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Metadata Life Cycle: Mountain or Superhighway?
Introduction Federally mandated policies requiring public access to funded research data have impacted how institutions and researchers support the entire research data life cycle. Without a central infrastructure to support...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Update #1
Central to the aims of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) project is an examination of the research-data landscape since the release of the Holdren public-access memo in 2013....
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Library Copyright Alliance: SMART Copyright Act Would Burden Libraries and Free Expression
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) opposes a new copyright bill that would burden libraries and limit free expression online. The Strengthening Measures to Advance Rights Technologies (SMART ) Copyright Act...
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ARL Congratulates the First Archive of Racial & Cultural Healing in the US
On March 30, nearly 300 librarians and archivists attended the virtual screening and panel discussion of Hidden in Full View, a short documentary film about the investigation of the 1931...
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African Studies Association (ASA) Statement on Discriminatory Treatment Meted Out to Africans, Including Scholars and Students, Fleeing the War in Ukraine
ARL joined a statement by the African Studies Association expressing solidarity with the people of Ukraine, especially scholars and students who are suffering as a direct consequence of this terrible...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Research Funding Bills
On March 22, 2022, ARL joined ACE and 20 other higher education associations in asking Congress to invest in federal STEM education programs, scientific research, research infrastructure, and innovation programs...
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Association of Research Libraries Releases Annual Report 2021
Today, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released our Annual Report 2021, which highlights our collective accomplishments advancing research, learning, and scholarly communication, in alignment with our 2021–2022 Action Plan....
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Coalition for International Education Letter in Support of Title VI Reauthorization
On March 7, 2022, ARL joined the Coalition for International Education in asking Congress to include Title VI reauthorization as drafted in the Senate US Innovation and Competes Act (USICA)...
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American Council on Education Statement in Support of Open Academic Inquiry
On March 3, 2022, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than 90 of its members in a statement supporting free and open academic inquiry and debate...
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Women’s History Month 2022 Celebrated in ARL Member Libraries
The following list includes events, news stories, and resources at ARL member libraries in celebration of Women’s History Month. Events | News and Blog Posts | Resources and Exhibits Events...