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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Equitable Student Outcomes and an Inclusive Learning Environment
Research question: (How) does the library contribute to equitable student outcomes and an inclusive learning environment? Project Teams Pilot Project: Texas Tech University Practice Brief: University of Washington Project Descriptions...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Library Spaces
Research question: (How) do library spaces facilitate innovative research, creative thinking, and problem-solving? Project Teams Pilot Project: University of Florida Practice Brief: Iowa State University Pilot Project: Syracuse University Practice...
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Research Library Impact Framework Initiative and Pilots: Research Productivity and Impact
Research question: (How) does the library help to increase research productivity and impact? Project Teams Pilot Project: UC Berkeley Pilot Project: University of Illinois Chicago Pilot Project: University of Pittsburgh...
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Why Research Libraries Support an Open Internet
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the Save the Internet Act, a bill designed to restore the net neutrality protections put into place in 2015 by the...
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Affordable College Textbook Act Reintroduced in Congress
Today, US Senators Durbin (D-IL), King (I-ME), Smith (D-MN) and Sinema (D-AZ) and US Representative Neguse (D-CO) re-introduced the Affordable College Textbook Act. The bill would create a grant program...
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Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 15
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2019–2021 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. Formerly known as the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), the Kaleidoscope...
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ARL Positions on Open Access Principles and Practices
A new openness in scholarly and research environments is transforming how knowledge is created, shared, and sustained. Open practices accelerate the dissemination of scholars’ work and improve its quality, impact,...
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LibQUAL+ Awards Hagerstown Community College 2019 In-Kind Grant
The Association of Research Libraries awards the William M. Brish Library at Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, Maryland, the 2019 LibQUAL+ In-Kind Grant. Each year since 2006, the Association has...
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Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
Recognizing the need to centralize government printing and to establish a mechanism to provide US citizens with no-fee access to federal government information, Congress passed the Printing Act of 1895...
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Public Access to Federally Funded Research and Government Information
ARL prioritizes public access by advocating for policies that advance open science and open data, ensuring effective access and archiving strategies for these resources. Emphasizing the importance of accountability in...