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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...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Methodology 2022–2023 Surveys and Interviews
This report describes the methodology of research conducted during the first stage of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), from...
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ARL’s 2023 Year in Review
CONTENTS: ARL Board of Directors | ARL Staff | Action Plan Priority Achievements | By the Numbers Throughout 2023, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) focused on the 2023–2026 Action Plan priorities to advance our vision of...
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
ARL joined a letter by CNSF thanking appropriators for protecting NSF in a difficult funding climate, calling for the highest possible amount for NSF in final appropriations, noting the importance of...
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ARL Comments to National Science Foundation on NSF Public Access 2.0
On January 2, 2024, ARL issued comments to the National Science Foundation in response to their request for information on their Public Access Plan 2.0. Read ARL Comments on NSF...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Updated Data Management and Sharing Activities
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative has released an updated list of data management and sharing (DMS) activities researchers and institutional research support units may undertake to make...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Public-Access Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Activities, v3
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities describe what researchers and administrators at institutions that support research data sharing may need to...
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on Supplemental Funding for Major Science Agencies
On December 14, 2023, ARL joined a letter by the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) call on Congressional appropriators to include $13 billion in a supplemental spending package. Read...
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EDUCAUSE and ARL Letter to FCC on Net Neutrality
On December 14, ARL and EDUCAUSE responded to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on net neutrality. Our letter described how strong net neutrality rules will allow libraries...