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SPEC Kit 339: Innovation and R&D (December 2013)
This SPEC Kit investigates the current state of both innovation and R&D in research library organizations. It examines what outward-facing commitments libraries have made to innovation and R&D, and what...
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SPEC Kit 338: Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories (November 2013)
This SPEC Kit examines the ways in which research libraries are involved in the administration of disciplinary repositories. It explores the disciplinary scope of the repository, collection policies, funding models,...
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Research Library Issues, no. 284 (2013)
Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 284 features an overview of the digital humanities by Don Waters of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This issue of RLI also includes an article...
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Letter Opposing Copyright Term Extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
ARL joined 28 other organizations and 71 individuals in a letter opposing a copyright term of life plus 70 years in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Authors of the letter,...
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Additional Reply Comments to FCC E-Reader Accessibility Waiver
In December 2013, ARL and the American Library Association (ALA) filed additional reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a request to waive e-reader access requirements for individuals with...
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Letter to Congress Urging to End Sequestration
On Wednesday, December 4, ARL joined 469 national organizations in urging the US Congress to replace sequestration with a bipartisan, balanced approach to deficit reduction, citing that "Nondefense discretionary (NDD)...
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ARL Letter to FCC Regarding Access to Materials During Shutdowns
On Monday, December 2, ARL joined others in the library community in submitting a letter to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in regards to making its primary legal materials...
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ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2011-2012
ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2011–2012 presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 74 law libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. This publication is available...
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ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2011-2012
ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2011–2012 presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 61 medical libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. This publication is...
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ARL Statistics 2011-2012
This edition of the ARL Statistics describes the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 125 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in fiscal year 2011–2012. This publication is...