Research Library Issues

The ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities released this report to bring much-needed attention to the challenges of print-disabled individuals who are seeking access to both print and digital library products and services. The report contains recommendations for research libraries to make information accessible to their full range of diverse users equitably. ARL believes that research libraries are poised to provide critical direction—along with academic leadership, IT, and disability services—on the service and technology planning, procurement, and licensing necessary to create a fully accessible information environment.

RLI issue 281 includes:

• Editor's Note
• Executive Summary
• Print Disabilities, Libraries, and Higher Education
• US and Canadian Disability Policies, Recent Challenges, and US and Canadian Copyright Law
• Research Libraries and Individuals with Print Disabilities
• Universal Design, Inclusive Design, Accessibility, and Usability
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Model Licensing Language

RLI issue 280 includes:

Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries
Marilyn S. Billings, Sarah C. Hutton, Jay Schafer, Charles M. Schweik, and Matt Sheridan

E-Book Licensing and Research Libraries--Negotiating Principles and Price in an Emerging Market
Charles B. Lowry and Julia C. Blixrud

Research Library Trends: A Historical Picture of Services, Resources, and Spending
Martha Kyrillidou

RLI issue 282: Pre-pub of "The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012"

image © thebittenword.comARL has released a pre-publication version of an article on “The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012,” which will be featured in the forthcoming Research Library Issues no. 282 (Spring 2013).

RLI issue 279 includes:

• Digitization of Special Collections and Archives: Legal and Contractual Issues
• Model Deed of Gift
• Model Deed of Gift, including Mixed IP Rights
• Model Digitization Agreement
• Copyright Risk Management: Principles and Strategies for Large-Scale Digitization Projects in Special Collections

RLI issue 278 includes:

• Leading a Full Life: Reflections on Several Decades of Work, Family, and Accomplishment
• Scenario Planning: Developing a Strategic Agenda for Organizational Alignment
• Bringing Scenario Planning Home to KU
• The ARL Balanced Scorecard Initiative Meets the ARL 2030 Scenarios

RLI issue 277 includes:

• Rebalancing the Investment in Collections
• Experimenting with Strategies for Crowdsourcing Manuscript Transcription
• Keeping the Doors Open: Exploring 24-Hour Library Access at Washington University in St. Louis

RLI issue 276 includes:

• Ahead of the Storm: Research Libraries and the Future of the Research University
• Collecting Small Data
• Copyfraud and Classroom Performance Rights: Two Common Bogus Copyright Claims

RLI issue 275 includes:

• Report of the Task Force on International Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Practices
• White Paper: International Interlibrary Loan
• White Paper: US Law and International Interlibrary Loan
• White Paper: Trends in Licensing