The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published this first report from a six-month pilot cohort program from 2021, Accelerating the Social Impact of Research (ASIR). The pilot engaged small teams from eight ARL member libraries who wanted to share strategies to accelerate the adoption and implementation of open-science principles for social-impact research and scholarship.

The report sets the context for this confluence, draws examples from the participating members of the cohort, and identifies the opportunities available for research library leaders. The next instalments of this publication series will include additional profiles of the cohort libraries and how they are advancing open scholarship and community engagement.