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Association of Research Libraries Welcomes Increased Investment in Research and Data Sharing in Reauthorization of National Science Foundation
Progress in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of public investment in basic scientific research and rapid sharing of data. The pandemic has also deepened existing inequality in...
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Statement on Biden-Harris Administration’s Prioritization of Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policy-Making
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) commends the Biden-Harris administration’s intention to rely on scientific integrity and evidence-based policy-making to address its priorities of COVID-19, racial justice, the economy, and...
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Library and Higher Education Groups Release Communication Toolkit for Implementing Effective Data Practices
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), California Digital Library (CDL), Association of American Universities (AAU), and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) are pleased to release a communication toolkit...
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IARLA Supports the Sorbonne Statement on Research Data Rights
In January 2020, nine research university associations signed the “Sorbonne Declaration on Research Data Rights,” affirming their commitment to opening up research data and highlighting key roles that the academic...
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Librarians Create Conditions for Researchers to Tackle Grand Challenges with Data Science
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the global scientific effort to develop treatments and vaccines, is the latest large-scale event to show the power and urgency of collaboration and data-sharing to solve...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Comments on Desirable Characteristics of Repositories
Update: On May 26, 2022, the White House released new guidance to ensure federally funded research data equitably benefits all of America. ARL's comments (below) were part of the consultation...
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Five Takeaways from NSF-Funded Conference on Implementing Effective Data Practices
In December 2019 the National Science Foundation sponsored an invitational conference on implementing effective data practices, convened by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the California Digital Library, the Association...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information on American Research Environment
On November 26, 2019, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a “Request for Information on the American Research Environment.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) welcomes...
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ARL Comments on Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
On November 6, 2019, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a request for public comments on a DRAFT NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and supplemental DRAFT...
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National Science Foundation Funds Library and Higher Education Associations to Host Conference on Implementing Effective Data Practices
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the California Digital Library (CDL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) will jointly convene an...