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Watch Our Made By Us “Civic Season” Video, Join the Movement
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has engaged with the Made by Us initiative, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives that aim to become the...
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ARL Executive Institute: Research Libraries Fostering Civic and Community Engagement (Invitation Only)
The 2025 ARL Executive Institute will be a forum for ARL member representatives to collaboratively define strategies for how research libraries foster civic and community engagement. Through exploration of institutional...
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ARL to Collaborate on Libraries as Partners for Emergency Preparedness and Response in Times of Crisis
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is honored to participate in a recently awarded Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant for Libraries. Kevin Borden, ARL senior...
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Research Libraries Advance Open Scholarship and Community Engagement
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published brief profiles of the eight institutions that participated in the 2021–2022 pilot program Accelerating the Social Impact of Research (ASIR). The pilot...
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Principles of Community-Engaged Research: Conversations with Toby Graham, Christopher Lawton, Christian Lopez, and Winnie Smith
Introduction The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Scholarship and Policy team builds capacity for scholar-focused research services, with a focus on community-based scholarship. As part of its Accelerating the Social...
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Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries—Making Community Impact through Open Source Program Offices
As America’s first research university, Johns Hopkins has defined the modern American institution of higher education for almost a century and a half. It is committed to a simple premise:...
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Princeton University Library—Fostering Impact through Community and Open Scholarship
Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Total student enrollment at Princeton as of fall 2022 was 8,705, with 5,548 undergraduates and 3,157 graduate...
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University of Illinois Chicago Library—Partner in Improving Community Health Information and Health Equity
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Total student enrollment at UIC as of fall 2022 was 33,747, with 21,807 undergraduates, 7,798 graduate...
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University of Virginia Library—Community-Led Open Data to Address Inequality
An Equity Atlas serves as a data and policy tool for leaders and advocates to advance a more equitable community while helping citizens hold decision-makers accountable. The University of Virginia...
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NC State University Libraries—Increasing the Public Impact of Research through Consultative Services
North Carolina (NC) State University is a public land-grant research university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Total student enrollment at NC State as of fall 2022 was 37,873, with 27,317 undergraduates,...