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ARL Forum on Workforce for 21st-Century Libraries: Register by Sept. 14

Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a forum, “Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries,” on October 11–12, 2012, in Washington, DC, immediately following the ARL Membership Meeting. The forum is open to all and is geared for research library directors, senior library staff, and organization development and human resources staff. This event will provide a balance of discussion between two sets of issues—the workforce of the future and the processes undertaken to create that workforce.

 

Research libraries are implementing strategies to ensure that their workforce has the skills and competencies to further the mission of the library and campus institution. The environment continues to change for libraries and the users they serve. A vital workforce is critical to supporting the needs of 21st-century researchers. This imperative calls for exploration of new roles and the next generation of information professional, and review of organizational models that help define new ways of working. To address these needs, the forum will include sessions on the following topics:

  • Impact of Demographic Trends on Library Services
  • Staffing Priorities for Workforce Transformation
  • Changing the Collective Mindset
  • Organizational Strategies for Deep Change
  • New Roles for the 21st Century

Registration

The forum registration fee for ARL members is $300; the fee for non-members is $325. This fee includes an evening reception, a continental breakfast, substantial late-morning fare, and coffee/tea breaks. To register, please complete the online registration form.

Registration will close on Friday, September 14.

Hotel Information

The forum will be held at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, located at 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036. To reserve a room at the ARL rate of $289, visit the Mayflower reservations website or call toll free 877-212-5752 and mention the ARL meeting.

The cutoff date for room reservations is Friday, September 14.

More Details

To view the forum program and to register, visit the ARL Fall Forum 2012 website.


The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 126 research libraries in the US and Canada. 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 https://www.arl.org/.

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