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ARL and Six Universities Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Study Discipline-Specific Models and Costs for Public Access to Research Data
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and six universities involved in the Data Curation Network a $297,019 grant to conduct research, develop...
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ARL/CARL Joint Task Force on Research Data Services Releases Final Report
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services has released its final report. The task force formed in 2020 with...
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Micah Vandegrift Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Accelerating Social Impact of Research
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Micah Vandegrift as a visiting program officer in the Scholars & Scholarship program for July 2021–July 2022. Vandegrift is the open knowledge...
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ARL Publishes Issue Brief on Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
The 117th US Congress is holding hearings and debating bills on changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that protects internet service providers and internet...
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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 Joins Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), representing 125 member organizations in Canada and the United States, has joined the Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications (C4DISC). ARL members...
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ARL Joins Library Publishing Coalition as Strategic Affiliate
To advance our commitment to strengthen university-based publishing, the Association of Research of Libraries (ARL) is proud to join the Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) as a strategic affiliate. Library publishing...
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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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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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ARL Publishes Issue Brief on New US Federal Compliance Rules for Sensitive Information
A number of US federal agencies, particularly the Department of Defense, are moving towards requiring cybersecurity certifications or assessments with potentially significant implications for the higher education research enterprise. The...
