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US National Science Foundation Shows Commitment to Year of Open Science with Strategic Investments in Infrastructure and Learning
A number of federal agencies are celebrating 2023 as a Year of Open Science. This initiative is focused on sparking change and inspiring open-science engagement through events and activities that...
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ARL Letter to OMB on Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions
On August 7, 2023, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Federal Financial Management at the OMB on 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200—Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions. Read...
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Principles of Community-Engaged Research: Conversations with Toby Graham, Christopher Lawton, Christian Lopez, and Winnie Smith
Introduction The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Scholarship and Policy team builds capacity for scholar-focused research services, with a focus on community-based scholarship. As part of its Accelerating the Social...
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Quick Poll Results: ARL Member Representatives on Generative AI in Libraries
As generative AI technologies continue to evolve, their potential to impact library services, operations, and user experiences is becoming increasingly apparent. We conducted a quick poll of Association of Research...
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ARL Addresses Copyright Implications of OSTP Public-Access Guidance in FAQs
In conversations around the recently updated public-access guidance from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), we've heard members of our community—including librarians, researchers, and administrators—raise questions...
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ARL Statement on Texas Library Coalition for United Action Agreement with Elsevier
Today more than 40 public and private academic institutions in Texas—members of the Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA)—announced the conclusion of a successful negotiation with Elsevier. TLCUA member...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Update #2—Activities for Making Research Data Publicly Accessible
Public access to research data is critical to advancing science and solving real world problems. The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative project team has spent considerable time this...
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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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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week Day 3 Roundup
This year, libraries, universities, and civil society groups celebrate Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week February 21–25. Fair use (in the US) and fair dealing (in Canada and other jurisdictions) is a...