Association Of Research Libraries

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL) WILL IMPLEMENT THE ARL FELLOWSHIP FOR DIGITAL AND INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE, A NATIONAL DIVERSITY RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE ONE-YEAR PAID INTERNSHIPS IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES TO 30 UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE NUMEROUS CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE FELLOWS TO EXPLORE CAREERS IN LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES, AS WELL AS TRAINING IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TOPICS. STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO THEIR ONE-YEAR INTERNSHIP POSITIONS, PAVING THE WAY FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL FELLOWS AND A MORE DIVERSE WORKFORCE FOR THE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES FIELDS.

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES, ALONG WITH WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, DUKE UNIVERSITY, AND ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS FROM ACROSS THE DATA CURATION NETWORK, WILL CONDUCT CRITICAL RESEARCH ON THE ECONOMICS OF INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA. TO OPTIMIZE PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA, FUNDING AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS MUST BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL LANDSCAPE AND REQUIRED INVESTMENTS. THE RESEARCH TEAM WILL CONDUCT SURVEYS AND INTERVIEWS WITH CAMPUS-BASED ADMINISTRATORS AND RESEARCHERS TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPENSE AND SERVICE MODELS FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA. PROJECT DELIVERABLES WILL EMPOWER LIBRARIES WISHING TO EXPAND RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH DATA MANAGEMENT AND SHARING SUPPORT WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY INFORMING U.S. FEDERAL POLICY ON DATA SHARING. THIS RESEARCH WILL CATALYZE THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT LIBRARIES HAVE ABOUT THESE SERVICES AND EXPENSES, WHICH WILL THEN ALLOW ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES TO MAKE MORE STRATEGIC CHOICES INTO THE FUTURE.

EAGER: COMPLETING THE LIFECYCLE: DEVELOPING EVIDENCE BASED MODELS OF RESEARCH DATA SHARING

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL) WILL DEVELOP A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INSTITUTE BEGINNING WITH A PILOT FOR ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIANS AND ARCHIVISTS THAT BUILDS ON A CURRICULUM INITIALLY DEVELOPED THROUGH A LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PLANNING GRANT, AND IS BASED ON THE “CULTURAL PROFICIENCIES FOR RACIAL EQUITY” FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY ARL AND THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. THE INSTITUTE WILL BE OFFERED TO 75 PARTICIPANTS AND WILL BE RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED AND ASSESSED TO INFORM SUBSEQUENT IMPLEMENTATIONS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, TWO COHORTS OF PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE INSTITUTE; THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE POISED TO APPLY LEARNING AND RESOURCES FROM THE INSTITUTE TO ADVOCATE FOR, IMPLEMENT, ASSESS, AND ITERATE UPON STRATEGIC SHIFTS IN INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES TO CREATE MORE DIVERSE, EQUITABLE, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. THE COHORT MODEL PROVIDES INSTITUTE PARTICIPANTS ACCESS TO A NETWORK OF SUPPORT BEYOND THEIR INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS, ENABLING CONTINUED CONNECTIONS, ENGAGEMENT, AND LEARNING.

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL) WILL FUND PILOT RESEARCH PROJECT TEAMS TO DEVELOP MODELS FOR CREATING IMPACT-CENTRIC MEASURES FOR LIBRARIES. HISTORICALLY, RESEARCH LIBRARIES HAVE IDENTIFIED QUANTITATIVE MEASURES WITHOUT SPECIFYING THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF THOSE MEASURES. IN RESPONSE TO THE ABSENCE OF OUTCOME- AND IMPACT-CENTRIC MEASURES, ARL DEVELOPED A RESEARCH LIBRARY IMPACT FRAMEWORK TO DESCRIBE THE IMPACT OF A RESEARCH LIBRARY?S SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN SUPPORT OF TYPICAL, REAL-WORLD INSTITUTIONAL MISSIONS AND GOALS. THE CURRENT PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS OF LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES TO MORE PRECISELY UNDERSTAND AND BETTER COMMUNICATE THE IMPACT THEY HAVE WITHIN THEIR OWN INSTITUTIONS AND ACROSS BROADER RESEARCH AND LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS. THIS HIGHLY COLLABORATIVE PROJECT FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF THE RESEARCHER AND THE LEARNER, IN THE CONTEXT OF THE RESEARCH AND TEACHING MISSION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL) WILL ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS BY SOCIALIZING A SET OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FUTURE SCENARIOS FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES AND THE RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT. SCENARIO PLANNING IS A STRATEGY-RELATED METHODOLOGY THAT EXAMINE LONG-TERM ASSUMPTIONS AND EXPLORE UNCERTAIN LANDSCAPES OF FUTURE ENVIRONMENTS. THIS PROJECT BUILDS ON A JOINT ARL AND COALITION FOR NETWORKED INFORMATION PROJECT WHICH HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED 4 SCENARIOS. LEVERAGING THESE RECENTLY PREPARED SCENARIOS, ARL WILL DEVELOP A SERIES FOR EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH EVENTS TO ASSIST SENIOR LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO HELP ALL RESEARCH LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES BE MORE PROACTIVE ABOUT AN AI-INFLUENCED FUTURE. THEY WILL HOST A 2-DAY NATIONAL FORUM, DEVELOP AND PUBLISH AN AI SCENARIO PLANNING TOOLKIT, AND HOST FOUR WORKSHOPS TO TRAIN LIBRARY LEADERS IN HOW TO DEPLOY THE TOOLKIT WITHIN THEIR OWN CONTEXTS. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE LIBRARY LEADERS TO ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC LIBRARIES NATIONWIDE REMAIN RELEVANT AND CRITICAL FOR OUR COMMUNITIES IN THE NEXT DECADE AND BEYOND.

THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES (ARL) WILL RESEARCH AND DESIGN A DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INSTITUTE. THE OUTPUTS WILL INCLUDE A CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND ASSESSMENT METRICS FOR TRAINING CONTENT THAT WILL BE PILOTED BY ARL FOLLOWING THE FUNDING PERIOD. THE AUDIENCE FOR THE INSTITUTE WILL BE STAFF MEMBERS IN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND INFORMATION ORGANIZATIONS WHO WANT TO BUILD INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND ADVANCE BROADER SYSTEMIC CHANGE. THE PLANNING GRANT WILL LEVERAGE AN EXISTING ARL FRAMEWORK FOR COMPETENCIES IN RACIAL EQUITY JOINTLY SCOPED BY ARL, THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. THE DEI INSTITUTE CURRICULUM AND SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING REPORTS AND DATASETS, WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH A PROJECT WEBSITE.

INTEGRATING DIGITAL HUMANITIES INTO THE WEB OF SCHOLARSHIP WITH SHARE: AN EXPLORATION OF REQUIREMENTS

LIBRARIANS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY