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ARL National Digital Stewardship Residency Concludes with Release of OSF Toolkit
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a toolkit to support the deep engagement of librarians in the creation and management of digital scholarship. Developed by Megan Potterbusch, the...
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Holistic Librarianship Highlighted in Research Library Issues
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) explores different models and approaches to holistic librarianship and the convergence among librarians in a variety of roles. The articles in this...
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Letter to Committee on House Administration on Reform of the Federal Depository Library Program
On September 27, 2017, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted recommendations for reform of the Federal Depository Library Program to the Committee on House Administration. FDLP_letter.pdf
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Section 108 of Title 17: A Discussion Document of the Register of Copyrights
The Copyright Office released this Discussion Document regarding Section 108 of Title 17, with an objective to review the issues, outline the Copyright Office's current views and proposals, and present...
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Matthew Harp, Joanne Paterson Named Visiting Program Officers for SHARE Humanities Project
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Matthew Harp and Joanne Paterson as visiting program officers for a SHARE project to help make online, scholarly works in the humanities...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2017
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from May 20, 2017, through September 22, 2017,...
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Thoughts on the Section 108 Reform Discussion Draft
On Friday, September 15, 2017, the Copyright Office released a discussion document on proposed reform to Section 108 of the Copyright Act, the provision that sets out specific limitations and...
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Letter to Depository Library Council on Reform of the Federal Depository Library Program
On August 25, 2017, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted comments on reform fo the Federal Depository Library Program. 2017.08.25-DLC-Recommendations.pdf
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Webinar—Campus-wide Entrepreneurship (SPEC Kit 355)
SPEC Kit 355, Campus-wide Entrepreneurship, gathers information about library services and resources, funding models, staffing and administrative support, assessment, and the unique challenges of supporting these programs. The Campus-wide Entrepreneurship...
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ARL Projects in the Pipeline, September 2017
An update on projects being tracked by the Association of Research Libraries Coordinating Committee from February through September 2017. ARL Projects in the Pipeline, September 2017