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OA in the Open National Forum Travel Awards Available
James Madison University (JMU) Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are offering $2,000 travel scholarships to attend a national forum of experts and stakeholders to address key opportunities...
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JMU Libraries, with ARL, Receives IMLS National Forum Grant on Open Access Collecting Strategies
James Madison University (JMU) Libraries, in partnership with the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has been awarded $89,000 by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to convene...
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ARL Joins Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has become a member of the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), an initiative aimed at stabilizing a vital infrastructure of freely...
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Documentary “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” Premieres in Washington, DC
The documentary film Paywall: The Business of Scholarship made its global premiere in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2018, the same week that 11 European countries proclaimed that all their...
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Documentary “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” Premieres in Washington, DC
*This is a guest blog post by Judy Ruttenberg, ARL program director for strategic initiatives.* *Updated September 11, 2018, with quotation from Geneva Henry.* The documentary film Paywall: The Business of...
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Richard Poynder Interview with UCLA University Librarian Ginny Steel on Open Access
A couple of weeks ago, Richard Poynder interviewed Virginia (“Ginny”) Steel, Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian at UCLA on open access. Ginny Steel is also the past chair of...
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Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem (TOME) Meeting (Invitation Only)
An invitation-only meeting on the Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem initiative will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2018, at the Association of American Universities office. Event Details Time:...
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Springer, Censorship and the Need for Open Access
*Updated January 22, 2017 to include a statement by Sarah Thomas, Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian* It’s Copyright Week! Today’s topic is “Copyright and Censorship: Freedom...
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Accelerating Academy-Owned Publishing: An ARL Project
How can libraries accelerate research sharing and increase participation in scholarship? What funding and partnerships do scholarly communities, open repositories, and other public-goods platforms need to transform into true, academy-owned,...
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Patrick Burns Warns Journal Publishing Headed for Reckoning
In a recent article on The Conversation, Patrick Burns, dean of libraries and vice president for IT at Colorado State University and a member of the ARL Coordinating Committee, discusses...
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