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American Council on Education (ACE) Comments in Response to US Department of Education’s Proposed Changes to Title IX
On September 12, 2022, ARL joined ACE in comments thanking the US Federal Government for proposing changes that would allow colleges and universities the flexibility and clarity to address sex-based...
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ARL Celebrates Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Policy to Make Federally Funded Research Immediately Available
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) enthusiastically welcomes today’s announcement by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) that the administration has updated the 2013 “Expanding Public...
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Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework
The Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force’s final draft of the Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework was approved by the boards of directors of the...
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Copyright and Contracts: Issues and Strategies
In 2020, ARL’s Advocacy and Public Policy Committee launched a digital rights initiative focused on understanding and safeguarding the full stack of research libraries’ rights: to acquire and lend digital...
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Controlled Digital Lending
This paper discusses ARL's position on controlled digital lending of library materials and lays out considerations that may support research libraries in crafting their use case and preparing for a...
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Association of Research Libraries Joins Amicus Brief on Behalf of University of North Carolina and Harvard for Academic Freedom in Admissions
Along with 38 other higher education associations, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined the American Council on Education (ACE) in filing an amicus brief to the US Supreme Court...
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Library Impact Research Report: Educating and Empowering a Diverse Student Body: Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research through Library Collections
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, a research team from the Texas Tech University (TTU) Libraries explored methods for assessing collections related to the study and research of...
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ARL Joins Civil Society and Technology Advocates Endorsing Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act
In July 2022, ARL joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), American Library Association (ALA), Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), PEN America, Public Knowledge, and other civil society and technology advocates...
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Library Impact Research Report: Distinct Academic Learning Communities at Syracuse University Libraries
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, a team at Syracuse University Libraries conducted a study to explore the impact of embedding three “distinct academic learning communities” in Syracuse...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2020 Reports Data on Professional Positions in Member Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2020, which analyzes salary data for professional staff working in 123 of the 124 ARL member libraries...
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