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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release “Advancing Digital Scholarship,” Fifth Installment of Emerging Technologies Report
The fifth installment of Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning discusses a sampling of the ways in which libraries have responded...
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Association of Research Libraries Signs Statement in Support of Controlled Digital Lending
Today the Association of Research Libraries signed the “Position Statement on Controlled Digital Lending.” Libraries use controlled digital lending (CDL) to circulate temporary digital copies of print books they own...
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ARL and CARL Form Joint Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Policy Committee today announce the launch of a joint ARL/CARL Task...
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Association of Research Libraries Urges End to Litigation against Internet Archive
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) urges an end to the lawsuit against the Internet Archive filed early this month by four major publishers in the United States District Court...
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Collaboration among Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums Explored in Research Library Issues
This time of accentuated interdependence and acute awareness of a historical moment calls on galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) to respond together and to lead forward. Memory institutions are...
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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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Association of Research Libraries Awards Venture Fund 2020 Grants
The Association of Research Libraries is proud to announce the recipients of our first annual Venture Fund awards: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries (funding amount $15,000.00),...
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Association of Research Libraries Condemns Racism and Violence against Black Communities, Supports Protests against Police Brutality
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on June 5, 2020 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) stands firmly with people throughout the world protesting police brutality and systemic...
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ARL, ACRL, Oberlin Group of Libraries Urge Library Vendors to Continue Free Access, Hold Subscription Prices Steady during COVID-19 Pandemic
The academic library community appreciates the ways that library vendors and service providers have made electronic resources freely and openly available to support the acute global response to COVID-19 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...