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 Book Publishing.
Launched in 2026 as a two-year pilot program, the initiative was created to help accelerate the publication of scholarly books in open access by Canadian university presses. The program is funded directly through contributions from participating CARL member libraries and was developed by the CARL Advancing Research Committee in collaboration with the Association of Canadian University Presses (ACUP).
Thirteen titles have been awarded grants of $4,000 to help offset the costs associated with publishing in open access. The funded titles reflect the diversity of scholarly publishing in Canada, with ten titles to be published in English and three in French.
The following ACUP member presses will receive support through the inaugural funding round:
- Athabasca University Press
- Concordia University Press
- McGill-Queen’s University Press
- Presses de l’Université de Montréal
- Presses de l’Université Laval
- University of Alberta Press
- University of Calgary Press
Through this initiative, participating presses will make funded books openly available upon publication and support greater discoverability and accessibility of Canadian scholarly work for readers worldwide.
CARL thanks the participating member libraries, the Advancing Research Committee, and ACUP leadership for their collaboration and support in launching this important initiative.
