Publications

• ARL/CARL Joint Task Force on Research Data Services: Final Report

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services formed in 2020 with a two-fold purpose: (1) to demonstrate and commit...

• Library Impact Practice Brief: Freshman Fellows: Implementing and Assessing a First-Year Primary-Source Research Program

  This practice brief describes the assessment project undertaken by the Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University as part of the library’s participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative to address...

• Issue Brief: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act: Research Library Perspectives

  The 117th US Congress is holding hearings and debating bills on changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), a 1996 law that protects internet service providers and...

• Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions

  This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library's participation in ARL's Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the...

• Library Impact Practice Brief: The Future Is Now: How We’re Working at Charles

  This practice brief describes research conducted by staff at Temple University Libraries as part of the libraries’ participation in ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative to address the question of...

• ARL Member Representatives Retiring or Stepping Down in Spring/Summer 2021

  Seven ARL member representatives will be retiring or stepping down in spring or summer 2021. Interviews and bios are included in this PDF. ARL Member Representatives Retiring or Stepping Down...

• ARL Salary Survey 2020: Summary of Changes

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) charged the Salary Survey Task Force to review the ARL Salary Survey and recommend improvements for enhancing data collection for the 2020 survey cycle...

• ARL Action Plan 2021–2022

  The ARL Action Plan 2021–2022, approved by the Board of Directors on September 14, 2020, describes the Association’s priorities and objectives for the next two years, the actions that will...

• Affiliation in Transition: Rethinking Society Membership with Early-Career Researchers in the Social Sciences

  This paper by Marcel LaFlamme explores new forms of connection and community for early-career researchers, which are often facilitated by social media and other communication technologies. By learning from these...

• Amicus Brief in Ahmad v. University of Michigan

  On September 30, 2020, ARL, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the University of California Libraries, the University of Illinois...

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