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ARL Membership Convenes Online for Spring 2021 Association Meeting on “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery, Transformation”
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, guests, and staff convened for the 178th Association Meeting via videoconference on April 20–29, 2021. Meeting participants discussed “The Big Pivot: Disruption, Discovery,...
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DeLa Dos Named Senior Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed DeLa Dos as senior director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, effective June 7, 2021. DeLa Dos (they/them/their/theirs) has over 15 years of experience...
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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...
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ARL Signs On to Statement on Voting Rights by Higher Education Organizations
Today, the Association of Research Libraries signed on to the following "Statement on Voting Rights by Higher Education Organizations." Our educational institutions aspire to help create a just, vibrant, and...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release Final Report on Landscape of Emerging Technologies in Research Libraries
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE released their final report on Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging...
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Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2021–2023 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. The program recruits master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically...
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#StopAsianHate: ARL Statement on Violence against AAPI Communities
On March 16, a gunman shot and killed eight people, including six Asian women, in the Atlanta, Georgia, metro area. The next day, an Asian woman was violently attacked on...
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Darcée Olson Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Rights Initiative
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Darcée Olson as a visiting program officer in the Advocacy & Public Policy program from April 2021 through April 2022. Olson is...
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ARL Statement on New Transformative Publishing Agreement between the University of California and Elsevier
It is an exciting time in scholarly publishing. After walking away from negotiations with Elsevier in 2019, the University of California (UC) system has reached a full publish-and-read agreement with...
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ARL Statement in Support of Loida Garcia-Febo’s Candidacy for IFLA President-Elect 2021–2023
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to support Loida Garcia-Febo’s candidacy for the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) President-Elect 2021–2023. Garcia-Febo has a proven track...
