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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, NSF-Funded Phase 1, 2021–2023
In 2021, the Association of Research Libraries and six academic institutions involved in the Data Curation Network (DCN) were awarded a US National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER grant (#2135874) to...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle, a report from the Realities...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Reports on Expenses of Making Data Publicly Accessible, Project Methodology
Public access to research data is vital to advancing science and solving real-world problems. Recently a number of US funding agencies have required the management and broad sharing of research...
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Making Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses
Academic institutions have made significant investments to support public access to research data requirements, yet little to no data about these services, infrastructure, and costs currently exist or are widely...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Methodology 2022–2023 Surveys and Interviews
This report describes the methodology of research conducted during the first stage of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), from...
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Conversations with US Federal Agency Representatives: Exploring Data Management and Sharing Expenses
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) research entered its second phase in July 2023 thanks to funding from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The initial exploratory RADS work funded...
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Association of Research Libraries and California Digital Library Receive Grant to Advance Data Management and Sharing
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) have received a $668,048 National Leadership Grant from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to...
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ARL Awarded Grant to Continue Research on Institutional Expenses for Public Access to Research Data
The US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in collaboration with Duke University, the University of Minnesota, and Washington University in...
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ARL and DCN Comments on NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF)
On June 6, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, released a request for comments on NIST's Research Data Framework (RDaF). The Association of...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Featured on Improving Data Engagement and Advocacy (IDEA) Podcast
Much of libraries’ engagement work with researchers centers around supporting researchers’ efforts to make the data underlying their research publicly available. This is a critical step to advancing science and, increasingly,...