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Canadian Association of Research Libraries

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) was established in 1976 and brings together thirty-one research libraries. Twenty-nine members are university libraries, plus Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and the National Research Council Canada National Science Library (NSL).[1]

Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Established1976
PresidentVivian Lewis , McMaster University
Address
309 Cooper Street, Suite 203, Ottawa, Ontario,  Canada
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Canada Ottawa
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Canada
Websitewww.carl-abrc.ca

Mission and objectives

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"CARL provides leadership on behalf of Canada's research libraries and enhances capacity to advance research and higher education. It promotes effective and sustainable knowledge creation, dissemination, and preservation, and public policy that enables broad access to scholarly information."[2]

Strategic Directions for May 2019 to May 2022:

  • Advance Open Scholarship
  • Ensure Enduring Access
  • Strengthening Capacity
  • Demonstrate Impact
  • Influencing policy.[3]

CARL members

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CARL members include 29 university libraries and 2 federal libraries.

Participating university libraries:

Federal libraries:

Partnership and collaboration

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CARL works with a number of other organizations, including:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Membership - CARL". carl-abrc.ca. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Strategic Directions May 2019 to May 2022".
  3. ^ "Strategic Directions May 2019 to May 2022".
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