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
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)
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 Joint Response to Consultation on Copyright Term Extension (2021)
CARL and Portage Response to “Data Repository Selection: Criteria That Matter” (2021)
Copyright Open Educational Resource for University Instructors and Staff
CARL Submission to the Ontario Government Consultation: Strengthening Privacy Protections in Ontario (2020)
Briefing note to Minister Guilbeault on Copyright (2020)
The Time Is Now for Open Educational Resources (2020)
CARL Statement on Optimal Equitable Access to Post-Secondary Learning Resources During COVID-19 (2020)
CARL Statement on Open Education (2019)
CARL Statement on the INDU Report on the Copyright Act (2019)
The University Librarian: Providing Value to the Research University (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 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 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)
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)
Input on Open Government Consultations (2013)
Affordable Broadband Internet Access for all Canadians, Brief to Parliamentary Committee (2013)
CARL Response to the Canadian Digital Information Strategy (2007)
Position Statement on Institutional Repositories (2003)
Reports and Publications
Observations on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities (2023)
Frequently Asked Questions About Term Extension for Authored Works (2023)
Diversity Census and Inclusion Survey – Insights Report (2022)
Aligning the Research Library to Organizational Strategy (2022)
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
Advancing Open: Views from Scholarly Communications Practitioners (2020)
Digital Preservation Functionality in Canadian Repositories (2019)
Institutional Repository Statistics: Reliable, Consistent Approaches for Canada (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)
Summary Report: @Risk North (Collections en péril) (2018)
Fair Dealing Myths and Facts (2017)
Final Report, Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group (2017)
How to Assess a Journal: A.K.A. How not to publish in an undesirable journal (2017)
Summary Report: Where Next for Repositories? (2017)
Interim Report, Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group (2017)
CARL Scholarly Communications Roadmap (2017)
Trends and Innovations in Research Dissemination (2016)
CUSP: Canadian Universities and Sustainable Publishing (2016)
CARL Faculty Study (2016)
Final Report on Leviathan North (2015)
Library Open Access Funds in Canada: Review and Recommendations (2015)
Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications: Quick Answers (2015)
8RS Redux, CARL Libraries Human Resources Study (Full Report and Summary of Major Findings) (2015)
8RS Redux, Presentation to CARL members (2015)
8RS Redux, Presentation at CLA (2015)
Archiving the Web (2014)
Open Textbooks: Opportunities for Research Libraries (2014)
Foreign Language & Area Studies Collections in CARL Libraries (2014)
Aboriginal collections and library services in Canadian research libraries (2014)
Altmetrics in context (2013)
CARL Open Access Flyer (2012)
Special Collections at CARL Libraries (2012)
Implementing Open Access: Report of the CARL-CRKN Open Access Working Group (2012)
Core Competencies for 21st Century CARL Librarians (2010)
CARL Open Access Backgrounder (2010)
Greater Reach for Your Research: Expanding Readership through Digital Repositories (2008)
National Research Priorities Survey (2008)
Research Competencies for CARL Librarians (2007)
Guide to Setting up an Institutional Repository (2002)
Responses to Federal Budget
CARL submission to the Department of Finance Canada Pre-Budget Consultations 2023 (2023)
CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2023 (2022)
CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2022 (2022)
CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2022 (2021)
CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2021 (2020)
CARL Response to Budget 2018 (2018)
CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2017 (2016)
CARL Response to Budget 2016 (2016)
CARL Response to Budget 2014 (2014)
Recommendations for Budget 2014 (2013)
CARL Reacts to Federal Budget 2013 (2013)
Input Submitted to the Department of Finance’s Pre-budgetary Consultations (2013)
Submission to House of Commons Pre-Budget Consultations (2012)
CARL Governance Documents
CARL Committee Guidelines (2022)
CARL Definitions for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (2022)
CARL COVID-19 Vaccine Policy (2021)
COVID-19 Safety Plan (2021)
Responding to COVID-19 in the Workplace Procedure (2021)
CARL Cookies Policy (2020)
CARL Privacy Policy (2020)
CARL Code of Conduct (2020)
2019-2022 Strategic Directions (2019)
CARL’s Articles of Continuance (2013)
CARL’s By-Law No. 1 (2013)
Annual Reports
2015-2016 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
2014-2015 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
2013-2014 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
2012-2013 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
Executive Director's Reports