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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...
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Cynthia Hudson-Vitale, Jennifer Muilenburg Named ARL Visiting Program Officers for Research Data
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Cynthia Hudson-Vitale of Penn State University and Jennifer Muilenburg of University of Washington as part-time visiting program officers for research data, effective...
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AAU-APLU Working Group Discusses Public Access to Research Data at CNI Meeting—Video Online
Representatives of the Association of American Universities (AAU)–Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Public Access Working Group reported on an October 2018 workshop at the Coalition for Networked Information...
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The General Data Protection Regulation: What Does It Mean for Libraries Worldwide?
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect May 25, 2018, and is likely to have a significant impact on the way libraries around the globe...
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What Does GDPR Mean for Libraries Worldwide? ARL Releases Issue Brief
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect tomorrow, May 25, 2018, and is likely to have a significant impact on the way libraries around the...
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Data Management, Access, & Sharing
Researchers who generate data face a myriad of funder and publisher policies and community norms regarding the management of that data for sharing, public access, and reuse. Internationally, FAIR—Findable, Accessible,...