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UC Riverside Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Team Builds Promising Communication Prototype
The Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot project team from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) continued its site visits to pilot institutions with a...
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From Compliance to Sustainable Capacity—Strategic Insights on Research Data Stewardship
Gaining an estimate of institutional expenses for research data services is essential for academic institutions. By quantifying these expenses, institutions can better guide researchers in budgeting for data management and...
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Library Leaders Plan for AI Futures at Futurescape Libraries National Forum
On December 7–8, library leaders from 22 institutions in the United States and Canada gathered at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Bloomberg Center in Washington, DC, for a national forum...
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ARL and CARL Celebrate Human Rights Day with Resources on Marrakesh Treaty and Accessible Books Consortium
Globally, less than 10% of all published material is accessible to people with visual disabilities according to the World Blind Union. The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works...
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ARL/CDL Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot Team Visits University of Colorado Boulder
The MAP Pilot project team from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) continued its 2024 site visits to pilot institutions with an October visit...
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ARL Shines a Light on Native American Heritage During the Month of November
ARL joins our member institutions in honoring Native American Heritage Month by compiling a roundup of blog posts, events, and other resources that celebrate the culture and heritage of Native...
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ARL Libraries Celebrate Open Access Week 2024
Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of open access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues,...
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Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot Team Visits Penn State University
With a research budget of more than $1 billion, the management of research data at Penn State University involves a diverse set of researchers, systems, campus units, and an increasingly...
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ARL and California Digital Library Kick Off Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot Site Visits at Northwestern University
In September, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) conducted a site visit to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Galter Health Sciences Library....
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Opportunities to Protect Copyright User Rights from Contractual Override
The US Copyright Act includes special rights for libraries and the scholarly functions they support. However, when licensing digital content, publishers and vendors sometimes include terms to restrict certain uses...
