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Engaging in the Community – Where Can Libraries Make an Impact
Duncan Mercredi, Winnipeg Poet Laureate and Knowledge Keeper, University of Manitoba Libraries
(Wednesday, May 28, 8:30–9:00 AM)
In this session, Duncan will discuss land acknowledgements, their use, the way in which acknowledgements are made, and what considerations / perspectives should be taken; what his role as Knowledge Keeper brings to the University of Manitoba Libraries, what are his priorities, overall, what does the role of knowledge keeper entail, and what does he and the UofM libraries want to achieve; what considerations should CARL members be thinking about if they wanted to embark on the same journey amongst other things.
Update on the work of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Raymond Frogner, Senior Director of Research and Head of Archives, NCTR
(Wednesday, May 28, 9:00–10:00 AM)
This presentation will trace four periods in the evolving Imperial / Indigenous relationship in Canadian history. Each period will be characterized with archival examples to highlight when juridical authority asserted its contested jurisdiction; and how Indigenous peoples’ responded. In each period the character of the archival records reflects the character of the relationship.
Impacts of the Current North American Political Environment on Research, Collections, and EDI – Perspectives
Gabriel Miller, President and CEO, Universities Canada (remote)
Dr. Diane Hiebert-Murphy, Provost and Vice-President (Academic), University of Manitoba
(Wednesday, May 28, 10:15–11:30 AM)
The two invited speakers will offer their observations and thoughts – one from a pan-Canadian university advocacy organization’s perspective and one from an institutional administrator’s and researcher’s perspective – on how political developments south of the border and in Canada are impacting Canadian post-secondary education, our universities, the makeup of the academy, research funding, innovation, and such societal goals as equity, diversity and inclusion. Measures being undertaken or considered by universities to find new opportunities and to mitigate negative impacts will also be discussed. The session will not be focused on libraries so much as on the broader context in which research libraries are set.
CoARA and DORA: Changing the Research Culture
Dr. Kelly Cobey, Ottawa Heart Institute and Co-Chair, DORA (pre-recorded)
Dr. Natalia Manola, CEO, OpenAIRE and Co-Chair, CoARA WG OI4RRA (pre-recorded)
Dr. Erica Conte, Director, Funding Strategy and Stewardship, Unity Health Toronto
(Wednesday, May 28, 11:30 AM–12:30 PM)
With recent developments in the open science space come calls from researchers and other stakeholders to enact more holistic changes to research culture, including research assessment. Internationally, DORA and CoARA are at the forefront of this movement; research assessment reform agreements issued by these organizations are garnering attention and gaining traction internationally and with some success in Canada. In this session, invited speakers will provide pre-recorded dispatches from DORA and CoARA, updating CARL members on the current state of play and contributing their perspectives on the Canadian context.
Reflecting Library Values in the Shift to Investment from Procurement
Joanna Ball, Managing Director, DOAJ
(Wednesday, May 28, 2:30–3:30 PM)
Joanna will broadly discuss investment versus procurement and how existing infrastructure assessment frameworks can be helpful to translate a library’s values into principles and rules that will guide their support to open infrastructures, as investment. DOAJ will be described as illustrative.
Intellectual Freedom in Interesting Times
James Turk, CEO, Centre for Free Expression (remote)
Vickery Bowles, CEO, Toronto Public Library (remote)
(Wednesday, May 28, 3:45–5:00 PM)
The session will explore whether Canadian academic libraries and their leadership need to more actively champion our profession’s core values in light of recent developments in Canada and other jurisdictions that are challenging intellectual freedom and its role in a just, lawful, and democratic society. Presentations from a leader and IF champion in the public library sphere (Vickery) and from one of Canada’s foremost academics on the subject (Jim) will be followed by Q & A, and then by CARL tables discussion. Vickery will describe a recent TPL IF campaign and offer some observations for members’ consideration based on her experience. Jim will help us unpack the concepts and will suggest ways that academic libraries and their leaders may better navigate these times so as not to lose ground.
Tri-Agency Update
Matthew Lucas, Executive Director, Corporate Strategy and Performance, SSHRC (remote)
Tim Wilson, Associate Vice-President, Research Programs, SSHRC (remote)
Kori St-Cyr, Director, Policy and Government, NSERC (remote)
Alison Bourgon, Director-General, Science Policy Branch, CIHR (remote)
(Thursday, May 29, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM)
The tri-agency representatives will update CARL members on developments in several areas:
- Scope, plans and timelines for the new OA policy, post the comment period.
- The state of play of the data management policy these days and any challenges arising
- Developments related to ASJ and SBA programs, and investment in diamond OA.
- Developments related to DORA and the narrative CV rollout.
- The state of the grant management systems changes and integration of PIDS
- Any structural changes and the prospect of a new capstone organization.
