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Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2018—Deadline July 14, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2018 SPEC survey topics. For more than 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program...
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UBC’s X̱wi7x̱wa Library Decolonizes Library Practices
Systemic biases related to colonization continue to reside in Western library and archival collections and services. Materials and programs about Indigenous communities are often not prioritized and organizational systems are...
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Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Data Curation, SPEC Kit 354, an exploration of the infrastructure that ARL member institutions are using for the active and ongoing management...
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International Accord Strengthens Ties between Repository Networks Worldwide
On May 8, 2017, several regional and national repository networks and stakeholder groups, including the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), formally endorsed an international accord that will lead to the...
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Travel Awards Available for National Conference of African American Librarians and Reforma National Conference
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering two $1,000 travel awards to attend the National Conference of African American Librarians (NCAAL), August 9–13, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia, and two...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2015–2016 Reports Data on 13,827 Staff in ARL Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2015–2016, which analyzes salary data for professional staff working in the 124 ARL member libraries during 2015–2016....
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Louisiana State University Files Suit Against Elsevier; Elsevier Has Not Accepted Service
On February 27, 2017, Louisiana State University (LSU) filed a lawsuit against international science publisher Elsevier after the publisher breached its contract and refused to allow LSU’s veterinarian school faculty...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2015–2016
This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 124 ARL member libraries during 2015–2016. Data are reported for 10,111 professional staff in the 114 university ARL...
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New York University Libraries Support Digital Scholarship: 13th Profile in ARL Series
The latest installment in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries features the work of the New York University (NYU) Libraries. The...
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LCA Urges Senate to Reject Bill to Make Register of Copyrights a Presidential Appointee
On April 26, 2017, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 1695, the Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017, a bill to make the Register...
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