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ARL Supports cOAlitionS Call for Publisher Transparency and Reduced Author Burden for Immediate Open Access
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) endorses the cOAlition S call to publishers asking for greater clarity and transparency in manuscript submission processes, enabling authors to exercise the right to...
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American Historical Association Statement Condemning HBCU Bomb Threats
On February 22, 2022, ARL signed onto a statement by the American Historical Association (AHA) condemning the bomb threats sent to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). AHA connects the...
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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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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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ARL Board Affirms Transparency as Core Operating Principle of Licensing
At its summer meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors approved the following statement, reiterating a long-standing licensing best practice of declining to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
On June 28, 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a "Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies." The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)...
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ARL Welcomes Researcher-First Policies in Bills to Reauthorize US National Science Foundation
On behalf of the leaders of 125 major research libraries, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to see that the US House of Representatives included the following policies...
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ARL Supports Creation of US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is proud to join civil society, higher education, racial justice, and other organizations dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the movement for US...
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Association of Research Libraries Welcomes Increased Investment in Research and Data Sharing in Reauthorization of National Science Foundation
Progress in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of public investment in basic scientific research and rapid sharing of data. The pandemic has also deepened existing inequality in...