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Synergy Issue 13, July 2016
This issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three articles that relate to strategies of the Association of Research Libraries for increasing diversity and promoting equity in the...
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Synergy Issue 13 Explores Promoting Diversity and Equity in Libraries and Archives
In 2015, a wave of student activism moved throughout the United States and Canada as student protesters made demands of their campus administrations for equality and an end to systemic...
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ARL Makes SPEC Kits Open Access Online
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened up access to all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform for all users. This change demonstrates the value that the Association...
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Sofia Leung Awarded Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship for 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which supports the attendance of one...
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Travel Award Recipients Selected for Library Assessment Conference 2016
The Association of Research Libraries and the conference planning committee have awarded 10 outstanding individuals travel awards to attend the 2016 Library Assessment Conference in Arlington, Virginia, on October 31–November...
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Moving from SSRN to SocArXiv
In May, Elsevier acquired SSRN, an open access repository heavily used in fields of law, economics and other social sciences. A number of great articles raising serious concerns about this...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources—Register by August 10
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the...
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Brown University Library Supports Digital Scholarship: Sixth Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the sixth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—July 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from April 1, 2016 through July 14, 2016...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources
SPEC Kit 351 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss...