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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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60 Open-Access University-Press Monographs Published through TOME Initiative
Sixty scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences have been made freely available to researchers, students, and the general public under the TOME initiative. The Association of American Universities,...
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P2L4 to Convene University Presses, Libraries Virtually July 22—Open to Full ARL, AUPresses Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Association of University Presses (AUPresses) annually convene the P2L community—presses and libraries who share a reporting relationship. This year, we are opening up...
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More Research Libraries Decline “Big Deal” Subscription Contracts with Publishers
The impact of COVID-19 increases the urgency for innovative approaches for barrier-free access to information. When the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and the entire State University...
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OpenMonographs.org Launches to Flip Funding Model for University Publishing
TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem) creates website to build a community of scholars, publishers, librarians, university administrators that increases access to humanities and social sciences scholarship The Association of...
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ARL Supports MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on November 6, 2019 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) supports the MIT Framework for Publisher Contracts as an important pathway to...
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TOME Open Monograph Initiative Reports Progress, Identifies Next Steps
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) jointly hosted a meeting on July 22, 2019, in Washington, DC,...
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“It’s a Movement, Not a Club”: TOME in the Growing Landscape of Open Monograph Publishing
Report on the TOME meeting hosted by the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Association of University Presses (AUPresses) in Washington, DC, on July 22,...
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Press and Library Directors Explore “A World Not Dependent on Sales”
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) hosted the third meeting of press and library directors with reporting relationships (P2L3) in Detroit, Michigan, on...
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“A World Not Dependent on Sales: Sustainable, OA Monograph Publishing”—P2L3 Summary and Next Steps
Report on the third meeting of press and library directors with reporting relationships (P2L3) hosted by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) in Detroit,...