[ARL-ANNOUNCE] ARL Endorses Call for Action to Preserve E-Journals (Modified by Karla Hahn)

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ARL Endorses Call for Action to Preserve E-Journals

October 31, 2005

For Immediate Release

For further information, please contact:
 Karla Hahn
 Association of Research Libraries
 Phone: 202-296-2296
 E-mail: karla@arl.org

Washington, DC.  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has endorsed
the statement "Urgent Action Needed to Preserve Scholarly Electronic
Journals." The endorsement reflects ARL's recognition that now is a
crucial time for the library community to act in support of initiatives
that will ensure enduring access to scholarly e-journals. The statement
arose out of a recent meeting of library leaders hosted by the Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation and articulates four actions needed to support the
development of qualified preservation archives for scholarly e-journals.
ARL's Scholarly Communication Steering Committee will be developing
objectives and action items stemming from the statement's recommendations.

"Urgent Action Needed to Preserve Scholarly Electronic Journals" is
available at http://www.arl.org/osc/EjournalPreservation_Final.pdf.  
Endorsement occurred during the ARL Membership Meeting held October 26-27,
2005.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization 
of 123 research libraries in North America. Its mission is to influence 
the changing environment of scholarly communication and the public 
policies that affect research libraries and the communities they serve. 
ARL pursues this mission by advancing the goals of its member research 
libraries, providing leadership in public and information policy to the 
scholarly and higher education communities, fostering the exchange of 
ideas and expertise, and shaping a future environment that leverages 
its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is located on the 
Web at http://www.arl.org/.

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