Canadian Association of Research Libraries

Communi-tea Time with CARL’s Communications Community of Practice
2025-03-26 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Online Event
Date: March 26, 2025
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
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Let’s spill the tea! Join us for an informal gathering of library communications professionals to explore how AI is shaping our work. This is a great opportunity to ask any lingering questions from our last session, Artificial Intelligence in Action: Ethical and Effective Library Marketing with Business Librarian Ann Liang (uSask), or to share how you’re using AI in your day-to-day library communications. Come exchange ideas and connect with colleagues navigating similar challenges and opportunities!
This session will not be recorded.
About the Communications Community of Practice
Established 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. For more information, see Communications Community of Practice.

CARL Webinar: Beyond Marrakesh: Fair Dealing and Creating Accessible Copies of Works for Disabled Persons
2025-02-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Online Event
Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST (11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST)
Registration required
Presenter: Rowan Meredith
Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) Student, University of Toronto
The Marrakesh Treaty, which entered into force in 2016, was designed to create exceptions to copyright infringement for the creation of accessible copies of works for use by disabled persons. Libraries regularly rely on the Marrakesh Treaty, and on Section 32 of the Copyright Act which implements the Treaty in Canada, to produce accessible copies of works. However, the disability exceptions to copyright law have limitations – for example, they prohibit copying cinematographic works and works that are commercially available in an accessible format. These limitations often encourage libraries and other beneficiaries of the Section 32 provisions to be risk-averse in their copying activities.
This presentation will look at whether and to what extent the creation of accessible copies of works can be understood as falling under a broader exception to copyright law – fair dealing. The presentation will explore the fair dealing jurisprudence in Canada, recognizing that user rights in Canada are meant to be given a broad and liberal interpretation, and will apply it to the creation of accessible copies of works for use by disabled persons. In doing so, the presentation will suggest an alternate basis in copyright law for libraries to create accessible copies of works where the Section 32 disability exceptions are insufficient for a given purpose.

CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team Community Call – Publishing Standards
2025-02-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Event
Date: February 26, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm ET
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The CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team welcomes you to join our next community call about publishing standards.
In 2022, several publishing organizations (DOAJ, COPE, OASPA, and WAME) jointly published updated Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing. These principles are just one set of publishing standards that we encounter when supporting journals, and it can be challenging to help journals adjust their practices and policies to meet external benchmarks.
In this practice-based meeting we invite you to share questions, ideas, obstacles and perspectives about the different publishing standards that you’ve encountered. If you have problems, solutions, a cry for help, or would just like to commiserate with your colleagues, please add your name to our speaker list by February 12 with a brief description of the topic you’ll be speaking about. Some ideas might include: How is everyone handling DOAJ applications? What do you think about the new DIAMAS Best Practices Checklist? How are we approaching editorial teams when their policies need improvement?
Facilitation for this session will be in French, but speakers are welcome to participate in either English or French, and discussion will take place in both languages.
This call will not be recorded, but we will capture notes in a shared document that will be distributed after the call.
About the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team
The CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team seeks to support Canadian library publishing practitioners in their functional roles and to grow Canadian expertise and capacity in this area. Members include:

Sonya Betz (University of Alberta) – co-chair
Mark Swartz (Queen’s University) – co-chair
Samantha MacFarlane (University of Victoria)
Édith Robert (UQAM)
Richard Hayman (Mount Royal University)
Jordan Pederson (Guelph University)
Jeanette Hatherill (Coalition Publica)
Mike Nason (University of New Brunswick)
Tomasz Mrozewski (York University)
Brianne Selman (University of Winnipeg)
Emily Carlisle (Western University)
Mathieu Pigeon (Université de Montréal)

CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice February Call - Repository Horror Stories, Episode I: My Repository Broke My Heart
2025-02-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET
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Has your repository broken your heart? Are you on the outs with your service provider? Did a bad online encounter turn into a cybersecurity nightmare? What’s the strangest redaction request you’ve received?
Repository managers often encounter unique workplace situations that are not well understood by other library colleagues. This is a very informal session that invites participants to share their tales of heartbreak and woe from repository work and (where possible) share how these issues were resolved. Find kindred spirits or help spare others from going through the same pain you’ve experienced.
Please sign up ahead of time if you have a story to share!
This event will not be recorded.

CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice February Call: A Dataset and Bibliometric Approach to Estimating Annual Article Processing Charges for Six Scholarly Publishers
2025-02-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET
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Join the CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice for a presentation and discussion on A Dataset and Bibliometric Approach to Estimating Annual Article Processing Charges for Six Scholarly Publishers.
The author-pays model, in which publishers charge authors an article processing charge (APC) to publish their article open access, is now a well-established and popular revenue source for publishers. Given the prevalence of APCs and emerging models like read-and-publish agreements, reliable data is crucial for informed decision-making by funders, libraries, consortia, and institutions. However, estimating these fees is challenging due to the decentralized nature of scholarly publishing and limited transparency around these fees. This presentation by Leigh-Ann Butler and Eric Schares introduces an open dataset of APCs from six scholarly publishers over five years (2019-2023) and outlines the methodology and findings of a study estimating APC expenditures using this dataset.
Leigh-Ann Butler is the Scholarly Communications Librarian at the University of Ottawa, where she supports the library’s open publishing services, the institutional repository, and OA investments. She is a Research Associate at the ScholCommLab, and board member of the Library Publishing Coalition. Prior to uOttawa, she worked as a policy analyst on open science at the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). Her research focuses on scholarly communication, open scholarship, bibliometrics, and science policy.
Eric Schares is the Engineering & Collection Analysis Librarian at Iowa State University in the US, and a Research Associate with the ScholCommLab at the University of Ottawa, Canada. He works to analyze publishing trends to support the open access transition in scholarly publishing. His research focuses on bibliometrics, scholarly communication, and open science.
This session will be recorded.

CARL Communications Community of Practice January Call - Artificial Intelligence in Action: Ethical and Effective Library Marketing
2025-01-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET
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Join the CARL Communications Community of Practice [CommUNITY] for a discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Action: Ethical and Effective Library Marketing.
Led by Ann Liang, business librarian at the University of Saskatchewan, this session will explore the potential of AI in library marketing, from content creation to audience engagement, while addressing the ethical challenges of transparency, misinformation, copyright, and bias. This session dives into practical tools, real-world examples, and actionable strategies to harness AI responsibly and creatively in your library’s communications. We also invite you to bring your AI questions for a lively discussion and Q&A!
We look forward to your participation!
This session will not be recorded.

CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team Community Call – Flipping to Diamond OA
2024-12-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Event
Date: December 17, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm ET
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Please join the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team for our next community call! The theme for this call will be “flipping to diamond open access.”
No fee (diamond) open access journals have been around for many years, but it does feel like this model of scholarly publishing is suddenly having a moment. The second Global Summit on Diamond Open Access is taking place in December, the DIAMAS project continues to build momentum in Europe, and this year’s Open Access Week theme “Community over Commercialization” spurred many conversations about the place of diamond open access in academia.
How do we, as library publishers, support journals in moving towards diamond open access though our own service offerings? Our discussion will be informed by guest speakers, including:

Patricia A. Zrelak, Managing editor, International Journal of Critical Care
Sherry Fox, Executive Director, Canadian Sociological Association / Société canadienne de sociologie
Sharla Lair, Senior Strategist, Open Access & Scholarly Communication Initiatives, Lyrasis
Jeanette Hatherill, Senior Coordinator for Coalition Publica

About the CARL Library Publishing Engagement Team
The CARL Library Publishing Engagement Team seeks to support Canadian library publishing practitioners in their functional roles and to grow Canadian expertise and capacity in this area. Members include:

Sonya Betz (University of Alberta) – co-chair
Mark Swartz (Queen’s University) – co-chair
Samantha MacFarlane (University of Victoria)
Édith Robert (UQAM)
Richard Hayman (Mount Royal University)
Jordan Pederson (Guelph University)
Jeanette Hatherill (Coalition Publica)
Mike Nason (University of New Brunswick)
Tomasz Mrozewski (York University)
Brianne Selman (University of Winnipeg)
Emily Carlisle (Western University)
Mathieu Pigeon (Université de Montréal)

The presentations will be in English with simultaneous French translation.
This call will not be recorded, but we will capture notes in a shared document that will be distributed after the call.

‘There is No (A)I in Team’: Creating and Sharing Teaching & Learning Resources for AI Skills Development
2024-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Date: December 10, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
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Since the advent of ChatGPT two years ago, library teaching and learning staff have stepped up to support the academic community to navigate an ever-growing range of GenAI tools safely and efficiently. Earlier this year, librarians at Concordia University and McGill University teamed up to produce a series of foundational micromodules on Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) specifically designed for faculty – GenAI Quickstart: Foundations for Faculty. These unbranded modules are available under an open CC BY licence, allowing other institutions to integrate them into their own websites and/or learning management systems.
This CARL webinar will feature collaborators Dianne Cmor and Megan Fitzgibbons (Concordia Library), and Katherine Hanz and Sandy Hervieux (McGill Libraries), in conversation with Janice Kung (University of Alberta Library and CARL VPO for AI and Library Services). The panelists will introduce this new resource and discuss how the project came to be and its potential impact. The panelists will also explore how the modules can be adapted locally as well as the potential development of similar, shared resources by teaching and learning staff, relating to AI and beyond.
Everyone is welcome to attend; the session will be of particular interest to teaching and learning staff.
→ View the webinar recording on YouTube
→ Access the GenAI Quickstart: Foundations for Faculty Modules

CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice December Call – Lightning Talks, Part 2
2024-12-05 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Registration
We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Canadian Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice.
This month we are being joined by several of our colleagues for a series of lightning talks! This quick paced event will be a chance to hear from and chat with your colleagues about a broad range of topics related to Bibliometrics and Research Impact.
Debbie Chaves – How Can Smaller Universities Report Meaningful Research Metrics?
Biography: Debbie Chaves is currently the Head of Copyright & Course Resources at Wilfrid Laurier University Library where she previously was the Science Librarian for 17 years. Her BSc was in Medical Physics, a MSc and PhD in Biophysics and an MLIS from Western University.
Abstract: Research metrics can measure a variety of results but is heavily dependent on the data contained within specific databases. Smaller research universities must report institutional metrics but may lack the necessary database subscriptions or the manpower to find and visualize appropriate data. To provide specific research metrics to the Office of Research, the Library was tasked with examining institutional metrics from three different databases, lens.org, Web of Science and Open Alex to assess if the dashboard in lens.org would be a sufficient reporting tool. This presentation will step through the results of searching each database for the institution and limited to the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Marisa Ruccolo – Introducing the Research Horizon Navigator in InCites B&A
Biography: Marisa holds an MLIS from McGill University as a second career and is the Customer Success Director for the Americas. She was hired by Clarivate to support Canada in both official languages. She is in the company’s Research & Analytics vertical.
Abstract: Research Horizon Navigator is a new AI-native module within InCites Benchmarking & Analytics designed to empower academics, funding agencies, government research organizations and research strategists to discover new topics emerging from published literature that point to where future breakthroughs are likely to occur. Join the session to learn how you can use Horizon Navigator to: Identify emergent areas of research, Innovate in areas with velocity, and Invest in new interdisciplinary fields.
Roger Reka & Miyang Roh – Demo: The UWindsor Open Access Journal Finder
Biographies: Roger Reka (he/him) is a collections librarian at the University of Windsor Leddy Library. Miyang Roh (she/her), called Settia, is originally from South Korea and has been living in Canada for the past three years. She completed her bachelor’s in politics and economics and master’s in Urban Planning. With her MLIS studies she is determined to have a career in academic librarianship. On a lighter note, she loves cats and has two kitties of her own.
Abstract: Navigating the open access (OA) publishing landscape can be complex for researchers. To simplify this process, we developed a Power BI tool that streamlines the search for suitable OA journals. This tool allows researchers to discover both diamond OA journals and subscription-based journals with open access publishing rights licensed by our institution. The interactive dashboard presents data on publication costs, licensing terms, and journal-level metrics, equipping users to make informed decisions about where to publish.
This session will not be recorded.

CARL Communications Officers' Community of Practice November Call - Communi-tea Time! Celebrating Fall Term Successes and Failures
2024-11-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET
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Let’s spill the tea at this roundtable discussion! Feeling verklempt about a recent fudge-up? Elated about a joyful conclusion to a library project or campaign? Join us to share professional successes, foibles, and follies and to learn from each other. Let’s end the year with laughter (and hopefully no tears) on the highs and lows that make us proud, make us vulnerable, and make us grow in our roles as stewards of the 21st century academic library.
This event will not be recorded.

CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice November Call - Going to the Source: Contributing to a Healthy Open Infrastructure via Free and Open Source Software Projects
2024-11-26 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Event
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET
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You’ve probably heard of open access by now, but not everything that is openly available is also shared on open infrastructure. Using free and open source software platforms like DSpace, Islandora, and OJS is essential for sustainable and equitable scholarly communication infrastructure, and is a recurring theme in advocacy and policy (See COAR, Council of the European Union, UNESCO).
But who builds these platforms? And how can we ensure support for this work? One way to sustain these systems is by getting more involved: contributing code, for sure, but also through translation, documentation, UX testing, and providing feedback. Of course, there are challenges here too – local resources are spread thin, and often we don’t even have admin access to our own computers!
This event will feature presentations from folks who have contributed in varying ways to projects and platforms we all use regularly, including:

Pierre Lasou (Université Laval) – DSpace (translation and documentation)
Erica M. Johns (Cornell) and Colin B. Lukens (Harvard) – UX Testing in DCAT (DSpace)
Mark Jordan (SFU) – PKP, Islandora
Kimberly Chapman (University of Arizona) – DCAT Chair (DSpace)

We’ll then have time for questions and discussion. Hopefully those of you who are curious about contributing will feel empowered to do so, and everyone will leave with greater awareness of the importance of open infrastructure and the ability to advocate for choices that are in line with our goals and values!
Questions? Comments? Please add them to this document for discussion during the event.
This event will be recorded.

@Risk North 3: Safeguarding the Canadian Digital Record
2024-11-21 09:00 - 2024-11-22 17:00 | Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0J1, Canada
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries and co-sponsoring organizations including Canadian Research Knowledge Network, Library and Archives Canada, Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, Internet Archive Canada, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and the Digital Preservation Coalition are excited to host an in-person 1.5-day summit on Canadian digital preservation.
Dates: November 21 and 22, 2024
Location: Library and Archives Canada (LAC) (550 Bd de la Cité, Gatineau, QC, J8T 0A7)
@Risk North 3 Program
@Risk North 3 Final Report
This open event will provide an opportunity for those at Canadian institutions who have strategic or operational responsibility for long-term access and preservation of digital content to learn from each other about progress, practices and policies for digital preservation in a Canadian context. The program includes a keynote address, panel discussions, and breakout sessions that explore global and national digital preservation strategies, tools, and collaborative efforts. Networking opportunities, including a reception and an optional tour of the Library and Archives Canada’s Gatineau Preservation Centre, are also planned.
Why should you attend? You’ll have an opportunity to discuss:

Digital preservation developments, as well as ongoing challenges and opportunities in Canada;
New or emerging digital preservation workflows, toolkits, and best practices;
Impacts and opportunities with respect to artificial intelligence and machine learning;
Opportunities for collective investment and action in areas such as infrastructure, training and coordination of networked effort.

The summit has been planned to coincide with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) members’ meeting that will be held in Ottawa on November 18-20, 2024.
@Risk North 3 Registration Form
We encourage 1-3 representatives per organization to attend, as registration is limited to 100 attendees, and is open outside of CARL member institutions. If you plan to register or have already registered, please complete the following brief 5 question survey to help us understand your perspectives and priorities in digital preservation. Your feedback is valuable in shaping our upcoming summit and future national digital preservation strategies. The deadline for registration is Friday, November 15th, 2024.

> Registration

Registration is now closed, as we have reached our maximum capacity of 100 participants. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email Houda Tarib. Thank you for your interest in @Risk North 3.
Please note: All presenters, sponsor representatives, and organizing committee members: You will be automatically registered once you complete the registration form.
All other attendees who have completed the registration form must proceed with payment, otherwise registration will be considered incomplete.

Les inscriptions sont désormais complètes, étant donné que notre capacité maximale de 100 participants a été atteinte. Si vous souhaitez être placé sur la liste d’attente, veuillez envoyer un courriel à Houda Tarib. Nous vous remercions de l’intérêt que vous portez à @Risk North 3.
Veuillez noter : Tous les présentateurs(trices), représentants(es) des commanditaires (ou du commanditaire s’il n’y en a qu’un), ou membres du comité d’organisation : Vous serez automatiquement inscrits une fois que vous aurez complété le formulaire d’inscription.
Tous les autres participants qui ont rempli le formulaire d’inscription doivent procéder au paiement, sinon l’inscription sera considérée comme incomplète.

> Accommodation

We are pleased to provide accommodation options for attendees of the @Risk North 3 event in Ottawa. A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotels:
Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre
101 Lyon Street North, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 5T9
Tel: +1 613-237-3600
A block of rooms has been reserved for November 16-22, 2024 at a cost of $230 CAD/night. The special room rate will be available until Friday, October 18, 2024 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first.
» Book your stay
Homewood Suites by Hilton Ottawa Downtown
361 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1R 0C7
Tel: +1 613-234-6363
For booking, use the link below and enter the company name: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES
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Hilton Garden Inn Ottawa Downtown
361 Queen St, Ottawa, ON K1R 0C7
Tel: +1 613-234-6363
For booking, use the link below and enter the company name: CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites (Other option)
11 Impasse de la Gare-Talon, Gatineau, Quebec, J8T 0B1
Tel: +1 855-516-1090
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We encourage you to book early to secure your accommodation at these special rates!

> Speaker Biographies

These biographies are provided if and as supplied, and are in the language(s) of the speaker’s home organization, and are organized alphabetically by last name.
Kyle Browness
As Director of Digital Collections Operations at Library and Archives Canada, Kyle co-manages LAC’s digital preservation program in collaboration with a diverse range of managers and staff with expertise in digital archiving, digital librarianship, digital conservation, technical solution development, and digital preservation. LAC’s digital preservation program is the steward of over 16 petabytes of collection data of national significance to Canadians. LAC program staff are also active members of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC), as well as the CARL Digital Preservation Working Group.
En tant que directeur des Opérations des collections numériques à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC), Kyle cogère le programme de préservation numérique de BAC en collaboration avec une équipe diversifiée de gestionnaires et de personnel spécialisés dans l’archivage numérique, la bibliothéconomie numérique, la conservation numérique, le développement de solutions techniques, et la préservation numérique. Le programme de préservation numérique de BAC est responsable de la gestion de plus de 16 pétaoctets de données de collection d’importance nationale pour les Canadiens. Le personnel du programme de BAC est également membre actif de la Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), du Consortium international pour la préservation d’Internet (CIPI), ainsi que du Groupe de travail sur la préservation numérique de l’ABRC.
Paul Durand
Paul Durand is the Supervisor of the Military History Research Centre (MHRC) at the Canadian War Museum. Recently, the museum has not only been considering its own digital preservation actions, but given its donation and acquisition trends, as well experiences with some born digital offers of donation, if and how digital collections will come in in the future.
Émilie Fortin
Émilie Fortin (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-6840) est bibliothécaire à la gestion des données de recherche et à la préservation numérique à l’Université Laval depuis 2021. Elle est membre de divers comités et a cofondé une communauté de pratique francophone sur la préservation numérique. Elle assiste régulièrement à l’iPRES où elle a proposé deux jeux pédagogiques ainsi qu’une affiche qui s’est méritée une mention d’honneur.
Tanis Franco
Tanis Franco (they/them) is the Archivist at Toronto Metropolitan University where they are responsible for the effective planning, support, expansion, and management of collections and services within the Archives & Special Collections department of the library.
Curtis Frederick
Curtis Frederick is an Assistant Archivist and the University Records Archivist at the University of Calgary Archives and Special Collections, a position he has held since 2020. He is responsible for archiving the institutional records of the University of Calgary and records created about the University of Calgary. He is also the subject archivist for the political, labour, education, and communications and media archives. He has a Master of Information and a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto.
Jason Friedman
Jason Friedman has a BA in History from George Washington University and a Master’s in History from McGill as well as a Master of Information Studies from University of Ottawa. He has worked at CRKN since 2016 and currently serves as Senior Manager, Heritage Services. In his role, he is the lead for the development of the Canadiana collections and ensures that digitization, metadata, and access services meet the needs of members and stakeholders.
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Jason Friedman est titulaire d’un baccalauréat en histoire de l’Université George Washington et d’une maîtrise en histoire de l’Université McGill, ainsi que d’une maîtrise en études de l’information de l’Université d’Ottawa. Il travaille au RCDR depuis 2016 et occupe actuellement le poste de gestionnaire principal des Services du patrimoine. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions, il est responsable du développement des collections de Canadiana et veille à ce que la numérisation, les métadonnées et les services d’accès répondent aux besoins des membres et des intervenants.
Kenton Good
Kenton Good is the Head of Digital Production and Preservation Services at the University of Alberta Library. Since 1996, he has held a variety of roles at the University of Alberta including positions focused on web development, digital infrastructure and IT management.
Meghan Goodchild
Meghan Goodchild is the Research Data Management Librarian at Queen’s University and Scholars Portal of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. At Queen’s Library, Meghan is the lead contact for research data management and collaborates with campus partners to improve workflows and services supporting the research data lifecycle. At Scholars Portal, Meghan works on RDM initiatives for Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository.
Marie Grégoire
Gestionnaire d’expérience et communicatrice au parcours atypique, Marie Grégoire a occupé plusieurs postes de cadre dans de grandes entreprises des secteurs économique et social. Associée fondatrice de TACT Intelligence-conseil, aujourd’hui l’une des agences de communication les plus importantes au Québec, elle a également prêté ses talents aux grandes entreprises IBM, Bell, Desjardins et Zoom Media. En plus d’avoir enseigné à l’UQAM, elle a contribué à plusieurs publications à titre d’auteure. Elle a entre autres participé à la relance de Premières en affaires, un magazine d’information traitant de développement économique au féminin. Elle a été nommée présidente-directrice générale de BAnQ par le Conseil des ministres le 7 juillet 2021. Depuis mai 2024, elle est également Présidente du Réseau francophone numérique.
Susan Haigh
As Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), Susan oversees CARL’s many collaborative initiatives to foster open scholarship and shared infrastructure and advocates federally for research library interests. She also currently serves as chair of the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) and of the Canadian PID Advisory Committee (CPIDAC). Prior to CARL, she held a range of positions at Library and Archives Canada, where she developed a strong interest in the preservation and access of Canada’s digital documentary heritage.
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À titre de directrice générale de l’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC), Susan supervise les nombreuses initiatives de collaboration de l’ABRC visant à favoriser le savoir ouvert et l’infrastructure partagée, et défend les intérêts des bibliothèques de recherche à l’échelle fédérale. Elle est actuellement présidente de la Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) et du Comité consultatif canadien sur les identifiants pérennes (CCCPID). Avant de se joindre à l’ABRC, elle a occupé divers postes à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, où elle a développé un vif intérêt pour la préservation et l’accès du patrimoine documentaire numérique du Canada.
Geoff Harder
Geoff Harder is Associate University Librarian for a broad range of programs and services at the University of Alberta. This includes digital preservation along with related areas such as research data management, digital repositories, and digitization. He has been actively involved with many national and international digital preservation-related efforts such as Scholaris, CLOCKSS, and Internet Archive Canada. Geoff is the current chair of CARL’s Digital Preservation Working Group.
William Kilbride
William Kilbride is Executive Director of the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), a sector-making charity that provides community, advocacy, workforce development, good practice and good governance in digital preservation. William started his career as an archaeologist in the 1990s with an unusual mix of qualifications in computing and archaeology, just at the point when the discipline’s enthusiasm for new technology outstripped its capacity to manage the resulting data. He has worked in a variety of digital preservation roles since, including as Assistant Director of the Archaeology Data Service and Research Manager at Glasgow Museums. In 2020 he was jointly named ‘Information Manager of the Year’ by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, and in 2022 made Honorary Professor in the College of Arts at the University of Glasgow.
Mireille Laforce
Mireille Laforce est directrice du dépôt légal et des acquisitions à BAnQ. Outre la maîtrise en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l’information, elle détient des diplômes universitaires en histoire, en archivistique et en droit. Son équipe actuelle, au cœur du développement des collections de la Bibliothèque nationale est également responsable de l’Agence ISBN pour les éditeurs francophones canadiens.
Sarah Lake
Sarah Lake (she/her) is the Digital Preservation Librarian at Concordia University. Her research interests include sound and moving image preservation, web archiving, and open-source and community-owned digital preservation workflows. She sits on the Association of Canadian Archivists Communications Committee and serves as web administrator for the Bibliographical Society of Canada.
Lisa Lawlis
Lisa Lawlis is an Assistant Archivist at Western University Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections and has worked in Municipal and Provincial Archives. Lisa’s work and research focuses on digital forensics, preservation of born digital records, and creating video tutorials to help archival professionals learn about digital preservation.
Nicholas Lobraico
Nicholas Lobraico works as a Heritage Information Analyst at the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN). Since joining CHIN in 2022, he has worked on a major project assessing the digital capacity of the museum sector in Canada and, more recently, has taken the lead on CHIN’s work in digital preservation. He is also currently the Past President of the Association des Bibliothécaires du Québec Library Association (ABQLA).
Andrea Mills
Andrea Mills serves as the Executive Director of Internet Archive Canada, where she brings years of experience in digital preservation and access initiatives. Andrea has overseen a range of digitization projects across academic libraries, archives, and government institutions, developing deep expertise in managing large-scale digital collections with a preservation focus. She leads Internet Archive’s Canadian efforts, driving the creation of a comprehensive Canadian digital library dedicated to preserving and providing equitable access to Canadian heritage and public information. Her commitment to sustainable digital access is rooted in making government and public resources freely available in accessible reading formats, ensuring long-term preservation for future generations.
Lisa Miniaci
Lisa Miniaci occupe le poste de directrice de la conservation et de la numérisation à BAnQ depuis 2018. Son équipe de numérisation alimente BAnQ numérique, une boîte aux trésors de fichiers de documents publiés et d’archives, et sa direction contribue aussi à la réalisation d’un dépôt de préservation numérique pour le patrimoine québécois. Lisa est également membre du comité de préservation et accès au RCDR.
Pascale Montmartin
Titulaire d’une maîtrise en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l’information, Pascale Montmartin travaille à Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec depuis 2006. En tant qu’analyste d’affaires, elle a coordonné le projet d’implantation du système de diffusion des collections numériques et contribué au projet de portail de diffusion grand public des collections : numerique.banq.qc.ca. Depuis 2019, à titre de chef de service des collections numériques et de la conservation, elle se consacre aux problématiques reliées au traitement et à la préservation des documents numériques.
Leanne Olson
Leanne Olson is the Digitization and Digital Preservation librarian at the University of Western Ontario, and a member of the Scholaris Digital Preservation Expert Group.
Anna Perricci
Anna Perricci is the Head of DPC Americas at the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC), which is an organization that supports community, advocacy, workforce development, good practice and good governance in digital preservation. Her professional focus is extending the beneficial impact of the DPC’s resources, assets and team members throughout both North and South America. Prior to joining the DPC team, over the course of more than 16 years she provided extensive, expert guidance and strategy to projects in libraries, archives, museums, academic institutions as well as to funding organizations that support them.
Art Rhyno
Art Rhyno is the current Chair of OurDigitalWorld and has been a Systems Librarian at the University of Windsor since 1993. With his wife, Laurie, Art also spent over a decade in the newspaper business via The Essex Free Press, the second oldest family-owned community newspaper in Ontario at the time, and has worked on newspaper digitization projects with OurDigitalWorld and the World Bank.
Elizabeth Schaffer
Elizabeth Shaffer is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Information. Her current research explores tensions and opportunities for archives and digital infrastructures and technologies with a focus on critical enquiry into how policy, practices and systems emerge and evolve in contemporary digital spaces, and particular attention to social justice issues, impacts of colonialism on research and pedagogies, and collections that document traumatic human events. She leads the digital archives team on the SSHRC-funded Transformative Memory International Network research project engaging Indigenous, Black and Southern knowledges in exploring how memory as a mechanism is conceived, documented and practiced in the context of public policy and scholarship on mass atrocity. Elizabeth lives, works and learns on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxw.7mesh (Squamish), St.:lō and Səl.[ lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) peoples.
Julie Shi
Julie Shi is the Digital Preservation Librarian at Scholars Portal, which provides technical services to members of the Ontario Council of University Libraries and institutions across Canada. She is service lead for the hosted digital preservation service Permafrost and the Ontario Library Research Cloud storage network, and coordinates preservation efforts for various Scholars Portal repository services, including the Trustworthy Digital Repository, Borealis, and Scholaris.
Tom J. Smyth
Tom J. Smyth, MA, MISt, PMP is the Manager of the Web and Social Media Preservation Program at Library and Archives Canada. Tom’s work has involved leading LAC’s web archiving efforts since 2009, and digital library and archival program development in digital curation and preservation contexts since 2013. He recently developed and co-hosted a three-part workshop entitled Web Archiving in Program Management Context for the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC). He has been a Steering Committee member of the UK Digital Preservation Coalition’s Web Archiving and Digital Preservation Working Group since 2018, and of the IIPC since 2022.
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Tom J. Smyth, M.A., MISt, PMP est le gestionnaire du programme de préservation web et des médias sociaux à Bibliothèque et Archives Canada. Tom dirige les efforts d’archivage sur le Web de BAC depuis 2009, et le développement de programmes de bibliothèque et d’archives numériques dans des contextes de préservation numériques depuis 2013. Il a récemment créé et co-animé un atelier en trois parties intitulé Web Archiving in Program Management Context pour l’International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC). II est membre du comité directeur du groupe de travail sur l’archivage web et la préservation numérique de l’UK Digital Preservation Coalition depuis 2018, et du IIPC depuis 2022.
Robyn Stobbs
Dr. Robyn Stobbs is the Research Data Management Librarian at Athabasca University, where her role has been expanded to include digital preservation. She collaborates with other units at AU to implement AU’s Institutional Research Data Management Strategy and to expand support for digital preservation. Robyn is a member of the Digital Research Alliance of Canada’s Data Management Plan Expert Group and co-chairs the Preservation Expert Group.
Amanda Tomé
Amanda Tomé is the Preservation Coordinator for the Digital Research Alliance of Canada where she is responsible for preservation activities associated with the Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR). She spends her time crafting digital preservation workflows, developing appraisal and data retention methodologies for research data, preservation planning and investigating interesting and new file formats. Amanda collaborates and participates in various national and international committees.
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Amanda Tomé est la coordonnatrice de la préservation pour l’Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada, où elle est responsable des activités de préservation associés au Dépôt fédéré de données de recherche (DFDR). Elle consacre son temps à l’élaboration des processus de préservation numérique, au développement de méthodologies d’évaluation et de rétention des données de recherche, à la planification de la préservation et à l’étude de nouveaux formats de fichiers intéressants. Amanda collabore et participe à divers comités nationaux et internationaux.
Leslie Weir
Leslie Weir is the Librarian and Archivist of Canada leading Library and Archives Canada since August 2019. Ms. Weir is leading LAC through transformation with the development of the LAC strategic plan through 2030 and strategic priorities (2023-2025), transformation of service and IT infrastructure, as well as the reorganization of its structure to support the achievement of LAC’s mandate all with a focus on people and access. Ms. Weir has played important roles in many transformative moments at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and in research libraries and archives in Canada. She is one of the founding architects of Scholars Portal, the state-of-the-art research infrastructure in Ontario universities and served as Chair of the Ontario Council of University Libraries. Ms. Weir served as President of Canadiana.org, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the Ontario Library Association. She is currently a member of the FAN (Forum of National archivists) Steering Committee, Vice-Chair of CDNL (Conference of Directors of National Libraries) and President-Elect of International Federation of Library Associations.
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Leslie Weir est la bibliothécaire et archiviste du Canada à la tête de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada depuis août 2019. Mme Weir dirige la transformation de BAC par l’élaboration du plan stratégique de BAC jusqu’en 2030 et de ses priorités stratégiques (2023-2025), la transformation des services et de l’infrastructure informatique, ainsi que la réorganisation de sa structure pour soutenir la réalisation du mandat de BAC, tout en mettant l’accent sur les personnes et l’accès. Mme Weir a joué un rôle important dans de nombreux moments de transformation au Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche et dans les bibliothèques et archives de recherche au Canada. Elle est l’une des architectes fondatrices du Portail des chercheurs, l’infrastructure de recherche de pointe des universités ontariennes, et a été présidente du Conseil des bibliothèques universitaires de l’Ontario. Mme Weir a également été présidente de Canadiana.org, de l’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada et de l’Ontario Library Association. Elle est actuellement membre du comité directeur du FAN (Forum des archivistes nationaux), vice-présidente du CDNL (Conference of Directors of National Libraries) et présidente-élu de la Fédération internationale des associations de bibliothécaires.
Natalie Vielfaure
Natalie Vielfaure is the Digital Curation Archivist in the Research Services and Digital Strategies unit of the University of Manitoba Libraries. She holds an MA in History (Archival Studies) from the University of Manitoba, and has previously held positions at the City of Winnipeg Archives, the Centre du patrimoine, Library and Archives Canada, and the Health Sciences Centre Archives/Museum.
Brett Waytuck
Brett Waytuck, president of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, joined the Dr. John Archer Library and Archives as University Librarian in 2016. Prior to coming to the University of Regina, he worked in public, special, government and academic libraries in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario and was, most recently, the Provincial Librarian of Saskatchewan, working with public library systems to support and expand services across the province.
Jessica Ye
Jessica Ye (she/they) is the Metadata Librarian for the University of Saskatchewan working with archival and special collections, digital projects, and any other projects requiring metadata expertise. Their research interests include reparative description, inclusive metadata, and linked open data. They were Toronto Metropolitan University’s first Digital Archivist.

2024 Fall Member Meeting
2024-11-18 00:00 - 2024-11-20 23:59 | Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre, 101 Lyon St. North, Ottawa, Ontario, K1R 5T9, Canada
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2024 Fall Member Meeting

November 18, 2024
–
November 20, 2024

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to invite member directors to the 2024 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.

2024 Fall Member Meeting Program (PDF)

Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre

101 Lyon St. North

Ottawa,
Ontario
K1R 5T9
Canada

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Accommodation

Program Schedule

Guest Speakers

Previous Meetings

Hotel Details
Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre101 Lyon Street NorthOttawa, Ontario, K1R 5T9Tel: +1 613-237-3600
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yowdm-delta-hotels-ottawa-city-centre/overview
A block of rooms has been reserved for November 18-20, 2024 at a cost of $230 CAD/night. The special room rate will be available until Friday, October 18, 2024 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. We suggest that you reserve as soon as possible to ensure that you obtain a room at that rate.

Booking Link

Monday, November 18
9:00 AM – 5:00 PMBoard Meeting – Brett Waytuck, President (Regina)(Cartier)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PMPresident’s Opening Reception(Chaudière)

Tuesday, November 19
7:00 AM – 9:00 AMBreakfast(Seigniory/Foyer)
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMOpening Remarks – Brett Waytuck (Regina)(Chaudière)
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMPlan S: Looking Back, Looking Forward (online) – Robert Kiley, Head of Strategy, Coalition S [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
In this keynote session, Robert Kiley, Head of Strategy at cOAlition S will discuss how OA has changed over the past 5 years, and the role Plan S has played in this. In addition to highlighting some of the successes, Robert will also discuss the key outstanding challenges that will need to be resolved if we are to be successful in fostering a scholarly communication ecosystem that enables rapid, open, transparent, and equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge. The session will conclude with some thoughts on how Canadian libraries – in partnership with their funding agencies – can support this ambition.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
10:30 AM – 12:30 PMTowards Open: A Check-in for Canadian Open SciencePanel:Jonathan Bengtson (Victoria)Amy Buckland (Concordia)Stéphanie Gagnon (Montréal)Mary-Jo Romaniuk (Calgary)Moderator: Michael Vandenburg (Dalhousie)(Chaudière)
Two years ago CARL and CRKN laid out shared aims and priority activities in Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025. In this time, there have been many developments internationally and in Canada in the realm of open science, including the announcement of a new tri-agency policy in 2025 and FRQ’s adoption of Plan-S. This session will provide an opportunity for members to take stock of progress and pain points in the Canadian open science ecosystem, and the library’s place therein. Four CARL directors will address key pillars through brief presentations, considering libraries and CARL’s role within the broader open science context:

Pathways to Open/Visible Canadian Content – Amy
Infrastructure and Interoperability – Jonathan
Policy and Funding – Stéphanie
Collaboration and Culture Change – Mary-Jo

These presentations will be followed by table discussions led by the panelists, and further discussion in plenary.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch(Mezzanine)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PMData, Description, Discovery: Dialogues about the Role of AI in Academic Libraries – Claire DeMarco, Director, Information Discovery Services, Harvard Library [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
With the fast-paced introduction of generative AI into the academic landscape over the past two years, libraries have been accelerating their efforts to experiment with new tools, develop new workflows, and grapple with shifting ethical paradigms. Claire DeMarco, Director of Information Discovery Services at Harvard Library will share some reflections on how libraries are generating new data, enhancing description, and enabling discovery with AI technology, and how we can engage individually and as a community.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PMAdvancing Accessibility Initiatives in Research Libraries – Victoria Owen (Toronto) & Katherine McColgan (CARL) [Susan Parker (UBC)](Chaudière)
The ARL/CARL Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation: Final Report provided several recommendations that research libraries and library associations can do to advance accessibility work in Canada. This presentation will highlight a few priority areas that research libraries can undertake to keep the momentum moving forward.
3:30 PM – 3:45 PMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMLibraries, AI, and directions: three perspectives (online) – Lorcan Dempsey, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Information School, University of Washington [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
Only two years in and AI is everywhere. This presentation will look at AI and libraries from three perspectives, as a way of framing some of the drivers, developments, and concerns. These are 1) a cultural technology perspective, 2) an industry perspective, and 3) a library perspective. There will be words, pictures and some numbers.
6:30 PM – 9:00 PMCARL Awards Ceremony, Reception and Dinner(1Elgin Restaurant- 1 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON, K1P 5W1)

Wednesday, November 20
7:00 AM – 8:30 AMBreakfast(Seigniory/Foyer)
8:30 AM – 10:00 AMBusiness Meeting with Committee Updates – Brett Waytuck (Regina)(Chaudière)
10:00 AM – 10:15 AMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
10:15 AM – 11:30 AMEDI Visioning Exercise – Selinda Berg (Windsor) & Mark Asberg (Queen’s)(Chaudière)
The aim of this session will be to determine what processes need to be put into place for further EDI visioning and how we can build momentum in this area. This is a level-setting moment, where we are looking for direction from members on the following questions:

What are the priorities for action in our sector in which you can see a role for CARL?
What is CARL’s role in each of these priorities? How can we support the EDI journey of the research library and the director’s role within it?
What CARL structures and processes should we create/sustain/strengthen to help this move forward?

The session will open with a reflective exercise, followed by a presentation of CARL’s EDI background and current context (including achievements to date), and table discussions pertaining to the questions above.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PMDonor Cultivation – Susan Cleyle (Memorial) & Jonathan Bengtson (Victoria)(Chaudière)
Colleagues are invited to explore the unique challenges and opportunities in cultivating donors for academic libraries, focusing on strategies such as aligning donor interests with library missions, engaging diverse donor groups, and addressing shifting donor preferences. Through a case study and collaborative discussions, participants will share experiences and strategies to strengthen donor relationships, while also considering how CARL can support its member institutions in these efforts.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch(Mezzanine)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMBringing the Community into Practice: An Overview of CARL’s CoPs – Taleen Aktorosian (CARL)(Chaudière)
This bilingual session will provide an overview of CARL’s Communities of Practice (CoPs), highlighting their key activities, events, and projects from the past year. The presentation will outline how CARL supports these CoPs through standardized communication processes, logistical assistance, and the development of practical guidelines. It will also explore opportunities for improvement and rationalize CARL’s strategic approach to sustaining and enhancing these collaborative networks.
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Strategic Planning – Mary-Jo Romaniuk (Calgary)(Chaudière)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PMĀdisōke Tour (555 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7X3)
Robert Kiley
Plan S: Looking Back, Looking Forward (Online)Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Robert Kiley is Head of Strategy at cOAlition S, working to accelerate the transition to full and immediate Open Access. Prior to this he was Head of Open Research at the Wellcome Trust where he was responsible for developing and implementing their open research strategy.
Over the past decade Robert has played a leading role in the implementation of Wellcome’s open access policy and overseeing the development of the Europe PubMed Central repository. He also led the development – in partnership with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society – of eLife, the open-access research journal, launched in 2012. More recently he championed the work to create a new open publishing platform for Wellcome researchers – Wellcome Open Research.
Robert is a qualified librarian and served for 6 years on the ORCID Board of Directors.

Claire DeMarco
Data, Description, Discovery: Dialogues about the Role of AI in Academic LibrariesTuesday, November 19, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Claire DeMarco is the Director of Information Discovery Services at Harvard Library. In this role, she provides strategic leadership for the expansion of discovery and access through innovative approaches to both digital library initiatives and technical services. Her work is grounded in user experience research, accessibility, and open knowledge. The teams under Claire’s direction include the Harvard Library User Research Center, Digital Collections Discovery Services, Metadata Management & Project Strategy, Metadata Creation, E-Resources and Serials, and Acquisitions.
Claire has presented at numerous conferences for organizations including: the Coalition for Networked Information, the Digital Library Federation, Electronic Resources & Libraries, Google Books, the University of Michigan School of Information, and Designing for Digital. Most recently, Claire was an invited keynote speaker at the Columbian International Congress of Libraries and Culture.
During previous periods of her career, Claire worked as a managing attorney in health care practice and as a research specialist in legislative and regulatory affairs at both state and Federal levels. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds an A.B. from Mount Holyoke College, an M.S.L.I.S. from Drexel University, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Lorcan Dempsey
Libraries, AI and the Service Horizon (Online)Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Lorcan Dempsey is a librarian who has worked for library, non-profit and educational organizations in Ireland, the UK and the US. His influence on library directions in the US, Europe and around the world is widely recognized. He has overseen national library and informational programs in the UK and has managed two internationally recognized library R&D units (UKOLN and OCLC Research). He has been responsible for innovative network information systems. He has also overseen a variety of membership and governance activities, as well as operational services.
Lorcan is currently Professor of Practice and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Information School, University of Washington. He worked for over twenty years at OCLC, a global library services organization and before this he worked for national educational infrastructure and innovation organization, Jisc, in the UK. He began his library career in public libraries in Dublin, Ireland, where he grew up. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University in the UK, the IFLA Medal, the Miles Conrad Award, and other honors in recognition of his contribution to library development around the world. He was very pleased to have his work acknowledged by a special award from the Library Association of Ireland.

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November 18, 2024 – November 20, 2024 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre

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April 22, 2024 – April 25, 2024 at Montreal, Quebec

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November 27, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello

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May 29, 2023 – June 1, 2023 at Calgary Marriott Downown Hotel

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Hotel Details
Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre101 Lyon Street NorthOttawa, Ontario, K1R 5T9Tel: +1 613-237-3600
https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/yowdm-delta-hotels-ottawa-city-centre/overview
A block of rooms has been reserved for November 18-20, 2024 at a cost of $230 CAD/night. The special room rate will be available until Friday, October 18, 2024 or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. We suggest that you reserve as soon as possible to ensure that you obtain a room at that rate.

Booking Link

Monday, November 18
9:00 AM – 5:00 PMBoard Meeting – Brett Waytuck, President (Regina)(Cartier)
6:00 PM – 8:00 PMPresident’s Opening Reception(Chaudière)

Tuesday, November 19
7:00 AM – 9:00 AMBreakfast(Seigniory/Foyer)
9:00 AM – 9:15 AMOpening Remarks – Brett Waytuck (Regina)(Chaudière)
9:15 AM – 10:15 AMPlan S: Looking Back, Looking Forward (online) – Robert Kiley, Head of Strategy, Coalition S [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
In this keynote session, Robert Kiley, Head of Strategy at cOAlition S will discuss how OA has changed over the past 5 years, and the role Plan S has played in this. In addition to highlighting some of the successes, Robert will also discuss the key outstanding challenges that will need to be resolved if we are to be successful in fostering a scholarly communication ecosystem that enables rapid, open, transparent, and equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge. The session will conclude with some thoughts on how Canadian libraries – in partnership with their funding agencies – can support this ambition.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
10:30 AM – 12:30 PMTowards Open: A Check-in for Canadian Open SciencePanel:Jonathan Bengtson (Victoria)Amy Buckland (Concordia)Stéphanie Gagnon (Montréal)Mary-Jo Romaniuk (Calgary)Moderator: Michael Vandenburg (Dalhousie)(Chaudière)
Two years ago CARL and CRKN laid out shared aims and priority activities in Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025. In this time, there have been many developments internationally and in Canada in the realm of open science, including the announcement of a new tri-agency policy in 2025 and FRQ’s adoption of Plan-S. This session will provide an opportunity for members to take stock of progress and pain points in the Canadian open science ecosystem, and the library’s place therein. Four CARL directors will address key pillars through brief presentations, considering libraries and CARL’s role within the broader open science context:

Pathways to Open/Visible Canadian Content – Amy
Infrastructure and Interoperability – Jonathan
Policy and Funding – Stéphanie
Collaboration and Culture Change – Mary-Jo

These presentations will be followed by table discussions led by the panelists, and further discussion in plenary.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch(Mezzanine)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PMData, Description, Discovery: Dialogues about the Role of AI in Academic Libraries – Claire DeMarco, Director, Information Discovery Services, Harvard Library [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
With the fast-paced introduction of generative AI into the academic landscape over the past two years, libraries have been accelerating their efforts to experiment with new tools, develop new workflows, and grapple with shifting ethical paradigms. Claire DeMarco, Director of Information Discovery Services at Harvard Library will share some reflections on how libraries are generating new data, enhancing description, and enabling discovery with AI technology, and how we can engage individually and as a community.
2:30 PM – 3:30 PMAdvancing Accessibility Initiatives in Research Libraries – Victoria Owen (Toronto) & Katherine McColgan (CARL) [Susan Parker (UBC)](Chaudière)
The ARL/CARL Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation: Final Report provided several recommendations that research libraries and library associations can do to advance accessibility work in Canada. This presentation will highlight a few priority areas that research libraries can undertake to keep the momentum moving forward.
3:30 PM – 3:45 PMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
3:45 PM – 5:00 PMLibraries, AI, and directions: three perspectives (online) – Lorcan Dempsey, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, Information School, University of Washington [Brett Waytuck (Regina)](Chaudière)
Only two years in and AI is everywhere. This presentation will look at AI and libraries from three perspectives, as a way of framing some of the drivers, developments, and concerns. These are 1) a cultural technology perspective, 2) an industry perspective, and 3) a library perspective. There will be words, pictures and some numbers.
6:30 PM – 9:00 PMCARL Awards Ceremony, Reception and Dinner(1Elgin Restaurant- 1 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON, K1P 5W1)

Wednesday, November 20
7:00 AM – 8:30 AMBreakfast(Seigniory/Foyer)
8:30 AM – 10:00 AMBusiness Meeting with Committee Updates – Brett Waytuck (Regina)(Chaudière)
10:00 AM – 10:15 AMBreak(Seigniory/Foyer)
10:15 AM – 11:30 AMEDI Visioning Exercise – Selinda Berg (Windsor) & Mark Asberg (Queen’s)(Chaudière)
The aim of this session will be to determine what processes need to be put into place for further EDI visioning and how we can build momentum in this area. This is a level-setting moment, where we are looking for direction from members on the following questions:

What are the priorities for action in our sector in which you can see a role for CARL?
What is CARL’s role in each of these priorities? How can we support the EDI journey of the research library and the director’s role within it?
What CARL structures and processes should we create/sustain/strengthen to help this move forward?

The session will open with a reflective exercise, followed by a presentation of CARL’s EDI background and current context (including achievements to date), and table discussions pertaining to the questions above.
11:30 AM – 12:30 PMDonor Cultivation – Susan Cleyle (Memorial) & Jonathan Bengtson (Victoria)(Chaudière)
Colleagues are invited to explore the unique challenges and opportunities in cultivating donors for academic libraries, focusing on strategies such as aligning donor interests with library missions, engaging diverse donor groups, and addressing shifting donor preferences. Through a case study and collaborative discussions, participants will share experiences and strategies to strengthen donor relationships, while also considering how CARL can support its member institutions in these efforts.
12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch(Mezzanine)
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMBringing the Community into Practice: An Overview of CARL’s CoPs – Taleen Aktorosian (CARL)(Chaudière)
This bilingual session will provide an overview of CARL’s Communities of Practice (CoPs), highlighting their key activities, events, and projects from the past year. The presentation will outline how CARL supports these CoPs through standardized communication processes, logistical assistance, and the development of practical guidelines. It will also explore opportunities for improvement and rationalize CARL’s strategic approach to sustaining and enhancing these collaborative networks.
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Strategic Planning – Mary-Jo Romaniuk (Calgary)(Chaudière)
3:00 PM – 5:00 PMĀdisōke Tour (555 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 7X3)
Robert Kiley
Plan S: Looking Back, Looking Forward (Online)Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 9:15 am – 10:15 am
Robert Kiley is Head of Strategy at cOAlition S, working to accelerate the transition to full and immediate Open Access. Prior to this he was Head of Open Research at the Wellcome Trust where he was responsible for developing and implementing their open research strategy.
Over the past decade Robert has played a leading role in the implementation of Wellcome’s open access policy and overseeing the development of the Europe PubMed Central repository. He also led the development – in partnership with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Max Planck Society – of eLife, the open-access research journal, launched in 2012. More recently he championed the work to create a new open publishing platform for Wellcome researchers – Wellcome Open Research.
Robert is a qualified librarian and served for 6 years on the ORCID Board of Directors.

Claire DeMarco
Data, Description, Discovery: Dialogues about the Role of AI in Academic LibrariesTuesday, November 19, 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Claire DeMarco is the Director of Information Discovery Services at Harvard Library. In this role, she provides strategic leadership for the expansion of discovery and access through innovative approaches to both digital library initiatives and technical services. Her work is grounded in user experience research, accessibility, and open knowledge. The teams under Claire’s direction include the Harvard Library User Research Center, Digital Collections Discovery Services, Metadata Management & Project Strategy, Metadata Creation, E-Resources and Serials, and Acquisitions.
Claire has presented at numerous conferences for organizations including: the Coalition for Networked Information, the Digital Library Federation, Electronic Resources & Libraries, Google Books, the University of Michigan School of Information, and Designing for Digital. Most recently, Claire was an invited keynote speaker at the Columbian International Congress of Libraries and Culture.
During previous periods of her career, Claire worked as a managing attorney in health care practice and as a research specialist in legislative and regulatory affairs at both state and Federal levels. She has also served as an adjunct faculty member at Northeastern University School of Law. She holds an A.B. from Mount Holyoke College, an M.S.L.I.S. from Drexel University, and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.

Lorcan Dempsey
Libraries, AI and the Service Horizon (Online)Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 3:45 pm – 5:00 pm
Lorcan Dempsey is a librarian who has worked for library, non-profit and educational organizations in Ireland, the UK and the US. His influence on library directions in the US, Europe and around the world is widely recognized. He has overseen national library and informational programs in the UK and has managed two internationally recognized library R&D units (UKOLN and OCLC Research). He has been responsible for innovative network information systems. He has also overseen a variety of membership and governance activities, as well as operational services.
Lorcan is currently Professor of Practice and Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the Information School, University of Washington. He worked for over twenty years at OCLC, a global library services organization and before this he worked for national educational infrastructure and innovation organization, Jisc, in the UK. He began his library career in public libraries in Dublin, Ireland, where he grew up. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Open University in the UK, the IFLA Medal, the Miles Conrad Award, and other honors in recognition of his contribution to library development around the world. He was very pleased to have his work acknowledged by a special award from the Library Association of Ireland.

2025 Spring Member Meeting
May 26 @ 09:00 – May 29 @ 16:00 EDT at Inn at the Forks, Winnipeg, Manitoba

2024 Fall Member Meeting
November 18, 2024 – November 20, 2024 at Delta Hotels Ottawa City Centre

2024 Spring Member Meeting
April 22, 2024 – April 25, 2024 at Montreal, Quebec

2023 Fall Member Meeting
November 27, 2023 – November 30, 2023 at Fairmont Le Château Montebello

2023 Spring Member Meeting
May 29, 2023 – June 1, 2023 at Calgary Marriott Downown Hotel

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CARL Communications Officers Community of Practice October Call: Social Media in the Post-Secondary Landscape
2024-10-30 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Registration
Join the CARL Communications Officers Community of Practice [CommUNITY] for a discussion on the landscape of social media in post-secondary institutions.
Co-led by social media experts Maria Carroll (Memorial) and Michaela Doucette (Memorial), this event will provide an overview of social media at post-secondary institutions, including latest trends, best practices, and how to leverage the unique opportunities social media provides for communicating to library audiences. We also invite you to bring your social media questions for a lively discussion and Q&A!
Speakers:
Maria Carroll is a senior communications officer/social media advisor with Memorial University’s central marketing and communications team, where she provides strategic direction of Memorial’s social media channels. Prior to this role, she was a former recruitment officer at Marine Institute, Memorial University.
Michaela Doucette is an Indigenous archivist with the Archives and Special Collections Division, Memorial University Libraries. Michaela received her Master of Archival Studies with a First Nations Curriculum Concentration from the University of British Columbia in 2021. Michaela is passionate about dismantling the colonial barriers of archival institutions and working with Indigenous communities to accurately represent Indigenous history and culture within the archival and historical record.
Note: this session will not be recorded.

CARL Inclusive Collections Webinar Series: Diversity Statements in Collection Policies
2024-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: October 24, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Registration
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (CARL EDIWG) is pleased to announce the second in a series of planned webinars on inclusive collections.
Canadian research libraries are actively engaged in the ongoing process of decolonizing their collections, cultivating inclusive libraries, and adopting equitable and inclusive practices that aim to amplify and leverage the voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities in Canada. Through the Inclusive Collections webinar series, the CARL EDIWG aims to facilitate conversations, provide practical insights, and foster the exchange of policies and strategies that promote diverse collections.
In this 60-minute bilingual session, join librarians Catherine Lachaîne, Marta Samokishyn, and Ryan Rivando as they share the findings of their research study on how the equity, diversity, inclusion and indigenization (EDII) principles are represented in the collection development policies of Canadian academic libraries.
Their research stems from the pressing need to understand how Canadian University libraries can partake in the process of reconciliation and decolonization of their collections. The project offers unique insight into how, if so, Canadian academic libraries adapt to the EDII-specific needs in the University and research communities while amplifying diverse voices through their collections.
There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. This will be a collaborative future-forward conversation, so please bring your own questions and/or proposed solutions.
In addition to being subject to the CARL Code of Conduct, CARL asks all participants, panelists and organizers to be respectful of what is being shared and in how they ask questions.
In the interest of accessibility, simultaneous translation and captions will be available throughout the session. Additional accommodation requests can also be emailed to Julie Morin, Program Officer at CARL (julie.morin@carl-abrc.ca).
Speaker Bios
Marta Samokishyn
Marta Samokishyn is a Collection Development and Liaison Librarian at Saint Paul University, Ottawa, ON. She has over 15 years of experience in collection development for academic libraries. She holds her M.I.S. from the University of Ottawa, and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Digital Transformation and Innovation program at the University of Ottawa with a focus on algorithm and AI literacies in academic libraries.
Catherine Lachaîne
Catherine is the Open Education Librarian (interim) at the University of Ottawa Library, where she’s been working since 2016. As a PhD student at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ottawa, she currently explores the intersection of open educational practices, social justice, and linguistic equity. Her work focuses on linguistic minority communities and the concept of student voice in higher education. She holds a master’s degree in information studies (M.I.S) and a master’s degree (MA) in education.
Ryan Rivando
Ryan is a librarian at the Fort Erie Public Library. He completed an MLIS at Western University and is currently pursuing an MBA at Carleton University. His interests include fostering community engagement, encouraging lifelong learning through user education, advancing digital initiatives, and curating diverse and dynamic collections.

CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice October Call – Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics
2024-10-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Online Event
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Registration
We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice for a session on Enhancing Citation Integrity through Bibliometrics.
In the ever-changing world of scholarly publishing, the increase in questionable journals poses significant risks to the credibility of academic work. This session, led by Dr. Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes, will explore the important role of bibliometrics in safeguarding research integrity. By analyzing citation patterns and publication practices, researchers can effectively identify and address citation risks. Furthermore, the emergence of various types of questionable citations, such as citation cartels, misleading citations, over-citations, phantom citations etc., complicates the landscape even more. This session will offer practical strategies for using bibliometrics to reduce these risks. Participants will learn to assess source quality critically, recognise problematic citation patterns, and use bibliometric tools to enhance their professional practice.
Barbara S. Lancho Barrantes is a Scientometrician with a PhD in Bibliometrics from the University of Extremadura, Spain. She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Computing and Mathematics subject area at the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom. Her primary research focus is on citation analysis, but she has also published on factors influencing research productivity across countries, bibliometric mappings of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and issues related to questionable publishing practices.
In addition to her research, Barbara is also a dissertation supervisor at the Information School at the University of Sheffield and chairs the LIS Bibliometrics Committee, which organizes the annual international LIS Bibliometrics conference. Her work continues to advance the field of bibliometrics and promote responsible research practices.
This session will be recorded.

Strengthening Institutional Repositories through the Scholaris Network of Experts – OA Week 2024 Webinar from CARL and Scholars Portal
2024-10-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET
Recording (YouTube)
Members of the repositories community play a vital role in the academic research environment, advancing scholarship and fostering open access to research. In the case of Scholaris, a national shared repository service hosted and managed by Scholars Portal, drawing on local expertise, knowledge sharing and collaboration is essential to its success and to increasing the discoverability and impact of Canadian research excellence. Key to this are the members of three expert groups who, since March 2024, have been developing recommendations in critical areas of the shared repository infrastructure.
To mark OA Week and its theme, “Community over Commercialization,” members of the Scholaris Network of Experts will share for the first time projects undertaken by the Metadata and Discovery Expert Group (S-MDEG) and the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Expert Group (S-ETEG). Whether or not your institution has plans to adopt Scholaris, please join us for this International OA Week webinar to learn more about the community driven work to build and sustain this exciting new endeavour.
Moderated by Gabriela Mircea, CARL Visiting Program Officer, Metadata Strategies and Scholaris/University of Calgary, with Julia Gilmore, Digital Projects Librarian, Scholars Portal.
Speakers:
Sharon Farnel (S-MDEG; University of Alberta)
Carolyn Sullivan (S-MDEG; University of Ottawa)
Caitlin Bakker (S-MDEG; University of Regina)
Pascal Calarco (S-ETEG; University of Windsor)
This #OAweek webinar is co-organized by CARL and Scholars Portal.
This webinar will be in English with French simultaneous translation and will be recorded.

CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Community of Practice September Call – Metrics and Impacts for Library Publishing Programs
2024-09-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET
Registration
We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice for a session about metrics and impacts for library publishing programs.
This month’s call, led by Tomasz Mrozewski (York) and Katie Cuyler (Alberta), will provide an overview of the use of journal metrics by library publishers. Specifically, the speakers will discuss metric use by their institution’s scholarly journal publishing programs. This will include an introduction to library publishing in Canada, general metric needs, available resources, current activities, and challenges.
Tomasz Mrozewski is the Digital Publishing Librarian at York University Libraries, where he has administered the York Digital Journals (YDJ) publishing program since 2019. YDJ hosts content for 60 active and discontinued, faculty- and student-led journals – most of them Open Access. Prior to working at York, he was the Data, GIS, and Government Documents Librarian at Laurentian University. Bien que plus à l’aise en anglais, Tomasz vous invite à poser des questions et à discuter en français.
Katie Cuyler is the Open Publishing and Government Information Librarian at the University of Alberta Library (UAL). She has been working with Open Publishing since January 2023, and has been with the University as a Public Services Librarian since 2016. UAL has supported open access scholarly journal publishing since 2007, and is currently working with 74 actively publishing journals. Prior to working at the University of Alberta, Katie was an Intelligence Strategist at Bennett Jones LLP.
This session will be recorded and made available for the broader community.

September 2024 Copyright Community of Practice call
2024-09-25 14:30 - 16:00 | Online Event
With the majority of teaching and research materials now accessible only via licensed, electronic platforms, users rights are often curtailed by language contained in licensing agreements. Are statutory user rights becoming increasingly overridden by contracts? Do contracts limit these rights for end users and libraries? Can fair dealing “always be available” even if a negotiated contract says otherwise?
Join us for this community call to hear from a panel of legal scholars and library practitioners discussing whether users’ rights under the Copyright Act can be overridden by contracts and how to avoid unnecessary restrictions in our day to day activities. There will be time for questions and to share your thoughts about how legislative change in this area is needed.
Registration required

CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice September Call – Ask-me-Anything with Mike Nason!
2024-09-24 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET
Registration
Join the CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice on September 24, 2024, from 12-1pm ET for an engaging Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) session with Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian at University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Crossref/Metadata Specialist with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). This interactive event offers you the chance to ask Mike anything related to repositories, persistent identifiers, open scholarly infrastructure, metadata, and more. Whether you have big-picture questions or seek advice on specific implementation details, all questions are welcome!
If you’d like to submit questions ahead of time, please feel free to add them to the ongoing question list.
This event will be recorded.

CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team Community Call – Journal Statistics and Reporting
2024-09-12 12:00 - 13:30 | Online Event
Date: September 12, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:30pm ET
Registration
Please join the CARL Library Publishing Community Engagement Team for the first event in our community call series for Canada’s library publishing and hosting community. The topic of this call is journal statistics and reporting.
The call will feature short and informal presentations by members of the library publishing community about their local practices, and will cover topics including statistics in OJS, compiling and sharing data about our publishing programs and more! Join to learn what others are doing with statistics and reporting and to ask questions of your colleagues.
If you would like to participate by making a presentation, please email Sonya Betz at sonya.betz@ualberta.ca by August 23rd to sign up. We welcome presentations in English or in French.
About the CARL Library Publishing Engagement Team
The CARL Library Publishing Engagement Team seeks to support Canadian library publishing practitioners in their functional roles and to grow Canadian expertise and capacity in this area. Members include:

Sonya Betz (University of Alberta) – co-chair
Mark Swartz (Queen’s University) – co-chair
Samantha MacFarlane (University of Victoria)
Édith Robert (UQAM)
Richard Hayman (Mount Royal University)
Jordan Pederson (Guelph University)
Jeanette Hatherill (Coalition Publica)
Mike Nason (University of New Brunswick)
Tomasz Mrozewski (York University)
Marie-Hélène Vézina (Université de Montréal)
Brianne Selman (University of Winnipeg)
Emily Carlisle (Western University)

Register for the Upcoming Scholaris Information Session
2024-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Join Scholars Portal for an update on Scholaris, a Canadian shared institutional repository service!
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET
Register here
In this session, we’ll provide an introduction to Scholaris, including the technical and community infrastructure; share updates on the service development, the Early Adopter program, and the work of the CARL expert groups; and answer any questions that you may have.
The session will be conducted in English and will be recorded. Registration is open to any members of the Canadian repository community. We hope to see you there!
** Scholars Portal will be providing Scholaris updates to the broader repository community on a recurring basis. The upcoming call schedule will be shared in the fall.

CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice Summer Article Club
2024-08-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-07-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-06-12 12:00 - 13:00 | Online Event
Dates: Wednesdays June 12, July 10, August 14, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET
Register
The CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice invites you to join our Summer Article Club, a series of engaging discussions centered on institutional repositories.
Three sessions will be offered throughout the summer, each featuring a different article or report chosen by our working group. Participants are encouraged to read the selected material before each meeting to facilitate lively discussions. This is an excellent opportunity to stay current with developments in digital repositories, pose questions, and network with colleagues in the field.
A single registration form is available for all three sessions. You are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions at your convenience. We look forward to your participation!
Session 1 – Wednesday 12 June
Article: Formanek, M. (2023). DSpace 7 Benefits: Is It Worth Upgrading?. Information Technology and Libraries, 42(3). https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v42i3.16209
Facilitators: Pascal Calarco (Windsor) and Tim Ribaric (Brock)
Session 2 – Wednesday 10 July
Article: COAR Task Force on Supporting Multilingualism and non-English Content in Repositories. October 2023. Good Practice Advice for Managing Multilingual and non-English Language Content in Repositories, Version 2. Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10053918
Facilitators: Priscilla Carmini (Waterloo) and Emily Hopkins (Saskatchewan)
Session 3 – Wednesday 14 August
Article: Doro, N. (2021). “The IR is a nice thing but…”: Attitudes and perceptions of the institutional repository. Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship, 7, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.33137/cjal-rcbu.v7.32145
Facilitators: Robyn Hall (MacEwan) and Nailisa Turner (McGill)

CARL Webinar Series: Toward Inclusive Collections – Indigenous Voices and Library Collections
2024-06-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Event
Date: June 13, 2024
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM ET
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Working Group (CARL EDIWG) is pleased to announce the first in a series of planned webinars on inclusive collections.
Canadian research libraries are actively engaged in the ongoing process of decolonizing their collections and cultivating inclusive libraries that go beyond the traditional models of publishing and collection development. Research libraries are also adopting and integrating inclusive practices that aim to amplify and leverage the voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities in Canada. Central to these efforts are the fundamental principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion which mostly remain within individual institutions, limiting national discourse. Through the Inclusive Collections webinar series, the CARL EDIWG aims to bridge this divide by facilitating conversations, providing practical insights, and fostering the exchange of policies and strategies, ensuring diversity and decolonization measures. The focus is on fostering diverse collections and identifying valuable recommendations for collection development for libraries.
In this 60-minute session join librarians Karleen and Ashley as they discuss some approaches to collection development with Indigenous considerations. They’ll talk about topics such as how non-Indigenous people can engage in decolonizing work, where Indigenous voices are being published, and the importance of Indigenous diversity representation.
There will be time for questions and discussion at the end. This will be a collaborative future-forward conversation, so please bring your own questions and/or proposed solutions.
In addition to being subject to the CARL Code of Conduct, CARL asks all participants, panelists and organizers to be respectful of what is being shared and in how they ask questions.
In the interest of accessibility, simultaneous translation and captions will be available throughout the session. Additional accommodation requests can also be emailed to Julie Morin, Program Officer at CARL (julie.morin@carl-abrc.ca).
Speaker Bios
Karleen Delaurier-Lyle: Anishinaabe (Ojibwe/Swampy Cree) and mixed-settler ancestry. I was born and raised on unceded Syilx territory and am a member of Berens River First Nation (MB); my family is also from Lac Seul First Nation (ON). I am the Information Services Librarian at Xwi7xwa Library (UBC Library). I earned my MLIS from UBC Vancouver’s iSchool and have a BA (Indigenous Studies/Gender & Women’s Studies) from UBC Okanagan.
Ashley Edwards: I am Red River Métis, Dutch, and Scottish, and grew up on Stó:lō téméxw (Stó:lō territory) in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. My Métis ancestors took scrip in St. Francis Xavier, Manitoba. I have been working in libraries since graduating with my library technician diploma in 2009 (UFV), and have been with SFU Library since 2013. In 2020 I graduated from the University of Alberta with a Master’s in Library and Information Studies, and am currently a doctoral student in the Faculty of Education at SFU.

CARL Bibliometrics and Research Impact Canadian Community of Practice June Call – Lightning Talks
2024-06-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Online Event
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET
Registration
We invite those across Canada interested in bibliometrics and research impact indicators to join this month’s call of the CARL Canadian Bibliometrics and Research Impact (BRI) Community of Practice.
This month we are being joined by several of our colleagues for a series of lightning talks! This quick paced event will be a chance to hear from and chat with your colleagues about a broad range of topics related to Bibliometrics and Research Impact.
Speakers:
Christine Brodeur – Intelligence analyst; National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Daniela Ziegler – Bibliothécaire; Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal
Alison Ambi – Analytics and Data Librarian; Memorial University of Newfoundland
Mary Ochana – Research Intelligence Project Analyst; University of Waterloo
Jack Young – Research Impact and Bibliometrics Librarian; McMaster University
This session will not be recorded.

2024 Academic Libraries’ Leadership Institute
2024-06-10 00:00 - 2024-06-16 23:59 | Memorial University of Newfoundland, 230 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1C 5S7
Date: June 10 – 16, 2024
Following a successful inaugural institute in 2022, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce that it will be offering the Academic Libraries’ Leadership Institute (ALLI) in 2024.
The week-long cohort style training program will once again take place at Memorial University and dates have been tentatively set for June 10-16, 2024.
Developed by the Gardiner Centre, the engagement arm of the Faculty of Business Administration at Memorial University, with input from CARL directors and senior academic library leaders, the program has been tailored specifically for senior academic library leaders, to assist their growth so that they are well positioned to lead Canada’s academic libraries into the future. This rich and engaging program will enhance critical leadership capabilities, teach valuable new skills and help build strong networks across the country – all in an enjoyable and unique setting on the eastern edge of Canada.
Note that the program will be delivered in English but that supporting materials will be available in both English and French in advance of the institute.
See call for participants for more details
For more information:
Susan Cleyle
CARL Visiting Program Officer – Leadership Development Initiatives
scleyle@mun.ca

2024 Librarians’ Research Institute
2024-06-03 00:00 - 2024-06-06 23:59 | Université Laval, 2325 Rue de l'Université, Québec City, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada
Participants will attend a four-day Institute hosted by Université Laval (June 3-6, 2024), which will be 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.
The 2024 LRI will be led by the following peer mentor team:

Michelle Brown, co-chair, Head, Learning & Student Success, University of Ottawa
Daniela Zavala-Mora, co-chair, Bibliothécaire disciplinaire, Université Laval
Catherine Lachaîne, Student Success Librarian, University of Ottawa
Michael David Miller, Associate Librarian and Liaison Librarian, McGill University
Gaston Quirion, Bibliothécaire, statistiques et données d’enquêtes, Université Laval

Applicants who have been accepted into the program can register below. Note that the call for applications is now closed.
Registration:
Participants who would prefer to pay via credit card or PayPal can do so using the link below.

Options

CARL Member Library / Bibliotheque membres de l’ABRC $650.00 CADNon-CARL Member Library / Bibliotheque non-membres de l’ABRC $850.00 CAD

Participants who would prefer to pay by e-transfer can direct their funds to finance@carl-abrc.ca.

Join us for the May Open Education Cross-Canada Coffee Chat (#OECCCC)
2024-05-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Online Event
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Event registration (everyone is welcome)
The CARL Open Education Working Group invites you to our next call in this series of informal gatherings for individuals involved in open education (OE) in Canada (faculty, instructors, librarians, students, instructional designers, etc.).
This month, we are bringing the Canadian open education community together for OER Sustainability – Part 1: Depositing OERs. This session will provide an overview of ways to deposit OER that aid in discovery and consider preservation.
Calls in this series typically take place on the third Wednesday of most months. Bilingual moderators will be on hand to help ensure participants are able to contribute in the official language of their choice.
Whether you’re an OECCCC regular or new to the group, please join us, settle in with your beverage of choice and prepare for some coast-to-coast sharing and networking.
If you can’t attend this meeting but would like to know about future OECCCC events (and receive other Canadian OE news), please send your name, institutional email address, position, and post-secondary institution or organization to open@bccampus.ca, and ask to be added to the CanadaOER listserv.
