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IARLA Supports the Sorbonne Statement on Research Data Rights
In January 2020, nine research university associations signed the “Sorbonne Declaration on Research Data Rights,” affirming their commitment to opening up research data and highlighting key roles that the academic...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release “Facilitating Information Discovery and Use,” Third Installment of Emerging Technologies Report
The third installment of Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning explores how research libraries facilitate information discovery and use in the...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release Second Installment of Landscape Report on Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE released today the second part of a report by Sarah Lippincott, Mapping the Current Landscape of...
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Kaleidoscope Program Call for Applications—Deadline May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2020–2022 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program. The program recruits master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically...
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ARL Urges Publishers to Maximize Access to Digital Content during COVID-19 Pandemic
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joins global library associations in urging publishers to maximize access to digital content during the emergency conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release Reports on Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning
In August 2019 the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and EDUCAUSE announced a joint initiative to advance research libraries’ impact in a world shaped...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Comments on Desirable Characteristics of Repositories
Update: On May 26, 2022, the White House released new guidance to ensure federally funded research data equitably benefits all of America. ARL's comments (below) were part of the consultation...
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Mitigating COVID-19: The Contribution Research Libraries Are Making
COVID-19 is an unprecedented pandemic for most of us. Research libraries have rapidly responded to the shifting needs of their communities and worked collectively to adapt, alongside public health officials,...
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LibQUAL+ Awards University of Alaska Fairbanks 2020 In-Kind Grant
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has awarded the 2020 LibQUAL+ In-Kind Grant to the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Each year since 2006 ARL...
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COVID-19 News, Resources from ARL Member Libraries, Parent Institutions
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is compiling Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) news and resource webpages from ARL member libraries and their parent institutions. ARL staff are updating these lists...