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Library and Higher Education Groups Release Communication Toolkit for Implementing Effective Data Practices

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), California Digital Library (CDL), Association of American Universities (AAU), and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) are pleased to release a communication toolkit for facilitating institutional communication and discussions around the broad adoption of persistent identifiers (PIDs) and machine-readable data management plans (maDMPs) »

photo of three walls covered in photos, inside the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, has been designated by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day… See Holocaust-related resources held by ARL member libraries and archives »

Denise Stephens Named Dean of Libraries for University of Oklahoma Effective May 24

Stephens is currently vice provost and university librarian at Washington University in St. Louis… Learn more about Stephens and her new appointment »

ARL MEMBER NEWS

Library of Congress to Enrich America's Story by Connecting with Minority Communities, Funded by $15M Mellon Foundation Grant »
(US Library of Congress)

Special Collections Research Center Launches Latin American 45s Digital Collection »
(Syracuse University)

Mellon Foundation and National Archives to Support Expansion of Cultural Diversity in American History »
(US National Archives and Records Administration)

Visualizing “Fake News”: Exploring Information Literacy through Graphic Design »
(Temple University)

Digitization of Photographs of British Columbia by George Hunter, RCA, Complete »
(The University of British Columbia)

Maker Hub Invention Aids Campus Construction »
(Georgetown University)

RESEARCH COMMUNITY NEWS

Register Now for Two Free Webinars on Balancing Free Speech, Inclusion, and Technology—February 11 and 25 »
(American Council on Education)

Call for Submissions to Journal of eScience Librarianship Special Issue on “Data Curation in Practice”—Deadline March 25 »
(Data Curation Network)

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About the Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries in Canada and the US whose mission is to advance research, learning, and scholarly communication. The Association fosters the open exchange of ideas and expertise; advances diversity, equity, and inclusion; and pursues advocacy and public policy efforts that reflect the values of the library, scholarly, and higher education communities. ARL forges partnerships and catalyzes the collective efforts of research libraries to enable knowledge creation and to achieve enduring and barrier-free access to information. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.