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FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute Offers Tuition Discount for ARL Community
The FORCE11 Scholarly Communication Institute (FSCI) is offering Association of Research Libraries (ARL) community members a $150 tuition discount on the August 5–9, 2019, institute to be held at UCLA. FSCI is...
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Scientist Aims to Optimize Science through Data Analysis
Why would a school of information science have a biologist and physicist on its faculty? Jevin D. West, assistant professor at the University of Washington iSchool and co-director of the...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline June 4, 2019
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime Association of Research Libraries (ARL) staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship. The scholarship supports...
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US Department of Education Seeks Comments on IPEDS Changes by May 20
The US Department of Education has issued a request for comments on planned changes to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys, which include the Academic Libraries component. The...
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ARL White Paper on Wikidata
In this Association of Research Libraries white paper, a task force of expert Wikidata users recommend a variety of ways for librarians to use the open knowledge base in advancing...
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The P2L Summit (invitation only)
P2L, the third meeting of press directors and librarians with reporting relationships, was held Friday, June 14, 2019, in Detroit, immediately following the AUPresses Annual Meeting. This invitation-only event focused...
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Library Management Skills Institute II: The Organization (Invitation Only)
The Library Management Skills Institute II: The Organization, offered by the ARL Academy in partnership with DeEtta Jones and Associates, and co-hosted by the USMAI Library Consortium will take place October 15–17, 2019 at...
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Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager
The Library Management Skills Institute I: The Manager, offered by the ARL Academy in partnership with DeEtta Jones and Associates, and co-hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries will take place September 24–26, 2019 at Virginia...
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Library Management Skills Institute II: The Organization (Invitation Only)
The Library Management Skills Institute II: The Organization, offered by the ARL Academy in partnership with DeEtta Jones and Associates, and co-hosted by the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries, will take place September...
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TOME Brings Scholars’ Books to Wider Audience
What good is a book if people can't read it? Calvin L. Warren, assistant professor at Emory University, studies “concerns of black existence, such as justice, anti-black violence, and black...