometrics and research impact community\, this session will highlight three real-world research impact projects that employed creative solutions to the scholarly metadata management challenges presented above: \nSabrina Kirby (McMaster University) will discuss the challenges of mapping broad scholarly metadata to more granular institutional structure within a Research Information Management System (RIMS). \nJames Shelley (Western University) will discuss a project that uses open scholarly metadata and persistent identifiers to power unit-based research newsletters and podcasts. Additionally\, we’ll look at an operational proof-of-concept for automating the mapping\, predictive scheduling\, and metadata changes associated with research funding across competition cycles. \nLoida Pan (NYU Langone Health) will explore a generative AI-based approach to maintaining a faculty publication database. \nThis session is presented by the CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice. Presentations will be delivered in English\, with automated live translation available in French. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/managing-scholarly-metadata-creative-solutions-to-pervasive-problems/ LOCATION:Online Event CATEGORIES:Bibliometrics & Research Impact ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CARL-Social-Media-Graphics-26.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261020T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T160021Z CREATED:20260825T155923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T160021Z UID:42955-1792501200-1792504800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: Distel\, A.\, Grimpe\, C.\, & Poetz\, M. (2026). From evidence to impact: The use of scientific research in policy documents. Research Policy\, 55(3)\, 30\, Article 105426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105426 \nDate: October 20\, 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-october-2026/ 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:20261030T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261030T130000 DTSTAMP:20260821T133727Z CREATED:20260728T180800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T133727Z UID:42703-1793349000-1793365200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Workshop: Institutional Open Science Exchange (By Invitation Only) DESCRIPTION:Content is protected. URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/carl-open-science-workshop/ LOCATION:University of Ottawa Library\, 65 University Private\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1N 6N5\, Canada END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261116T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T235959 DTSTAMP:20260826T205213Z CREATED:20260612T164618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T205213Z UID:41923-1794787200-1795132799@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:2026 Fall Member Meeting DESCRIPTION:« Tous les Événements\n \n\n 2026 Fall Member Meeting\n\n novembre 16\, 2026\n –\n novembre 19\, 2026\n \nThe Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to invite member directors to the 2027 Fall 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 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n\n Montreal\, Quebec\n\n Montreal\,\n Quebec\n Canada\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Program Planning Committee\n \n \n Accommodation\n \n \n Program Schedule\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n Guest Speakers\n \n \n Previous Meetings\n \n2026 Fall Member Meeting Program Planning Committee\nThe 2026 CARL Member Meeting program is being developed by a committee of CARL members representing a range of perspectives and expertise across Canada’s research library community. The Program Planning Committee includes: \nTalia ChungUniversity Librarian and Dean of LibrariesUniversity of Ottawa \nGeoffrey LittleVice-Provost and University LibrarianWestern University \nAmy BucklandUniversity LibrarianConcordia University \nAnne SeymourVice Provost (Libraries) & University LibrarianUniversity of Manitoba \nHotel Details\nFairmont The Queen Elizabeth900 Boul. René-Lévesque OuestMontréal\, Québec\, H3B 4A5Tel: (514) 861-3511Hotel Website \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday November 17\n \n \n Tuesday November 18\n \n \n Wednesday November 19\n \n \n Thursday November 20\n \n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\nTBD. \n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n\n\n Study Tour Report\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \n\n\n\n Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \n\n\n\n Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Table Discussions\n \n\n\n\n Exploring Three GenAI Questions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \n\n\n\n Navigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\n \n\n\n\n Director’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\n \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \n\nTBD. \n\n\n Randy Boyagoda\n \nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \n\n\n\n Dr. Stefanie Haustein\n \n\n\n\n Dr. Vincent Larivière\n \n\n\n\n Kathleen Shearer\n \n\n\n\n David Tweddell\n \n\n\n\n Martha Whitehead\n \n\nTBD. \n\n\n2026 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 25 – mai 28 à Alt Hotel St. John’s\n\n2025 Réunion de l’automne des membres\nnovembre 17\, 2025 – novembre 20\, 2025 à Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – mai 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT à Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Réunion d’automne des membres\nnovembre 18\, 2024 – novembre 20\, 2024 à Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Réunion de printemps des membres\navril 22\, 2024 – avril 25\, 2024 à Montreal\, Quebec\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings\n \n2026 Fall Member Meeting Program Planning Committee\nThe 2026 CARL Member Meeting program is being developed by a committee of CARL members representing a range of perspectives and expertise across Canada’s research library community. The Program Planning Committee includes: \nTalia ChungUniversity Librarian and Dean of LibrariesUniversity of Ottawa \nGeoffrey LittleVice-Provost and University LibrarianWestern University \nAmy BucklandUniversity LibrarianConcordia University \nAnne SeymourVice Provost (Libraries) & University LibrarianUniversity of Manitoba \nHotel Details\nFairmont The Queen Elizabeth900 Boul. René-Lévesque OuestMontréal\, Québec\, H3B 4A5Tel: (514) 861-3511Hotel Website \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday November 17\n \n \n Tuesday November 18\n \n \n Wednesday November 19\n \n \n Thursday November 20\n \n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\nTBD. \n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n\n\n Study Tour Report\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \n\n\n\n Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \n\n\n\n Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Table Discussions\n \n\n\n\n Exploring Three GenAI Questions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \n\n\n\n Navigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\n \n\n\n\n Director’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\n \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \n\nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \nTBD. \n\n\n Randy Boyagoda\n \nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \n\n\n\n Dr. Stefanie Haustein\n \n\n\n\n Dr. Vincent Larivière\n \n\n\n\n Kathleen Shearer\n \n\n\n\n David Tweddell\n \n\n\n\n Martha Whitehead\n \n\nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \nTBD. \n\n\n2026 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 25 – mai 28 à Alt Hotel St. John’s\n\n2025 Réunion de l’automne des membres\nnovembre 17\, 2025 – novembre 20\, 2025 à Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – mai 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT à Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Réunion d’automne des membres\nnovembre 18\, 2024 – novembre 20\, 2024 à Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Réunion de printemps des membres\navril 22\, 2024 – avril 25\, 2024 à Montreal\, Quebec\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/2026-fall-member-meeting/ LOCATION:Montreal\, Quebec\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada CATEGORIES:Member Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PXL_20260528_1311448122-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261119T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T160232Z CREATED:20260825T160232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T160232Z UID:42959-1795093200-1795096800@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: Haupka\, N.\, Culbert\, J.\, Schniedermann\, A.\, Jahn\, N.\, & Mayr\, P. (2026). Analysis of the publication and document types in OpenAlex\, Web of Science\, Scopus\, PubMed and Semantic Scholar. Quantitative Science Studies\, 7\, 179–194. https://doi.org/10.1162/QSS.a.406 \nDate: November 19\, 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-november-2026/ 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:20261215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261215T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T160647Z CREATED:20260825T160647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T160647Z UID:42963-1797339600-1797343200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: O’Connor\, R.\, Malde\, S.\, Russell\, A.\, Haviland\, M.\, Bellchambers\, K.\, Jones\, K.\, Sargent\, G.\, & Bice\, S. (2026). From ‘research impact’ to ‘research value’: A new approach to support research for societal benefit. Research Evaluation\, 35\, 12\, Article rvag002. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvag002 \nDate: December 15\, 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-december-2026/ 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:20270114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270114T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T161400Z CREATED:20260825T161000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T161400Z UID:42967-1799931600-1799935200@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: Denissen\, J.\, Sijtsma\, K.\, & van der Aalst\, W. (2026). Towards a more informed and balanced use of scientific performance metrics. Research Evaluation\, 35\, 19\, Article rvag023. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvag023 \nDate: January 14\, 2027\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-january-2027/ 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:20270209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270209T140000 DTSTAMP:20260825T161621Z CREATED:20260825T161621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T161621Z UID:42974-1802178000-1802181600@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice Article Club DESCRIPTION:This month’s article: Glänzel\, W.\, Gorraiz\, J.\, Daraio\, C.\, & Debackere\, K. (2026). Operationalising responsible use of bibliometrics in research evaluation: Insights obtained from policy application of scientometrics at three European universities. Scientometrics\, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05619-9 \nDate: February 9\, 2027\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-february-2027/ 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:20270503T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20270506T235959 DTSTAMP:20260825T204743Z CREATED:20260612T165037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T204743Z UID:41930-1809302400-1809647999@www.carl-abrc.ca SUMMARY:2027 Joint ARL-CARL Spring Meeting DESCRIPTION:« Tous les Événements\n \n\n 2027 Joint ARL-CARL Spring Meeting\n\n mai 3\, 2027\n –\n mai 6\, 2027\n \nThe Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are pleased to invite member directors to the 2027 Joint ARL-CARL Spring Meeting. Marking the 10th joint gathering of our organizations\, this meeting will provide an important forum for exchanging ideas\, advancing strategic priorities\, and fostering collaboration on issues shaping the future of research libraries across Canada and the United States. \n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \n\n Calgary\, Alberta\n\n Calgary\,\n Alberta\n Canada\n\n\n + Google Map \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n Program Planning Task Force\n \n \n Accommodation\n \n \n Program Schedule\n \n \n Session Descriptions\n \n \n Guest Speakers\n \n \n Previous Meetings\n \n2027 Joint Spring Meeting Program Planning Task Force\nWe are pleased to introduce the members of the 2027 Joint Spring Meeting Program Planning Task Force. The Task Force will work collaboratively to develop and deliver an engaging and relevant program for the 2027 Joint Spring Meeting\, drawing on the expertise and perspectives of members from both associations. \nRepresenting ARL \n\nLori BirrellUniversity Librarian and Dean\, University Library University of Saskatchewan\nTrevor J. BondDean of Libraries Washington State University\nSian BrannonUniversity Librarian and Vice Provost\, University Libraries University of North Texas\nLiz LorangDean\, University Libraries University of Nebraska–Lincoln\nKristina RoseDean\, Division of Libraries New York University\nAnne SeymourVice Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian University of Manitoba\n\nRepresenting CARL \n\nGohar AshoughianDean of Libraries and University Librarian Simon Fraser University\nTalia Chung University Librarian and Dean of Libraries University of Ottawa\nVivian Lewis Associate Vice-President and University Librarian McMaster University\n\nTBD. \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday November 17\n \n \n Tuesday November 18\n \n \n Wednesday November 19\n \n \n Thursday November 20\n \n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \nTBD. \n\n\n Study Tour Report\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \n\n\n\n Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \n\n\n\n Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Table Discussions\n \n\n\n\n Exploring Three GenAI Questions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \n\n\n\n Navigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\n \n\n\n\n Director’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\n \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \n\nTBD. \n\n\n Randy Boyagoda\n \nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \n\n\n\n Dr. Stefanie Haustein\n \n\n\n\n Dr. Vincent Larivière\n \n\n\n\n Kathleen Shearer\n \n\n\n\n David Tweddell\n \n\n\n\n Martha Whitehead\n \n\nTBD. \n\n\n2026 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 25 – mai 28 à Alt Hotel St. John’s\n\n2025 Réunion de l’automne des membres\nnovembre 17\, 2025 – novembre 20\, 2025 à Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – mai 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT à Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Réunion d’automne des membres\nnovembre 18\, 2024 – novembre 20\, 2024 à Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Réunion de printemps des membres\navril 22\, 2024 – avril 25\, 2024 à Montreal\, Quebec\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings\n \n2027 Joint Spring Meeting Program Planning Task Force\nWe are pleased to introduce the members of the 2027 Joint Spring Meeting Program Planning Task Force. The Task Force will work collaboratively to develop and deliver an engaging and relevant program for the 2027 Joint Spring Meeting\, drawing on the expertise and perspectives of members from both associations. \nRepresenting ARL \n\nLori BirrellUniversity Librarian and Dean\, University Library University of Saskatchewan\nTrevor J. BondDean of Libraries Washington State University\nSian BrannonUniversity Librarian and Vice Provost\, University Libraries University of North Texas\nLiz LorangDean\, University Libraries University of Nebraska–Lincoln\nKristina RoseDean\, Division of Libraries New York University\nAnne SeymourVice Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian University of Manitoba\n\nRepresenting CARL \n\nGohar AshoughianDean of Libraries and University Librarian Simon Fraser University\nTalia Chung University Librarian and Dean of Libraries University of Ottawa\nVivian Lewis Associate Vice-President and University Librarian McMaster University\n\nTBD. \n \n \n Booking Link\n \n \n Monday November 17\n \n \n Tuesday November 18\n \n \n Wednesday November 19\n \n \n Thursday November 20\n \n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:30-9:00\nBoard Breakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-16:30\nBoard Meeting\nPrince Edward Island\n\n\n16:30\nBus Departs to Montebello\n\n\n18:30-20:30\nPresident’s Opening Reception\nCurling house\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:30\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:30-9:30\nStrengthening Capacity Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n9:30-9:45\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n9:45-11:00\nImpact Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n11:00-11:15\nBreak\nMontebello\n\n\n11:15-12:15\nAdvancing Teaching and Learning Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n12:15-13:45\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:45-15:00\nAdvancing Research Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n15:00-15:15\nBreak\nGatineau\n\n\n15:15-16:30\nPolicy and Advocacy Committee\nMontebello\n\n\n18:00\nDine around with colleagues\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeakers\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n7:45-8:45\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n8:45-9:00\nOpening Remarks\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n9:00-9:30\nStudy Tour Report\nVivian Lewis\nStéphanie Gagnon\nCanada\n\n\n9:30-11:00\nPanel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\nDr. Vincent Larivière\nKathleen Shearer\nDavid Tweddell\nDr. Stefanie Haustein\nCanada\n\n\n11:00-11:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n11:30-12:30\nPlenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\nSusan Haigh\nMark Swartz\nCanada\n\n\n12:30-13:30\nLunch\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n13:00-14:30\nIntellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\nRandy Boyagoda\nCanada\n\n\n14:30-15:00\nIntellectual Freedom Plenary Discussion\nChair: Joseph Hafner\nCanada\n\n\n15:00-15:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n15:30-17:00\nExploring Three GenAI Questions\nSu Cleyle\nJanice Kung\nCanada\n\n\n18:30-21:00\nCARL Dinner and Awards Ceremony\nThe Nymark Restaurant (in Chateau Montebello)\n\n\n\n\nModifier\n\n\nTime\nSession\nSpeaker\nRoom\n\n\n\n\n8:00-9:00\nBreakfast\nAux Chantignoles\n\n\n9:00-10:15\nNavigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\nMartha Whitehead\nCanada\n\n\n10:15-10:30\nBreak\nMezzanine Canada\n\n\n10:30-12:00\nDirector’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\nSu Cleyle\nCanada\n\n\n12:00-13:15\nLunch / Board Working Lunch\nAux Chantignoles / Prince Edward Island\n\n\n13:15-14:30\nBusiness Meeting\nMary-Jo Romaniuk\nCanada\n\n\n15:00\nBus Departs to Ottawa\n\n\n\n \n \n 2025 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)\n \nTBD. \n\n\n Study Tour Report\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \n\n\n\n Panel: Open Science in Canada: Needs and Outlooks\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \n\n\n\n Plenary Discussion: Open Science Opportunities for CARL Institutions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Needs Civil Discourse Needs Intellectual Freedom: Making the Case for a Virtuous Cycle\n \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \n\n\n\n Intellectual Freedom Table Discussions\n \n\n\n\n Exploring Three GenAI Questions\n \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \n\n\n\n Navigating Uncertainty: The View from Harvard\n \n\n\n\n Director’s Workshop – Adapting Organizational Structures to Changing Landscapes\n \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \n\nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  9h00 ET – 9h30 ET \nChair:  Mary-Jo RomaniukSpeakers: Stéphanie Gagnon\, Université de Montréal and Vivian Lewis\, McMaster University  \nCARL organized a study tour of selected libraries\, archives and research centres in Belgium\, France\, and Switzerland between June 22 and July 2\, 2026.  The delegation included member directors (Deans of Libraries / University Librarians) from seventeen research libraries across Canada\, plus two members of the CARL staff.  12 members of the delegation continued on to Lausanne\, Switzerland to attend LIBER\, the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche’s conference.   \nThe overall objective of the tour was to create dialogue\, information exchange and potential partnerships between research libraries in Canada and Europe. \nPresenters will share with CARL members key takeaways from those meetings in the areas of open science\, the impacts of and responses to changing political and funding environments\, the work of European and national academic and research library associations\, research assessment reform\, and research libraries’ documentary heritage collections\, facilities\, and service innovations. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\, 9:30 am ET – 11:00 pm ET \nChair: Mary Jo Romaniuk \nSpeakers: Dr. Vincent Larivière\, Professor\, Faculty of Library and Information Sciences (EBSI)\, Université de MontréalKathleen Shearer\, Executive Director\, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)David Tweddell\, Interim Vice President\, Strategy and Planning\, Digital Research Alliance of CanadaDr. Stefanie Haustein\, Associate Professor\, School of Information Studies\, University of Ottawa \nDescription:First\, each presenter will make short (5-7 minutes) opening remarks\, speaking to the area of open science that aligns with their work and expertise (diamond publishing\, repositories\, RDM & software\, and research assessment\, respectively)\, offering insights regarding to where we are currently\, what has been most instrumental driving progress\, and what is needed now for Canada to move forward. This will be followed by a guided discussion on common themes such as policy\, collaboration and common services\, open infrastructure\, and the role of AI. There will be time for questions from the floor. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  11h30 ET – 12h30 ET \nPresenters: Susan Haigh and Mark Swartz\, VPO Open Science  \nFollowing the morning’s panel on Open Science\, CARL directors and guests will reconvene for a status report from CARL to outline\, amid current activity in this domain\, where the organization sits in relation to progress towards open science. How ready are CARL libraries for the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy? Where are we at when it comes to research data and the impending implementation of the data deposit pillar of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management policy? What progress has been made in terms of PIDs? The presentation will be followed by open discussion. \nWednesday\, November 19\, 2025\,  13h 30 – 14h 30 \nChair: Mary Jo RomaniukSpeaker: Randy Boyagoda\, Provostial Advisor on Civil Discourse\, University of Toronto \nIn this talk\, writer and professor Randy Boyagoda\, the University of Toronto’s Advisor on Civil Discourse\, reflects on the state and stakes of civil discourse these days\, on and off campus\, and across personal\, professional\, and public settings. In particular\, he will explore the importance of intellectual freedom in higher education to civil discourse\, and likewise the irreducible mission and work of research libraries as both convening spaces and distinct sources for models and resources that ensure robust and vibrant cultures of productive disagreement. These efforts\, which we might collectively describe as a commitment to thinking out loud together\, support of advancing knowledge\, serving the common good and the pursuit of truth. \nWednesday\, November 19\,  2025\, 15:00 pm – 16:30 pm ET \nFacilitators: \n\nSu Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives\nJanice Kung\, CARL VPO – AI and Library Services \n\nThe influence of generative AI is rapidly reshaping higher education and impacting academic libraries. From collections to policy\, library administrators are navigating uncharted territory\, seizing new opportunities and exerting influence.  \nThis workshop offers academic library leaders dedicated space and time to reflect\, share\, and strategize together three key topics: descriptive practices\,  institutional policy\, and team engagement. In facilitated small group discussions\, participants will explore these guiding questions: \n\n\nHow can directors participate and position libraries in the development of institutional policies on generative AI? Do our librarians support the institutional direction as much as we would like?  \n\n\nCan AI transform descriptive practices for unique collections? \n\n\nHow can library directors actively engage staff in open conversations about their fears of AI\, while encouraging meaningful exploration of the technology despite ongoing reluctance? \n\n\nThrough these conversations and a plenary debrief\, participants will identify pain points\, uncover gaps in current approaches\, and consider actionable next steps. The session emphasizes peer-to-peer dialogue\, enabling directors to learn from one another’s perspectives and experiences\, and to discover areas where collective attention and leadership are most needed. \nThursday\, November 20\, 2025\,  10h30 ET – 12h00 ET \nFacilitator: Susan Cleyle\, CARL VPO – Leadership Development Initiatives \nThe second in a two-part series on adapting organizational structures to changing landscapes. \nKeeping in mind the forces reshaping universities and libraries\, this session will provide an opportunity to reflect on legacy and emerging roles\, to hear how some colleagues have chosen to respond\, and to collaboratively identify critical approaches to successfully adjust organizational structures.  \nBuilding on the discussion at the Directors +1 session held on October 3rd\, this directors-only session will focus on how directors can rethink their individual organizational structures within union and budget constraints\, explore long-term strategies for structural change\, and consider if/how CARL can support and accelerate these transformations. Leave with a clearer understanding of the shifts underway and a list of emergent key areas requiring organizational shifting.  \nTBD. \n\n\n Randy Boyagoda\n \nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \n\n\n\n Dr. Stefanie Haustein\n \n\n\n\n Dr. Vincent Larivière\n \n\n\n\n Kathleen Shearer\n \n\n\n\n David Tweddell\n \n\n\n\n Martha Whitehead\n \n\nRandy Boyagoda is a novelist and Professor of English at the University of Toronto\, where he also serves as the university’s advisor on civil discourse\, the first such position in Canada. He was named one of Toronto’s fifty most influential people by Toronto Life magazine because of his work in civil discourse. He is the author of seven books\, including four novels that have been nominated for the Giller Prize\, the IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize\, and named New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice selections and Globe and Mail Best Books of the year. A frequent contributor to CBC Radio\, including as a national columnist on civil discourse\, and former President of PEN Canada\, he writes opinions\, essays and reviews for publications including the Atlantic\, the New York Times\, the Financial Times of London\, the Globe and Mail\, and The Walrus. He also podcasts for the Toronto Public Library and lives in the east end of Toronto with his wife and their four daughters. \nTBD. \n\n\n2026 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 25 – mai 28 à Alt Hotel St. John’s\n\n2025 Réunion de l’automne des membres\nnovembre 17\, 2025 – novembre 20\, 2025 à Fairmont Le Château Montebello\n\n2025 Réunion de printemps des membres\nmai 26\, 2025 – 09:00 – mai 29\, 2025 – 16:00 EDT à Inn at the Forks\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\n\n2024 Réunion d’automne des membres\nnovembre 18\, 2024 – novembre 20\, 2024 à Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre\n\n2024 Réunion de printemps des membres\navril 22\, 2024 – avril 25\, 2024 à Montreal\, Quebec\n\n\n \n See All Member Meetings URL:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/event/2027-joint-arl-carl-spring-meeting/ LOCATION:Calgary\, Alberta\, Calgary\, Alberta\, Canada CATEGORIES:Member Meetings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/PXL_20260528_1311448122-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR