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ARL White Paper on Wikidata
In this Association of Research Libraries white paper, a task force of expert Wikidata users recommend a variety of ways for librarians to use the open knowledge base in advancing...
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ARL-SSRC Meeting on Open Scholarship in the Social Sciences: Summary and Next Steps
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) gathered more than 30 leaders of scholarly communities, research libraries, and funding organizations in December 2018 to...
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Salary Equity Analysis at ARL Institutions
The following report analyzes 35 years of ARL Salary Survey data to measure any gender or minority based wage gaps. Included are graphs and tables showing changes in the ARL...
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Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 Testimony, Supplemental Statement, and ALA Report
On September 24, 2018, Jonathan Band submitted written testimony, a supplemental statement, and a report prepared by the American Library Association (ALA) as an attachment to his testimony to the...
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Software Preservation provides clear guidance on the legality of archiving legacy software to ensure continued access to digital files of all...
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The P2L2 Summit 2018: Meeting Summary and Next Steps
A report outlining the meeting summary and next steps from the P2L2 Summit, June 20, 2018, in San Francisco, CA. 2018.08.27-p2l2-report.pdf
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The TOME Summit 2018: Meeting Summary and Next Steps
A report outlining the meeting summary and next steps from the TOME Summit, July 31, 2018, in Washington, DC. 2018.08.27-tome-report.pdf
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The Copyright Permissions Culture in Software Preservation and Its Implications for the Cultural Record
A report released on February 9, 2018, The Copyright Permissions Culture in Software Preservation and Its Implications for the Cultural Record, finds that individuals and institutions need clear guidance on...
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ARL Assessment Program Visioning Task Force Recommendations
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Assessment Program Visioning Task Force (VTF) was responsible for developing a forward-looking program that advances the organizational outcomes of the 21st-century research library. The...
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Across the Great Divide: Findings and Possibilities for Action from the 2016 Summit Meeting of Academic Libraries and University Presses with Administrative Relationships (P2L)
The P2L Summit brought together 23 teams of university library and press directors with an administrative relationship (typically the press reporting to the library—“P2L”) on May 9–10, 2016, in Philadelphia,...