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CARL Releases 2025 Annual Report

June 3, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to present its 2025 Annual Report. The report highlights the Association’s activities, achievements, and collective efforts over […]

FLOURISH Leadership Program Concludes Inaugural 2025–2026 Cohort in St. John’s

June 2, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to highlight the successful completion of the inaugural cohort of the FLOURISH Leadership Program, which concluded last […]

CARL Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce changes to its Board of Directors, following the 2026 Spring Members’ Meeting.

Clare Appavoo Honoured with CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is proud to present the 2026 CARL Award for Distinguished Service to Research Librarianship to Clare Appavoo, Executive Director of the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN).

CARL Joins the ORCID-CA Consortium

  May 22, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce that it has joined the ORCID-CA Consortium, a national partnership led by the Canadian […]

CARL Announces Recipients of the Inaugural Fund for Advancing Open Access Book Publishing

May 13, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Canadian Association of Research Libraries Fund for Advancing Open Access […]

Call for Applications – CARL Research in Librarianship Grant

April 27, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) invites applications from established and newly appointed librarians working in a CARL member library. When merited, up to $7,000 […]

Call for Participants: 2026 Librarians’ Research Institute

March 25, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is now accepting nominations for participants for the 2026 Librarians’ Research Institute. Participants will attend a four-day Institute hosted […]

CARL Fund for Advancing Open Access Book Publishing

March 24, 2026 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to launch a new two-year pilot program to increase the number of open access scholarly books published […]

National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project Launches Phase 2

March 24, 2026 – CARL’s Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) is pleased to announce the second phase of the national benchmarking exercise using the Digital Preservation Coalition’s Rapid Assessment Model […]