2020

• Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions

  This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library's participation in ARL's Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the...

• Library Impact Practice Brief: The Future Is Now: How We’re Working at Charles

  This practice brief describes research conducted by staff at Temple University Libraries as part of the libraries’ participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative to address the question of...

• ARL Salary Survey 2020: Summary of Changes

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) charged the Salary Survey Task Force to review the ARL Salary Survey and recommend improvements for enhancing data collection for the 2020 survey cycle...

• ARL Action Plan 2021–2022

  The ARL Action Plan 2021–2022, approved by the Board of Directors on September 14, 2020, describes the Association’s priorities and objectives for the next two years, the actions that will...

• Affiliation in Transition: Rethinking Society Membership with Early-Career Researchers in the Social Sciences

  This paper by Marcel LaFlamme explores new forms of connection and community for early-career researchers, which are often facilitated by social media and other communication technologies. By learning from these...

• Amicus Brief in Ahmad v. University of Michigan

  On September 30, 2020, ARL, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the University of California Libraries, the University of Illinois...

• Implementing Effective Data Practices: Stakeholder Recommendations for Collaborative Research Support

  In this report, experts from library, research, and scientific communities provide key recommendations for effective data practices to support a more open research ecosystem. The recommendations are based on information...

• ARL Member Representatives Retiring or Stepping Down in Fall 2020

  ARL's Kaylyn Groves interviewed Barbara I. Dewey, who is retiring in fall 2020. ARL Member Representatives Stepping Down Fall 2020

• Modern Interlibrary Loan Practices: Moving beyond the CONTU Guidelines

  This ARL white paper reexamines the role of the decades-old Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) Guidelines in interlibrary lending. The white paper includes the history and...

• Future Themes and Forecasts for Research Libraries and Emerging Technologies

  Part of the ARL-CNI-EDUCAUSE joint initiative to advance research libraries’ impact in a world shaped by emerging technologies, this publication reports on two invitational workshops with experts in learning and research...

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