For immediate release:
November 12, 2010

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Association of Research Libraries
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ARL Publishes RLI Issue on Developing the 21st-Century Research Library Workforce

Washington DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published issue 272 of Research Library Issues (RLI), which focuses on developing the 21st-century research library workforce.

This issue of RLI features articles on new imperatives for developing a vital workforce, changing roles for academic librarians, recent administrative restructuring at UCLA Library, and the organizational value of post-MLIS residency programs.

The complete table of contents with links to the articles follows:

• Developing a Vital Research Library Workforce
  Mark A. Puente, Director of Diversity Programs, ARL

• Transforming Roles for Academic Librarians: Leading and Participating in New Partnerships
  Brenda L. Johnson, Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries, Indiana University

• Restructuring at UCLA Library
  Gary E. Strong, University Librarian, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

• Understanding the Organizational Value of Post–Master's Degree Residency Programs
  Julie Brewer, Librarian and Coordinator of Personnel and Staff Development, University of Delaware Library

• News and Calendar

Research Library Issues: A Bimonthly Report from ARL, CNI, and SPARC, no. 272 (October 2010) is freely available on the web at http://publications.arl.org/rli272/.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 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 diverse 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, facilitating the emergence of new roles for research libraries, and shaping a future environment that leverages its interests with those of allied organizations. ARL is on the web at http://www.arl.org/.