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ARL Comments on US National Institute of Justice Draft Public Access Plan
The US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requested comments on its “Draft Public Access Plan.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments on the plan below....
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New Library Cohort Joins Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is delighted to announce the new set of institutions joining the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, a research project aimed at understanding...
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Library Funding Advocacy
Research libraries play a crucial role in supporting the research environment and in complying with federal mandates. However, in the United States, academic libraries' funding through facilities and administrative (F&A)...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS), Phase II, Research Purpose for Participants
Background Information In 2023, the Association of Research Libraries was awarded a US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Grant (LG-254930-OLS-23) to continue research into institutional expenses...
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Call for Expressions of Interest by May 31: Participate in Research on Costs of Public Access to Research Data
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Data Curation Network (DCN) are seeking five US-based academic libraries to participate in a research project focused on understanding the institutional costs...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, NSF-Funded Phase 1, 2021–2023
In 2021, the Association of Research Libraries and six academic institutions involved in the Data Curation Network (DCN) were awarded a US National Science Foundation (NSF) EAGER grant (#2135874) to...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle, a report from the Realities...
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Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle
Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle examines research data management and sharing practices at six research-intensive academic institutions: Cornell...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Reports on Expenses of Making Data Publicly Accessible, Project Methodology
Public access to research data is vital to advancing science and solving real-world problems. Recently a number of US funding agencies have required the management and broad sharing of research...
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Making Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses
Academic institutions have made significant investments to support public access to research data requirements, yet little to no data about these services, infrastructure, and costs currently exist or are widely...