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Special Collections in ARL Libraries: A Discussion Report from the ARL Working Group on Special Collections

In this report the Working Group identifies key issues in the management and exposure of special collections material in the 21st century.

pdf scwg-report-mar09.pdf

Terms:Publications, Report, Research Collections, Special Collections and Archives, Text

Education and Training for Careers in Special Collections: A White Paper Prepared for the Association of Research Libraries Special Collections Task Force

Responding to data gathered by the 1998 Survey of Special Collections in ARL Libraries and anecdotal evidence, the ARL Task Force on Special Collections investigated issuesrelated to education and training needs for careers in special collections. The resulting white paper considersthe scope of need, surveys the current environment, and proposes recommended strategies and action items for ARL and other organizations and groups.

pdf special-coll-career-training-nov04.pdf

Terms:Alice Schreyer, Publications, Report, Research Collections, Special Collections and Archives, Text, Workforce

ARL Learning Space Pre-Programming Tool Kit

Information commons and learning commons have become virtual "must haves" for libraries seeking to refresh and deepen their engagements with undergraduate learners. This toolkit describes planning processes and assessment techniques for designing learning commons.

pdf planning-a-learning-space-tool-kit.pdf

Terms:Crit Stuart, Publications, Report, Space, Facilities, and Services, Text

Overview of the ARL/DLF E-Science Institute

The E-Science Institute is designed to help research libraries develop a strategic) agenda for e-research support, with a particular focus on the sciences. The Institute consists of a series of interactive modules that take small teams of individuals from research libraries through a six-month process to strengthen and advance their e-research support strategy.

pdf arl-dlf-escience-inst-overview-apr11.pdf

Terms:2011, E-Research, E-Science, Publications, Report, Text

Questions from the NRNT Digital Curation and Preservation Webcast

These questions were asked during the April 7, 2011, webcast "New Roles for Research Libraries: Digital Curation for Preservation," but were left unanswered due to time constraints. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) asked the webcast panel and the report authors to develop written responses to the unanswered questions in an effort to deepen webcast participants' understanding of the topic.

pdf nrnt_dc_webcast_qanda_apr07.pdf

Terms:2011, Collaboration, Preservation, Publications, Report, Repositories, Scholarly Communication, Text

Law Serials Pricing and Mergers: A Portfolio Approach

Using data from more than 400 legal serials, Mark McCabe estimates the impact of six publisher mergers on law serial prices during the period 1990–2000. The results suggest that merger-related price increases were substantial during this period, even after accounting for secular price trends.

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Terms:Mark J. McCabe, Marketplace, Publications, Report, Scholarly Communication, Text

Agenda for Developing E-Science in Research Libraries

The ARL Steering Committees for Scholarly Communication and for Research, Teaching, and Learning jointly appointed a task force in 2006 to address the emergent domain of e-science. The Joint Task Force on Library Support for E-Science focused its attention on the implications of trends in e-science for research libraries, exploring the dimensions that impact collections, services, research infrastructure, and professional development. Priorities of government funding agencies further shaped the task force's work. This is the final report of the task force.

pdf escience-report-final-2007.pdf

Terms:E-Science, Publications, Report, Text, Wendy Pradt Lougee