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CARL Would Like to Congratulate Brett Waytuck on his Appointment to the ALA Committee on Accreditation

September 21. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) would like to congratulate Brett Waytuck, University Librarian, University of Regina, and Chair of CARL’s Strengthening Capacity Committee, for being […]

CARL is Pleased to Announce the Release of the Final Version of the Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries

September 17, 2020. – Reporting to the Canadian Association of Research Libraries’ (CARL) Strengthening Capacity Committee, the CARL Competencies Working Group (CWG) was struck in the summer of 2017 to […]

New CARL-LAC Report Proposes National Shared Print Network for Canada

Tuesday, September 15, 2020. – A joint working group of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) today released its final report, laying the […]

CARL Brief to the Federal Government on Budget 2021

CARL would like to thank the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance for seeking the views of Canadians on their priorities for the 2021 federal budget. Consult the Brief.

CARL and Portage Endorse the TRUST Principles for Digital Repositories

July 31, 2020 – CARL and Portage are pleased to announce their endorsement of the TRUST Principles for digital repositories.  Digital information increasingly drives the research process and enables broad […]

CARL Member Libraries Quantify Their Investments in Open Scholarship

July 22, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has released a report detailing its academic member institutions’ financial contributions to the development and sustainability of the infrastructure […]

Reminder: Call for Applications – CARL Research in Librarianship Grant for Practicing Librarians

July 20, 2020 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries invites applications from established and newly appointed librarians working in a CARL member library. When merited, up to $6,000 is awarded […]

The Time is Now for Open Educational Resources

July 16, 2020. – As higher education continues to prioritize remote online instruction in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, university libraries are working with others to advance, innovate and […]

CARL Applauds Plan S Rights Retention Strategy

July 16, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomes the announcement by cOAlition S of its new Rights Retention Strategy.  Under this strategy, research funding agencies that […]

New Report from CARL’s OEWG: Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada

Monday, June 29, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) wishes to announce the publication of a new report by its Open Education Working Group (OEWG) that examines […]