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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2009-2010

This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 124 ARL member libraries during 2009–2010. Data are reported for 10,207 professional staff in the 114 university ARL libraries and for 3,811 professional staff in the 10 non-university ARL 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 2009-2010 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 273 (Dec. 2010)

RLI issue 273 includes:

  • Three Key Public Policies for Research Libraries: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, Open and Public Access
  • The Importance of Net Neutrality to Research Libraries in the Digital Age
  • Challenges in Employing Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries
  • Public Access to Federally Funded Research: Contributions to Economic Development, Competitiveness, and Innovation
 
 

SPEC Kit 321: Services for Users with Disabilities (December 2010)

SPEC Kit 321 explores what services are being provided and how users are made aware of them; what assistive technologies are being offered today and who maintains them; which library staff have responsibility for providing services and how are they trained; and what service policies and procedures are in place for users with disabilities. It includes documentation from respondents that describe the services offered, the assistive technology that is available, service policies, user needs assessment, staff training materials, and job requirements for service coordinators.

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 321 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

SPEC Kit 320: Core Benefits (November 2010)

SPEC Kit 320 explores the core employment benefits of retirement, and life, health, and other insurance —benefits that are typically decided by the parent institution and often have significant governmental regulation. It includes documentation from respondents that describe the benefits offered to library staff, provide details about retirement plans and life and health insurance options, and describe job requirements for staff who administer benefits programs.

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 320 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 272 (Oct. 2010): 21st-Century Research Library Workforce

RLI issue 272 includes:

  • Developing a Vital Research Library Workforce
  • Transforming Roles for Academic Librarians: Leading and Participating in New Partnerships
  • Restructuring at UCLA Library
  • Understanding the Organizational Value of Post–Master’s Degree Residency Programs
 
 

SPEC Kit 319: Diversity Plans and Programs (October 2010)

SPEC Kit 319 explores what progress has been made in ARL member libraries to recruit and retain a diverse workforce; the strategies they use to increase the number of ethnically/culturally diverse librarians in the profession and in their libraries; the elements of programs that successfully support an inclusive workplace; the people, groups, and/or committees responsible for overseeing the programs; and how libraries are assessing the effectiveness and success of such programs. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of diversity statements, diversity plans, and descriptions of diversity and recruitment programs.

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 319

 
 

SPEC Kit 318: Impact Measures in Research Libraries (September 2010)

SPEC Kit 318 explores the tools and methods libraries use to gauge the difference they make for their user community, the topics assessment practitioners probe and the results they obtain, the effects of impact assessment, and whether institutions that publicize positive impact evidence see a difference in the level of financial or political support from their parent institutions. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of impact assessment goals, user surveys, and calculations of library value.

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 318 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 271 (Aug. 2010): Special Issue on Value in Libraries: Assessing Organizational Performance

RLI issue 271 includes:

  • Library Value May Be Proven, If Not Self-Evident
  • A Decade of Assessment at a Research-Extensive University Library Using LibQUAL+®
  • LibQUAL+® and the “Library as Place” at the University of Glasgow
  • Service Quality Assessment with LibQUAL+® in Challenging Times: LibQUAL+® at Cranfield University
  • ARL Profiles: Qualitative Descriptions of Research Libraries in the Early 21st Century
  • The ARL Library Scorecard Pilot: Using the Balanced Scorecard in Research Libraries
  • Lib-Value: Measuring Value and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries
  • The Value of Electronic Resources: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries®) at the Ontario Council of University Libraries
 
 

SPEC Kit 317: Special Collections Engagement (August 2010)

SPEC Kit 317 examines exhibits, events, instruction, and other activities that are targeted to engage students, faculty, and other scholars/researchers with special collections for research and education. It investigates who coordinates these activities, where they are held, how they are promoted, and how they are evaluated. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of policies and procedures, class request procedures, descriptions of class assignments and resources, job descriptions, and exhibit and event promotional methods.

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 317 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

SPEC Kit 316: Evaluating E-resources (July 2010)

SPEC Kit 316 re-examines the ways in which ARL member libraries have (re)structured themselves to identify the availability of new e-resources in the market; evaluate them as candidates for acquisition; decide to acquire/purchase the e-resources; evaluate them prior to their renewal to determine their continued utility; and publicize or market the new e-resources. Nearly identical questions were posed regarding purchases/licensing by consortia and by individual libraries, enabling comparisons in process to be made. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents in the form of e-resource selection policies, e-resource request and evaluation procedures, descriptions of library and consortia e-resource selectors, job descriptions, and promotional methods.

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 316 on the ARL Digital Publications website.

 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 270 (June 2010)

RLI issue 270 includes:

  • Celebrating 10 Years of ARL’s Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce
  • ETDs and Graduate Education: Programs and Prospects
  • Urban Copyright Legends
  • Open Access Week: Library Strategies for Advancing Change
 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 269 (April 2010): Special Issue on Strategies for Opening Up Content

RLI issue 269 includes:

  • Strategies for Opening Up Content: Laying the Groundwork for an Open System of Scholarship
  • Achieving Consensus on the University of Kansas Open-Access Policy
  • Improving Access with Open-Access Publishing Funds
  • Model Language for Author Rights in Library Content Licenses
  • Opening Up Content in HathiTrust: Using HathiTrust Permissions Agreements to Make Authors’ Work Available
 
 

Research Library Issues, no. 268 (Feb. 2010): Special Issue on the ARL Strategic Plan

RLI issue 268 includes:

  • Themes within the ARL Strategic Plan 2010–2012
  • ARL Strategic Plan 2010–2012
 
   

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): The New Landscape of Scholarly Communication in China

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-zhou.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Globalization of Higher Education and Research Libraries

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-wise.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Globalization of Higher Education and Research Libraries: Introduction

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010. Introduction of keynote speaker, Provost Phyllis Wise, University of Washington by Betsy Wilson, Dean of University of Washington Libraries.

pdf mm10sp-wilson.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): The HathiTrust v.1 and v.2 Business Models

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-wilkin.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Intellectual Property in the Global Context

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-weiss.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Anianet: Bridging the Gap Between Chinese and Western Research Communi(es

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-tananbaum.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Intellectual Property Regimes in a Global Context

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

mp3 mm10sp-tabb-weiss-geist.mp3

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Envisioning Research Library Futures: ARL's Scenario Thinking Project

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-stickley.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Business Models for Interdependent Collections

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

mp3 mm10sp-schafer-wilkin-payne-michalko.mp3

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Expanding Existing Partnerships across New Borders

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

mp3 mm10sp-russell-bjornson-kenney.mp3

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Models for Shared Print Archives: WEST and CRL

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-payne.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Recalibrating the Research Library Role and Responsibilities

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-neal.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Faculty Values & Needs

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

mp3 mm10sp-moore-harley.mp3

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): The Pitt Libraries in Asia: Supporting the University and Building Long Term Partnerships

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-miller.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): A University Press Ebook Consortium

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-maikowski.pdf

 
 

Membership Meeting 2010 (Spring): Expanding Partnerships in China

Presented at the 156th ARL Membership Meeting, April 2010.

pdf mm10sp-kenney.pdf

 
 
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