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ARL Congratulates the First Archive of Racial & Cultural Healing in the US
On March 30, nearly 300 librarians and archivists attended the virtual screening and panel discussion of Hidden in Full View, a short documentary film about the investigation of the 1931...
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Accelerating the Social Impact of Research (ASIR)
The social impact of research, whether it is examining educational and economic disparities, developing new medications, or understanding environmental challenges, is a key component of higher education and research institutions...
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Why the US Needs a Truth Commission and an Archive of Racial and Cultural Healing
In a nationwide survey conducted in the fall of 2020, the American Historical Association (AHA) asked Americans where they turned for historical information, the value they placed on historical inquiry,...
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SCOSS 2021 Update: Library Consortia Create Path for Funding Open Infrastructure
The Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) will soon announce its third round of funding targets for open scholarly infrastructure providers. Since 2017, the SCOSS Board has worked...
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ARL Seeks Visiting Program Officer to Accelerate Social Impact of Research
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks a visiting program officer (VPO) with a passion for, or knowledge of, advancing open research and scholarship practices within their institution. The VPO...
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Online Copyright Education Offered by Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS
In early February, Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS launched the Virtual Copyright Education Center (VCEC) pilot project. With a stellar faculty drawn from experts in research libraries and museums, “the...
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ARL Seeks Visiting Program Officer to Advance Initiative on Digital Rights
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks a visiting program officer (VPO) with broad knowledge of digital rights issues—including controlled digital lending, digital first sale, and licensing—to work with the...
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How SCOSS Is Strengthening Global Open Access and Open Science Infrastructure
It has been nearly two years since the Digital Preservation Network (DPN) announced that it was shutting down. DPN was an early example of an open, community-governed, core-infrastructure endeavor—addressing the...
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Program Analyst for Scholars & Scholarship Position Open at ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks an exceptional colleague to advance the Association’s advocacy, scholarship, and policy agenda. The program analyst will be a member of ARL’s Scholarship and...
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ARL Seeks Director of Information Policy
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks an experienced policy analyst and advocate to lead on key priorities within the Association’s advocacy, scholarship, and policy agenda. This position will serve...