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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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ARL Awarded IMLS Grant to Establish Diversity Fellowship for Undergraduates Focused on Digital Stewardship
The research library and archives workforce currently does not reflect the demographics of higher education and society. To diversify the workforce and create more inclusive, equitable, and just library and...
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The Future of Net Neutrality?
The net neutrality saga continues to unfold and it appears that threats against an open Internet may be at even greater risk today, given new leadership at the FCC and...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: New Mexico and Arizona
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a “listening tour” of ARL member libraries to see first-hand the innovative work the libraries are doing and...
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Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC) Launches with Early Success
There is fresh momentum in the scholarly publishing world to open up data on the citations that link research publications. Six organizations today announced the establishment of the Initiative for...
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ARL Digital Scholarship Institute—Apply by April 14 for Summer 2017
The application deadline for the first iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute has been extended to Friday, April 14, 2017. An exciting new initiative of the ARL Academy, the...