Collectively ARL libraries hold more than 470 million print volumes. These works are complemented by many digital works and special collections. Preservation has long been an area of significant activity both for ARL and its member libraries. In 2007, the ARL Task Force on the Future of Preservation in Research Libraries convened a group of preservation experts and association leaders who issued a set of recommendations for ARL, associations sharing ARL’s preservation concerns, and ARL member libraries. This statement expresses the emphasis the task force sees for research libraries and their preservation mission: “For the scholars and researchers we serve to have enduring access to scholarship in all formats, ARL members libraries must invest in maintaining strong local and cooperative preservation programs.”
 preservation-responsibility-24july07.pdf
Proceedings of the 145th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2004. mm04fall-preservation-comm.pdf
Proceedings of the 143rd ARL Membership Meeting, October 2003. mm03fall-preservation-comm.pdf
Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.
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Presented at the 159th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2011.
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Presented at the 159th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2011.
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Presented at the 159th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2011.
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Presentation at the 2009 ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "An Age of Discovery: Distinctive Collections in the Digital Age."
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Presentation at the 2009 ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "An Age of Discovery: Distinctive Collections in the Digital Age."
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Presented at the 154th ARL Membership Meeting, "Transformational Times," May 2009, in the "New Levels of Cooperation and Innovation" program.
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Lars Meyer reports on his project, which used qualitative interviews, expert meetings, a literature review, and a review of preservation statistics to describe contemporary preservation activities in libraries. mm08fall-meyer.pdf
Presented at the ARL/CNI Fall Forum, "21st-Century Collections and the Urgency of Collaborative Action," October 2011. ff11-anderson-martha.pdf
ARL Strategic Directions Steering Committee Topical Briefing, presented at the 147th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2005.
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This statement arose out of a 2005 meeting of library leaders hosted by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and articulates four actions needed to support the development of qualified preservation archives for scholarly e-journals
ejournal-preservation-15oct05.pdf
The New Roles for New Times series identifies and delineates emerging roles and present research on early experiences among member libraries in developing the roles and delivering services. This report looks at how libraries are developing new roles and services in the arena of digital curation for preservation.
The authors consider a “promising set of new roles that libraries are currently carving out in the digital arena,” describing emerging strategies for libraries and librarians and highlighting collaborative approaches through a series of case studies of key programs and projects. They also provide helpful definitions and offer recommendations for libraries considering how best to make or expand their investments in digital curation. Issues and developments within and across the sciences and humanities are considered.
nrnt_digital_curation17mar11.pdf
Hardcopy also available for purchase for $25.00 plus shipping & handling.
These questions were asked during the April 7, 2011, webcast "New Roles for Research Libraries: Digital Curation for Preservation," but were left unanswered due to time constraints. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) asked the webcast panel and the report authors to develop written responses to the unanswered questions in an effort to deepen webcast participants' understanding of the topic.
nrnt_dc_webcast_qanda_apr07.pdf
On behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library Association (ALA), we write to express strong support for funding of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access. lt-dicks-simpson-neh-10budget.pdf
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