September 25, 2025 – CARL’s Strengthening Capacity Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Research in Librarianship Grant fund. The grant is awarded to new and established librarians, in order to support research in the field of academic librarianship by and/or about Canadians. It is intended to support projects involving structured, evidence-based research in libraries that propose answers to real-world issues.
CARL is very pleased to support the following research:
- Survey of Course Marking Practices in Canadian Post-secondary Institutions — Katie Harding (McMaster University).
- Past priorities, Present conversations: Academic Librarianship and Labour Organizing in Canada — Ruby Lindsay (University of Saskatchewan) and Jordan Pedersen (University of Guelph).
- Development of Research Library Guidelines for Open Source Research Software — Tomasz Neugebauer (Concordia University)
- Bridging Campus and Community: Librarian and Archivists’ Perspectives on Community Engagement in Higher Education — Aleha McCauley (University of British Columbia), Heather De Forest (Simon Fraser University), and Nick Ubels (Vancouver Public Library)
For more information on the CARL Research in Librarianship Grant, and to view previously funded research projects visit the CARL website at https://www.carl-abrc.ca/strengthening-capacity/research-grants/
For more information:
Julie Morin
Senior Program Officer, Canadian Association of Research Libraries
