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University Libraries joins Association of Research Libraries Data Sharing Initiative

University of South Carolina Libraries has joined the Association of Research Libraries’ Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, a research project aimed at understanding and addressing the complexities and costs associated with managing and sharing data from funded research. University Libraries is one of seven new members of the RADS cohort, which is now made up of 11 academic research libraries nationwide.

The RADS cohort institutions have demonstrated a high level of interest and commitment to advancing the understanding of data management and sharing costs. Participating institutions will receive complimentary institutional membership to the Data Curation Network (DCN) for the term of the research project, with the exception of New York University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, both of which are current DCN members. The DCN is a membership organization of institutional and nonprofit data repositories whose vision is to advance open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and understandable.

“I am thrilled that University Libraries at the University of South Carolina will be joining several other institutions in the next phase of the RADS project,” noted David Banush, dean of libraries at the University of South Carolina, who is also a member of the ARL Scholars and Scholarship Committee. “Understanding the full scope of required support for open data is an essential part of making this work viable for the long term.”

Initially funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2021 to 2023, the RADS Initiative is currently supported by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (LG-254930-OLS-23) until 2026.

About the Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of research libraries in Canada and the US whose vision is to create a trusted, equitable, and inclusive research and learning ecosystem and prepare library leaders to advance this work in strategic partnership with member libraries and other organizations worldwide. ARL’s mission is to empower and advocate for research libraries and archives to shape, influence, and implement institutional, national, and international policy. ARL develops the next generation of leaders and enables strategic cooperation among partner institutions to benefit scholarship and society. ARL is on the web at ARL.org.


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