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Two-Page Table Compares 2013 and 2022 Public-Access Guidance from US Office of Science and Technology Policy
In August 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) published new policy guidance, “Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Research,” as an update...
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ARL Member Libraries Showcase Open Access Week 2022
Open Access Week is an annual event when the academic and research communities worldwide offer their collective voice to call greater attention to the barriers many face in accessing information...
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New Report and Resources Available on NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), and Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) have released a new report, Institutional Strategies for the NIH...
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Gearing Up for January 2023: Institutional Strategies for Implementing the NIH Data Management & Sharing Policy—Free September 30 Webinar
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Data Management and Sharing Policy is set to go into effect in January 2023. As this is a new, broader policy, research institutions...
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ARL Celebrates Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Policy to Make Federally Funded Research Immediately Available
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) enthusiastically welcomes today’s announcement by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) that the administration has updated the 2013 “Expanding Public...
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Metadata Life Cycle: Mountain or Superhighway?
Introduction Federally mandated policies requiring public access to funded research data have impacted how institutions and researchers support the entire research data life cycle. Without a central infrastructure to support...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Update #1
Central to the aims of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) project is an examination of the research-data landscape since the release of the Holdren public-access memo in 2013....
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ARL Comments on Development of a Federal Scientific Integrity Policy Framework
On March 3, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a “Request for Information to Support the Development of a Federal Scientific Integrity Policy Framework.”...
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Research Data Services: Partnerships
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Joint Task Force on Research Data Services (RDS) formed in 2020 with a two-fold purpose: (1) to demonstrate and...
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Research Data
The proliferation, management, and preservation of research data is one of the most pressing challenges facing research libraries. ARL works with members, funders, and partners to advance FAIR (findable, accessible,...