An institutional repository (IR) is a digital collection of an institution's intellectual output. IRs are a key infrastructure component in the digital environment because they provide better access to our digital assets and they ensure that digital objects are managed appropriately.
Since 2003, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries has been promoting the use of institutional repositories in Canada through the CARL Institutional Repositories Program. As a result, over 80% of CARL members have implemented an IR at their institution.
Links to Canadian Institutional Repositories:
News
CARL Condemns Access Copyright’s Lawsuit against York University
Joint CARL-CRKN Statement on Open Access
OTTAWA, April 9th 2013 - Implementing Open Access: CARL and CRKN Operationalize the Report of the CARL-CRKN Open Access Working Group.


