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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...
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ARL Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence 2019–2020 Call for Applications—Deadline April 26, 2019
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2019–2020 Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence, a program that introduces undergraduates from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial groups...
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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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Plan S and the UC-Elsevier Negotiations—Publication as Part of Research Funding
Guest post by Judy Ruttenberg, program director, ARL The first quarter of 2019 is replete with open access significance—from the public comment filings on Plan S, to the news last...
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