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.
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Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Charlene Maxey-Harris, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Diversity, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Toni Anaya, Toni Anaya, Toni Anaya, Toni Anaya
SPEC Kit 315 investigates two broad categories of benefit plans currently offered to professional library staff at ARL member libraries: leave time and support for professional development activities. Topics include benefits eligibility; holiday and intersession leave; plan designs and accrual rates for paid time off (PTO), vacation, and sick leave; and professional development leaves such as dedicated research time and sabbaticals. Other professional development topics include financial support and relief from duties for conference attendance; funding for professional association memberships; and financial and other support for college credit course work, internships, and certifications. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of policies on travel support, professional development leave and funding, sabbaticals, education, and tuition assistance and an example of an individual development award program.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Brian W. Keith, Brian W. Keith, Brian W. Keith, Brian W. Keith, Cathleen Martyniak, Cathleen Martyniak, Cathleen Martyniak, Cathleen Martyniak, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce, Workforce
SPEC Kit 314 examines the current policies and practices for processing manuscript and archival collections in Special Collections. It is organized around four general areas: personnel, job responsibilities and training; processing policies, procedures, and priorities; impacts on processing decisions; and management tools. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of processing policies and procedures, processing worksheets, statistics, and job descriptions.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Elizabeth Slomba, Elizabeth Slomba, Elizabeth Slomba, Elizabeth Slomba, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Pam Hackbart-Dean, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 313 examines the current use of e-books in ARL member libraries; their plans for implementing, increasing, or decreasing access to e-books; purchasing, cataloging, and collection management issues; and issues in marketing to and in usage by library clientele. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of collection development policies, e-book collection Web pages, e-book promotional materials, training materials for staff and users, and e-book reader loan policies.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Catherine Anson, Catherine Anson, Catherine Anson, Catherine Anson, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Ruth R. Connell, Ruth R. Connell, Ruth R. Connell, Ruth R. Connell, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 311 explores the role ARL member libraries are playing in supporting public access policies in their institutions. The survey respondents were asked to provide information on staffing, partnerships, and resources and services developed for public access policy (PAP) compliance support, and the challenges related to providing such support. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents in the form of PAP Web sites, compliance FAQs and flowcharts, handouts and slides from presentations to faculty and library staff, and sample letters to publishers.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Bob Engeszer, Bob Engeszer, Bob Engeszer, Bob Engeszer, Cathi Sarli, Cathi Sarli, Cathi Sarli, Cathi Sarli, Ellen Dubinsky, Ellen Dubinsky, Ellen Dubinsky, Ellen Dubinsky, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Ruth Lewis, Ruth Lewis, Ruth Lewis, Ruth Lewis, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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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.
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Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Adam Berenbak, Adam Berenbak, Adam Berenbak, Adam Berenbak, Campus Engagement, Campus Engagement, Campus Engagement, Campus Engagement, Cate Putirskis, Cate Putirskis, Cate Putirskis, Cate Putirskis, Claire Ruswick, Claire Ruswick, Claire Ruswick, Claire Ruswick, Danica Cullinan, Danica Cullinan, Danica Cullinan, Danica Cullinan, Emily Walters, Emily Walters, Emily Walters, Emily Walters, Genya O’Gara, Genya O’Gara, Genya O’Gara, Judy Allen Dodson, Judy Allen Dodson, Judy Allen Dodson, Judy Allen Dodson, Kathy Brown, Kathy Brown, Kathy Brown, Kathy Brown, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Text, Text, Text, Text
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.
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Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Assessment, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Jill Livingston, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 312 explores the ways in which traditional “outreach” programs in academic libraries are evolving to address the emergent concept of “public engagement” at the institutional level and the degree to which the library is integrated into campus-level efforts to promote public engagement. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of mission statements, descriptions of library engagement programs, examples of awards program, scholarship of engagement information, and job descriptions.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Lori Goetsch, Lori Goetsch, Lori Goetsch, Lori Goetsch, Publications, Scott Walter, Scott Walter, Scott Walter, Scott Walter, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 310 explores how ARL member libraries are promoting the use of author addenda by researchers at their institutions. Respondents were asked to provide information on the use of author addenda at their institutions, which rights authors were encouraged to retain, and the methods by which libraries were conducting promotion and outreach efforts on the topic of author rights and addenda. This SPEC Kit includes documentation from respondents in the form of sample addenda, brochures, handouts, and author rights Web sites and slides from presentations to faculty and library staff.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Author Rights, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer, Karen Fischer, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
SPEC Kit 309 explores how ARL member libraries are responding to the needs of faculty and student participants in various types of study abroad programs, which library services and resources are provided to participants, how library support is staffed and administered, whether collections are physical or online, and how services are delivered. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of study abroad program Web pages and descriptions of library services for these programs.
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Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Ann Lindell, Ann Lindell, Ann Lindell, Ann Lindell, Interlibrary Loan , Interlibrary Loan , Interlibrary Loan , Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Library Services, Publications, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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