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Canadian University Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement (CURBA)

CAAL-CBPA participates in CURBA, which provides reciprocal borrowing privileges to CAAL-CBPA students, faculty and staff at universities and colleges across the country. To participate in the program, you need a valid university ID and borrowing card.  Review the Procedure for Implementing CURBA Borrowing Cards to learn how cards are processed at CAAL-CBPA Member libraries.

Canada-wide Resource Sharing Agreement

Through the four regional Canadian consortia (CAAL-CBPA, COPPUL, OCUL, and PBUQ), user communities at member institutions have access to free borrowing of books, articles, and videos through a nation-wide Resource Sharing Agreement.

Consortia Canada 

Consortia Canada (ConCan) is an informal group of library consortia representing all library types - public, post-secondary, health, special, and K-12 schools - working together to license electronic resources that are useful and relevant to members across the country.  Through this partnership, our members realize even larger cost savings for the e-resources they license through CAAL-CBPA.  Consortia Canada's primary goal is to contribute to the collection and organization of information and knowledge in digital form for the benefit of all Canadians.

Atlantic Health Knowledge Partnership

CAAL-CBPA has partnered with health partners throughout the regions, such as hospitals and health authorities, to collaboratively license e-resources in the health sector.  A major initiative facilitated by this agreement is our regional partnership providing access for all Atlantic Canadian residents to the Cochrane Library, an evidence-based health resource enabling medical professionals, and members of the community, to make better, evidence-informed decisions.  If you're physically located in the region, there's no cost, and no login required to access this resource.  If you're on the road, you can access it through your home institution or your public library.  Information in this resource includes:

  • actionable and to inform point-of-care decision-making
  • information on clinical trials
  • systematic reviews collating and synthesizing a vast landscape of health information

CAAL-CBPA and COPPUL Memorandum of Understanding

CAAL-CBPA and COPPUL (our western counterpart) have in place a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that establishes a framework for collaboration between our two consortia with the objectives of sharing expertise and knowledge, and building capacity.  Through this program, CAAL-CBPA members have access to webinars and events hosted by COPPUL, and they participate in ours.  This greatly expands and enriches members' opportunities to connect with colleagues, learn about a multitude of topics, and participate in lively discussions.  This agreement also enables our two consortia to realize more savings for the resources you licence when we combines our numbers to leverage larger discounts for e-resources.

Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)

The Canadian Research Knowledge Network is a partnership of Canadian universities dedicated to expanding digital content for the academic research enterprise in Canada.