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Research Libraries Can Be Partners with Societies in Open Access Transitions
In mid-December, rumors of a US executive order requiring that the results of federally funded scientific research be made available for publication immediately, with zero embargo, blew up a corner...
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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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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2020
Mark your calendars! Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2020—a community celebration coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries—will take place February 24–28. You can participate on a single day during...
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Kevin Borden Named Senior Director of Research and Analytics for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Borden as senior director of Research and Analytics, effective January 13, 2020. Borden is currently a...
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Library Assessment Conference 2020 Call for Proposals—Deadline February 28
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee invite paper, poster, and workshop proposals by February 28 for the 2020 Library Assessment...
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IARLA Signs Open Letter Calling for Expedition to COUNTER Release 5
Members of the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), alongside a number of international academic library organizations, have signed an open letter calling for the expedition to Release 5...
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OpenMonographs.org Launches to Flip Funding Model for University Publishing
TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem) creates website to build a community of scholars, publishers, librarians, university administrators that increases access to humanities and social sciences scholarship The Association of...
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ARL, ACRL, ALA Extend Joint Advisory Task Force on IPEDS Academic Libraries Component Definitions
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), and the American Library Association (ALA) have extended their Joint Advisory Task Force through August 31,...
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Report on Integrating Digital Humanities into the Web of Scholarship with SHARE
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released today a white paper that reports the findings of a two-year project investigating the value SHARE could have for digital humanities scholars. SHARE...
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Integrating Digital Humanities into the Web of Scholarship with SHARE
This white paper reports the findings of a two-year project investigating the value SHARE could have for digital humanities scholars. SHARE is an open-source community that develops tools and services...