Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
The report proposes that the growing number, and heterogeneity, of graduate students and programs presents opportunities for research libraries to provide segmented services targeted for students at different stages of their academic and demographic life-cycle.
Through their interviews, Covert-Vail and Collard found an enthusiasm for a broad range of new services, from advanced data manipulation and visualization to softer skills-based instruction in time management and writer’s block. They also report that new configurations of library space, housing aggregated services into research or scholarly commons, for example, can both create and leverage collaborations within the larger institution.
Finally, the authors present different strategies for staffing graduate student services, from dedicated positions and committees to more loosely structured teams comprising subject liaisons, technologists, data librarians, and others, who work together to deliver a suite of complex solutions to meet the needs of graduate students in research institutions.
 nrnt-grad-roles-20dec12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Collaboration, Fall Forum, Fall Forum, Fall Forum, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Lisa Federer, Lisa Federer, Lisa Federer, New Roles for New Times, Planning and Visioning, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Slide, Slide, Slide, Space, Facilities, and Services, Text, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce
SPEC Kit 333 explores the scale and scope of art and artifact materials held by ARL member libraries, which tools and techniques they currently use to manage these collections, including those used by library staff only and those used to make information about these collections available to the public, and if there is evidence of a convergence of library, archive, and museum practices in the management of these collections. It includes collection development policies, guidelines for arranging materials, and examples of how art and artifact collections are described.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 333 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Jenny Robb, Library Administration, Morag Boyd, Publications, Research Collections, SPEC Kit, Text
Research libraries have a responsibility to make library collections and services universally accessible to their patrons. And as research libraries provide more content electronically to students, faculty members, researchers, and others, the role of libraries and other partners in their institutions and beyond is changing in the provision of information resources and services to patrons with disabilities.
print-disabilities-tfreport02nov12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Accessibility, Accessibility, Accessibility, Accessibility, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Open Access, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 332 explores how research institutions are currently organizing staff to support scholarly communication services, and whether their organizational structures have changed since 2007, when member libraries were surveyed about their scholarly communication education initiative. It covers who leads scholarly communication efforts inside and outside the library, the scholarly communication related services that are offered to researchers, and which staff support those services. It also looks at how the library measures the success of its scholarly communication services, including demonstrable outcomes of these services. It includes position descriptions for library leaders of scholarly communication efforts, charges for SC committees, organization charts, descriptions of SC services, assessment tools, open access policies, and SC resolutions.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 332 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, kynita stringer-stanback, Library Administration, Library Services, Melanie Feltner-Reichert, Publications, Rachel Radom, Scholarly Communication, SPEC Kit, Text
This edition of the ARL Statistics describes the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 125 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in fiscal year 2010–2011.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the arl-statistics-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online ARL Statistics 2010-2011 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, ARL Statistics, Assessment, Gary Roebuck, Martha Kyrillidou, Publications, Shaneka Morris, Text
The advent of Massive Open Online Courses raises serious legal questions that in turn pose important and fundamental policy challenges for research libraries. As universities rush to find ways to add courses to emerging MOOC platforms, research libraries are being asked to take on new responsibilities (or new versions of old responsibilities) to support this new mode of teaching and learning. issuebrief-mooc-22oct12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Before the Court are two motions for judgment on the pleadings and three motions for summary judgment. hathitrust-decision10oct12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Filing, Filing, Filing, Filing, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Proceedings of the 161st ARL Membership Meeting, October 2012. mm12fall-attendance.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
The case of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons, a case in which the key issue is the proper scope of the "first-sale doctrine" in copyright law. In this case, the first-sale doctrine is being challenged by a publisher who seeks to block re-sale in the US of the cheap editions of textbooks it authorized to be printed and sold abroad.
kirtsaeng-petitionerreplybrief.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 331 focuses on the professional, administrative, and management positions that report directly to the library director (or in some ARL member libraries the position that serves as the representative to the association), positions that have not been examined by a SPEC survey since 1984. It explores the responsibilities of these positions, and the skills, qualifications, and competencies necessary for these administrators to successfully lead a transforming 21st century research library. It looks at whether and how position requirements have changed in the past five years, whether the number of direct reports has changed, whether these administrators have assumed new areas of organizational responsibility, and how they acquire the new skills to fulfill those responsibilities. It includes documents that compare organization charts and position descriptions from 2007 and 2012.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 331 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Julie Garrison, Kathleen De Long, Library Administration, Marianne Ryan, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text, Workforce
SPEC Kit 330 explores the scope of accreditation standards,the data provided by research libraries to meet the requirements of accrediting bodies, and which library staff participate in preparing reports and site visits. The survey results may help libraries identify and understand what standards exist, and how their contributions lead to successful accreditation and reaccreditation for their parent institutions. Additionally, this survey sought to identify how deeply ARL libraries are involved in the accreditation process at the institutional level. As libraries strive to establish their impact and value in higher education, this measure is one way to gauge how institutional leaders perceive their libraries’ contributions. This SPEC Kit includes examples of programmatic and regional accrediting agency reports from respondents and descriptions of the accreditation process.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 330 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Assessment, Holly Mercer, Library Administration, Michael Maciel, Publications, SPEC Kit, Text
Terms:Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 126 ARL member libraries during 2011-2012. Data are reported for 9,910 professional staff in the 115 university libraries and for 4,046 professional staff in the 11 non-university libraries.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the arl-salary-survey-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online ARL Annual Salary Survey 2011-2012 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Assessment, Martha Kyrillidou, Publications, Salary Survey, Shaneka Morris, Shaneka Morris, Shaneka Morris, Shaneka Morris, Text, Workforce
In this issue, Eugenia Kim, 2010 ARL CEP Fellow, recounts her experience working as an intern, providing support for the Data Curation Profiles (DCP) project led by the Purdue University Libraries. Kiyomi Deards, 2009 ARL Diversity Scholar, provides an update on ARL efforts to recruit students from diverse backgrounds into science and technology roles in academic and research libraries. Former LCDP Fellow, Steve Adams, discusses a relatively new but important area of practice and inquiry—the Science of Team Science—and how librarians can and should insinuate themselves into the research process and be vital members of scientific research teams.
synergy-issue-9.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Leadership, Publications, Synergy, Synergy, Synergy, Synergy, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 329 explores the tools, workflow, and policies special collections and archives staff use to process, manage, and provide access to born-digital materials they collect. It also looks at which staff process and manage born-digital materials and how they acquire the skills they need for these activities, and how libraries have responded to the challenges that managing born-digital materials present. It includes documentation from respondents that describe digital specialists’ job responsibilities, collection policies, gift/purchase agreements, format policies, and workflows.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 329 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Ben Goldman, Cynthia Ghering, Jackie R. Esposito, Lisa Schmidt, Michael Shallcross, Michelle Belden, Nancy Deromedi, Naomi L. Nelson, Publications, Research Collections, Seth Shaw, SPEC Kit, Special Collections and Archives, Text, Tim Pyatt
The nearly 3000 undersigned national, state, and local organizations—representing the hundreds of millions of Americans who support and benefit from nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—strongly urge a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to NDD programs, which have already done their part to reduce the deficit.
ndd-letter-12july2012.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Federal Funding, Letter, Letter, Letter, Publications, Text, Text, Text
Does the approach of creating a code of best practices, anchored in professional practice, actually work to expand the utility of fair use? What has happened to others who used codes of best practices to gain access to their rights? This document describes specific examples of success with using codes of best practice.
fair-use-codes-success.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Code of Best Practices in Fair Use, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Publications, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), who all work collectively as the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), to file an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in support of petitioner Supap Kirtsaeng in the case Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons.
lca-kirtsaeng-brief-3july2012.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 328 gathers information about what collaborative teaching and learning tools are currently being offered to users in ARL member libraries. It covers questions on which kinds of tools are offered, how many, and why, where they are located, who may use them, the sources of funding, who provides training and support, and what techniques are used to promote and evaluate the tools. For the purpose of this survey, “collaborative teaching and learning tools” are limited to the equipment, devices, or systems being offered to research library users in a self-service environment including, but not limited to, the following: interactive whiteboards (IWBs, e.g., SMART Board), touchscreen tablet computers (e.g., iPads), classroom/audience response system (e.g., clickers), interactive learning centers (e.g., TouchTables), and Wii gaming systems. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents that describe available equipment and services, loan policies, instructions for using equipment, and materials promoting the services.
This publication is available for purchase in both online and print versions. Download the spec-kit-purchase-options-2013.pdf for complete pricing and purchase options information.
Link to the online SPEC Kit 328 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Marilyn N. Ochoa, Marilyn N. Ochoa, Marilyn N. Ochoa, Marilyn N. Ochoa, Publications, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, Space, Facilities, and Services, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Thomas Caswell, Thomas Caswell, Thomas Caswell, Thomas Caswell
RLI issue 279 includes:
- Digitization of Special Collections and Archives: Legal and Contractual Issues
- Model Deed of Gift
- Model Deed of Gift, including Mixed IP Rights
- Model Digitization Agreement
- Copyright Risk Management: Principles and Strategies for Large-Scale Digitization Projects in Special Collections
Terms:2012, Copyright, Digitization, Intellectual Property, Library Administration, Library Services, Licensing, Publications, Research Collections, Research Library Issues, Special Collections and Archives, Text
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Image, Publications, Report, Report, Report, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
On Friday, May 11, 2012, Judge Orinda Evans released her 350-page opinion in the copyright infringement lawsuit against Georgia State University. This memo summarizes the key rulings in the case and discusses some possible consequences for libraries generally. issue-brief-gsu-decision-15may12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
This memo summarizes the key rulings in the Georgia State University (GSU) lawsuit and discusses some possible consequences for libraries generally. memo_gsudirectors_15may12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Brandon Butler, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Court Cases, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Memorandum, Memorandum, Memorandum, Memorandum, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Deliberations over library collections will have no end. Balancing serial and monograph investments, assessing the latest digital format, anticipating new directions in teaching and research—this large undertaking resists all formulas. The Task Force on 21st-Century Research Library Collections defers for detail to the expertise that is spread so impressively across ARL libraries, seeking here to give a big picture of collections: to describe not everything on the map, but the general landscape we face today.
issue-brief-21st-century-collections-2012.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Issue Brief, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Text, Text, Text, Text
ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2009–2010 presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 74 law libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada.
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Link to the online ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2009–2010 on the ARL Digital Publications website.
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, ARL Academic Law Library Statistics, Assessment, Gary Roebuck, Martha Kyrillidou, Publications, Shaneka Morris, Text
Proceedings of the 160th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2012. mm12spring-attend.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Publications, Text, Text, Text, Text
Letter in support of the comments filed by Public.resources.org concerning "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities."
ltsunsteinibr-30apr12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Letter, Letter, Letter, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Text, Text, Text
In their motion for partial judgment on the pleadings, Plaintiffs in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust advance a radical and unprecedented interpretation of 17 U.S.C. § 108 that threatens the most routine library operations.
amicus-hathi-trust-20apr12.pdf
Terms:2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, 2012, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Amicus Brief, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Text, Text, Text, Text
We the undersigned organizations urge you to vote "no" on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA). We are gravely concerned that this bill will allow companies that hold very sensitive and personal information to liberally share it with the government, which could then use the information without meaningful oversight for purposes unrelated to cybersecurity.
aclu-coalition-cispa-16apr2012.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Letter, Letter, Letter, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Text, Text, Text
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