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Closing the Loop: Evaluating Your Key Scholarly Communication Programs and Services
Many libraries have been operating scholarly communication programs or providing scholarly communication services for several years. We have identified what is important to our communities. We have thought strategically about...
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SHARE Launches Knowledge Base
Have you heard about SHARE (SHared Access Research Ecosystem) and wondered exactly what it is? Do you need to explain SHARE to stakeholders, both on and off campus? The new...
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ARL, SPARC, Other Organizations Oppose FIRST Act
On March 24, 2014, ARL, SPARC, and 14 other organizations sent a letter (PDF) to Chairman Smith (R-TX) and Representative Johnson (D-TX) urging them to modify the Frontiers in Innovation...
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LIBLICENSE Model License Being Revised by North American Working Group
Under the auspices of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), and with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the LIBLICENSE Model License for e-resources is undergoing a vigorous...
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Research Libraries and the Big Deal: Author Version of Study Available
“Unwrapping the Bundle: An Examination of Research Libraries and the ‘Big Deal’,” by Karla L. Strieb of the Ohio State University (OSU) and Julia C. Blixrud of ARL has been...
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SHARE Notification System Project Plan
The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) Notification System Project Plan, released February 6, 2014, details the first in a series of activities to be undertaken by SHARE to ensure that...
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ARL to Host ACLS Fellow in Scholarly Publishing—Apply by March 19
ARL has been selected to be a host organization for the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Public Fellows Program, a career-building fellowship initiative designed to expand the reach of...
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U Montréal Cancels Subscriptions to 76% of Serials in Wiley Online Library
On January 14, 2014, the Université de Montréal (UdeM) libraries announced that they are cancelling their subscriptions to 1,142 of 1,510 periodicals in the Wiley Online Library at the end...
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Press-Library Collaborations Explored in AAUP Report
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) surveyed its members and ARL libraries in 2012 to identify elements of successful collaborations. The survey included questions on operational and financial structures...
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SPEC Kit 338: Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories (November 2013)
This SPEC Kit examines the ways in which research libraries are involved in the administration of disciplinary repositories. It explores the disciplinary scope of the repository, collection policies, funding models,...
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