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ARL Statement on Violent Threats against HBCUs
The Association of Research Libraries strongly condemns all forms of racially intended violence. The recent targeting of historically Black colleges and universities with bomb threats meant to silence their voices...
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ARL Celebrates the Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) on His Retirement
After 12 years of distinguished service as the 10th archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero will retire in April 2022. President Obama appointed Ferriero in 2009. He was...
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Research Data Services: Partnerships
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services (RDS) formed in 2020 with a two-fold purpose: (1) to demonstrate and...
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Library and Archives Associations Call on Members to Take Action on US National Day of Racial Healing
On January 18, 2022, the sixth annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Society of American Archivists...
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Research Library Issues 302: Sustaining Open Content and Infrastructure
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Research Library Issues no. 302 (2021): Sustaining Open Content and Infrastructure. Introduction Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries Open Persistent Identifiers: The Building...
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Demand Progress Letter Requesting Congress to Direct the Congressional Research Services (CRS) to Publish All Non-Confidential CRS Reports Online
On December 13, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by Demand Progress asking Members of the Joint Committee on the Library to publish CRS reports online, in accordance with the...
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Statement by SPARC’s Open Access Working Group Applauding the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
The OAWG statement encourages the US—which is not a member of UNESCO—to adopt the Open Science Recommendations, particularly the recommendation to "develop an enabling policy environment for open science." Open...
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International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) Statement Welcoming the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science
IARLA's statement highlights how research libraries are poised to lead and partner with others in the global open science movement to advance many of the UNESCO recommendations on open science....
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Library Impact Research Report: Understanding and Communicating Research Impact: The Needs of STEM and Health Sciences Faculty and Postdoctoral Researchers
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, the University of Washington (UW) Libraries explored UW faculty and postdoctoral researcher needs for understanding and communicating the impact of their work,...
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Demand Progress Letter in Support of Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Legislation
On November 5, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by Demand Progress asking Senate leadership to consider the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), which would strengthen congressional oversight...
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