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ARL Supports MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on November 6, 2019 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) supports the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts as an important pathway to...
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IARLA Welcomes Plan S Move toward Open Access Environment
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Executive Committee approves the following statement released today by the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), of which ARL is a founding member....
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Statement: ARL Supports University of California Libraries’ Commitment to Barrier-Free Access to Information
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on September 27, 2019 The Libraries of the University of California (UC) are seeking transformative agreements with publishers such that access to...
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ARL Endorses COAR/SPARC Good Practice Principles for Scholarly Communication Services
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), through its mission to catalyze the collective efforts of research libraries to enable knowledge creation and to achieve enduring and barrier-free access to information,...
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ARL Supports Invest in Open Infrastructure Initiative
Many Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries are involved in or leading initiatives to invest their human and financial resources in collective projects to improve the openness and interoperability...
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ARL Comments on RA21 Proposal for Access to Licensed Information Resources
On April 17, 2019, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) issued a call for public comments on a draft recommended practice for improving access to institutionally provided information resources. The draft is...
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ARL Positions on Open Access Principles and Practices
A new openness in scholarly and research environments is transforming how knowledge is created, shared, and sustained. Open practices accelerate the dissemination of scholars’ work and improve its quality, impact,...
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Comment: ARL Feedback on Plan S Open Access Implementation Guidelines
A group of European funders, cOAlition S, has released implementation guidelines for a bold vision—called Plan S—to make full and immediate open access (OA) a reality. The coalition has requested...
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Statement: ARL Affirms Commitment to Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) asserts its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of the Association. This commitment is deeply embedded in the mission of libraries...
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ARL Condemns Anti-Semitic Attacks
In response to recent acts of violence against Jewish people on college campuses and in other gathering places, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) reaffirms its commitment to fostering diverse,...
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