Publications and Documents

Each Thursday, CARL publishes a weekly email bulletin, the CARL E-lert – le Cyberavis de l’ABRC, a recap of recent important news and publications related to research libraries. CARL also publishes the Statistical Survey of Canadian Academic and Research Libraries annually.

Responses to National Issues and Position Statements

CARL Responds to Recent Media Coverage on Educational Copying (August 2023)

Letter to Minister Rodriguez on the Canadian Museum Policy renewal (May 2023)

Joint Brief on the Ontario Government Consultation Paper on Modernizing the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 (2023)

CARL Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Inclusive Libraries (April 2022)

CARL Brief on the Government’s proposed approach to address harmful content online (2021)

CFLA-CARL Brief on the Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for AI and the Internet of Things (2021)

CARL Brief on Modernizing Privacy in Ontario (2021)

Brief to the Federal Government on Access to Information Review (2021)

Brief to the Ontario Government’s consultation Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework. (2021)

CFLA/CARL/CULC brief in response to the consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries (2021)

Letter to the Chair of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board regarding the 2020 revisions to the Guide to Monetary Appraisals (2021)

Letter to the Honourable Steven Guilbeault regarding the 2020 revisions to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board’s Guide to Monetary Appraisals (2021)

CFLA-CARL Joint Response to Consultation on Copyright Term Extension (2021)

Strengthening Canadian User Rights through Shared Understanding: Adapting the Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use for Canada (2021)

CARL Submission to the Department of Justice’s Public Consultations: Modernizing Canada’s Privacy Act (2021)

CARL and Portage Response to “Data Repository Selection: Criteria That Matter” (2021)

CARL Submission to the Ontario Government Consultation: Strengthening Privacy Protections in Ontario (2020)

Briefing note to Minister Guilbeault on Copyright (2020)

Equitable, Affordable Access to Digital Course Materials for University Students: Issues and Solutions (2020)

The Time Is Now for Open Educational Resources (2020)

CARL Submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Consultation on the OPC’s Proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence (2020)

CARL Statement on Optimal Equitable Access to Post-Secondary Learning Resources During COVID-19 (2020)

CARL objection to Access Copyright’s proposed Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2021-2023 (2019)

CARL Statement on Open Education (2019)

Letter to the Ministers of ISED and Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, and the President of the Treasury Board of Canada – Next Steps in Advancing Changes to Crown Copyright (2019)

CARL Statement on the INDU Report on the Copyright Act (2019)

The University Librarian: Providing Value to the Research University (2019)

CARL and CRKN Support the University of California in Taking a Bold Stand for Openly Available Research (2019)

CFLA-CARL Brief to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Study on Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries (2019)

Portage Brief to the INDU Committee on Text and Data Mining (2018)

CARL Statement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) (2018)

CARL brief to the INDU Committee as Part of the Review of the Copyright Act (2018)

CARL’s Opening Remarks to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Trade (2018)

Motion for Leave to Intervene in the York University vs. Access Copyright Case – V. Owen affidavit (2018)

CARL Statement in Opposition to the Bell Coalition’s Proposal to Disable Online Access to Piracy Sites (2018)

CARL Statement on Net Neutrality (2018)

CARL Opening Statement to ETHI on The Right to be Forgotten (2017)

CARL Submission to the Consultation on Options for Reform of the Copyright Board of Canada (2017)

CARL Statement on Bill C-58 (2017)

CARL objection to Access Copyright’s proposed Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2018-2020 (2017)

CARL Response to Consultations on NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization (2017)

CARL Statement in Support of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week (2017)

CARL Statement on Fair Dealing and Copyright (2016)

CARL Response to Fundamental Science Review (2016)

CARL Response to Help shape Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2016–18 (2016)

CARL Response to the Access to Information Act – Revitalizing access to information Consultation (2016)

CARL Response to the Draft Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management (2015)

Response of CARL’s Portage Network to Industry Canada’s Consultation on Developing a Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy (2015)

CARL Submission to Science and Innovation Consultations (2014)

Position Statement on Open Access (2013)

CARL Response to the Consultation on the Draft Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (2013)

CARL Response to the Consultation Document, Capitalizing on Big Data: Toward a Policy Framework for Advancing Digital Scholarship in Canada (2013)

Input on Open Government Consultations (2013)

Affordable Broadband Internet Access for all Canadians, Brief to Parliamentary Committee (2013)

Response by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries to the Consultation Paper on a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada (2010)

CARL Response to the Canadian Digital Information Strategy (2007)

Position Statement on Institutional Repositories (2003)

Reports and Publications

Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025 (2023)

Observations on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities (2023)

Frequently Asked Questions About Term Extension for Authored Works (2023)

Creating Digital Preservation Capacity Through Human Resource Development At Canadian Academic Libraries (2022)

Diversity Census and Inclusion Survey – Insights Report (2022)

Aligning the Research Library to Organizational Strategy (2022)

Key Issues Impacting Digital Preservation in Canada (2021)

CARL Principles on Digital Access to Collections and Learning Resources (2021)

Final Report of the ARL/CARL Joint Task Force on Research Data Services (2021)

Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent (2020)

Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries (2020)

Final Report of the Canadian Collective Print Strategy Working Group (2020)

Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada (2020)

Getting Started: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities, A practical guide for librarians – Canadian Version (2019) word│pdf

Investments in Open: Canadian Research Libraries’ Expenditures on Services, Staff, and Infrastructures in Support of Open Scholarship (2020)

Advancing Open: Views from Scholarly Communications Practitioners (2020)

Digital Preservation Functionality in Canadian Repositories (2019)

Institutional Repository Statistics: Reliable, Consistent Approaches for Canada (2019)

Final Report of the Survey on Digital Preservation Capacity and Needs at Canadian Memory Institutions, 2017-18 (2019)

Canadian Author Addendum to Publication Agreement (2019 update)

CARL Guide to Using the Canadian Author Addendum (2019)

CARL Guide to Author Rights (2019)

Report on @Risk North 2: Digital Collections (2019)

A Guide to Canadian Research Libraries’ Spending on Content (2018)

Fair Dealing/Use: How Canada fits internationally (2018)

Responding to Unsustainable Journal Costs: A CARL Brief (2018)