Cynthia Hudson Vitale

• Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months

  The onset of new, more accessible, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies marks a significant turning point for libraries, ushering in a period rich with both unparalleled opportunities and complex challenges. In...

• Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle

  Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle examines research data management and sharing practices at six research-intensive academic institutions: Cornell...

• Making Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses

  Academic institutions have made significant investments to support public access to research data requirements, yet little to no data about these services, infrastructure, and costs currently exist or are widely...

• Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Methodology 2022–2023 Surveys and Interviews

  This report describes the methodology of research conducted during the first stage of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), from...

• Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Public-Access Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Activities, v3

  The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities describe what researchers and administrators at institutions that support research data sharing may need to...

• US National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2008 and 2023 Draft NIH Public-Access Plan Comparison

  Please note: This side-by-side comparison of the draft NIH public-access plan does not include the data-management-and-sharing (DMS) component of the 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo. NIH...

• Identifying Collaboration Priorities for US-Based Research Data Organizations: Questionnaire Results

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the results of a questionnaire, developed with the US National Committee for CODATA, intended to identify potential areas of synergy and interests...

• Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers

  The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative’s public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities are the result of categorizing services and support across the institution that are likely needed...

• Accelerating Social Impact Research: Libraries at the Intersection of Openness and Community-Engaged Scholarship

  This is the first report of a six-month pilot cohort program from 2021, Accelerating the Social Impact of Research (ASIR). The pilot engaged small teams from eight ARL member libraries...

• Issue Brief: New US Federal Compliance Rules for Sensitive Information

  A number of US federal agencies, particularly the Department of Defense, are moving towards requiring cybersecurity certifications or assessments with potentially significant implications for the higher education research enterprise. The...

---