New ARL Report: The Role of Research Libraries in Digital Respository Services

What is the role of research libraries in digital repository services--and how do developments in broader areas like e-research factor into this? A new report from the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) offers some perspectives. While Web 2.0 technologies aren't necessarily identified by that label within the document, Web 2.0 technologies factor substantially into this report. A PDF copy of "The Research Library’s Role in Digital Repository Services," the final report of the ARL Digital Repository Issues Task Force may be found at http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/repository-services-report.pdf.

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