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Agreement between CARL and OCUL on RDM and Digital Preservation

The following announcement has just been posted to the Portage website: CARL and OCUL Work Together to Enhance Canada’s Data Management and Digital Preservation Landscape (May 04, 2017)

Library and Archives Canada signs with OCLC to replace AMICUS and the National Union Catalogue

OTTAWA, April 03, 2017 – CARL is pleased to learn that, effective March 23, 2017, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has signed an agreement with OCLC, an international non-profit library co-operative, […]

CARL announces the selection of participants for the 2017 Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI)

OTTAWA, March 6, 2017 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries is pleased to announce the selection of participants for the CARL 2017 Librarians’ Research Institute (LRI) is now complete. […]

Statement in Support of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week

CARL has just released a statement on the value of fair dealing, in conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017. The complete statement can be accessed here: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/2017_CARL_Fair_Dealing_Week_statement_EN.pdf   For examples […]

Summary Report of Repositories Forum Now Available

A summary report of the one-day session Where Next for Repositories?, held November 10, 2016 in Ottawa, is now available: > Summary Report: Where Next for Repositories? :  (PDF) As well, […]

Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group Releases Interim Report

This multi-stakeholder working group, which includes scholarly publishers, academic libraries, funders, and researchers, released today its draft principles for sustainable scholarly publishing. January 31, 2017. – The Canadian Scholarly Publishing […]

CARL Releases Roadmap Towards Sustainable Scholarly Communication

OTTAWA, January 27, 2017 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries released today a Scholarly Communications Roadmap that presents clear activities it aims to undertake to stimulate positive change towards an […]

CARL welcomes CRTC Regulatory Policy establishing new objective for broadband access

OTTAWA, January 27, 2017 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) welcomes the recent announcement of Regulatory Policy 2016-496 in which the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) establishes […]

2016 Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Research in Librarianship Grants Announced

OTTAWA, January 18, 2017 – The CARL Strengthening Capacity Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 competition in the Research in Librarianship Grant fund. The CARL Research […]

CARL supports affordable broadband Internet access for all Canadians

December 16, 2016 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) supports the goals of the Government of Canada’s Connect to Innovate program, which plans to invest $500 million by […]