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
Library and Archives Canada (LAC; ) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is the 16th largest library in the world. T ...
(LAC) and the
National Research Council Canada National Science Library (NSL).
Mission and objectives
"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."
Strategic Directions for May 2019 to May 2022:
* Advance Open Scholarship
*Ensure Enduring Access
* Strengthening Capacity
*Demonstrate Impact
* Influencing policy.
CARL members
CARL members include 29 university libraries and 2 federal libraries.
Participating university libraries:
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Brock University
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Carleton University
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Concordia University Libraries
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Dalhousie University
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McGill University Library
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McMaster University
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Queen's University
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Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a Public university, public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It maintains three campuses in Greater Vancouver, respectively located in Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, British Columbia, Surrey, and ...
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Toronto Metropolitan University
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University of Alberta Library
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University of British Columbia Library
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University of Calgary
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University of Guelph
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University of Manitoba
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University of New Brunswick
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University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa (), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a Official bilingualism in Canada, bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ot ...
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University of Regina
The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a j ...
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University of Saskatchewan
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...
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University of Victoria
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University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...
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University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario (UWO; branded as Western University) is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thame ...
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University of Windsor
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Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal (; UdeM; ) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on M ...
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Université de Sherbrooke
The Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS; Quebec English, English: ''University of Sherbrooke'') is a French-language Public university, public research university in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, with a second campus in Longueuil, a suburb on the Mont ...
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Université du Québec à Montréal
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Université Laval
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York University Libraries
Federal libraries:
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National Science Library
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Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada (LAC; ) is the federal institution tasked with acquiring, preserving, and providing accessibility to the documentary heritage of Canada. The national archive and library is the 16th largest library in the world. T ...
Partnership and collaboration
CARL works with a number of other organizations, including:
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Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB)
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Association of Research Libraries (US)
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(IFLA)
See also
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Open access in Canada
References
External links
* http://www.carl-abrc.ca/
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Canadian library associations
Organizations established in 1976
1976 establishments in Ontario
Organizations based in Ottawa