-
Collaboration among Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums: White Paper from Summit Hosted by University of Miami
The University of Miami hosted the inaugural Academic Art Museum and Library Summit in January 2016, bringing together 14 pairs of library and museum directors from North American academic institutions...
-
Ajay Nair to Present Blixrud Memorial Lecture at ARL Fall Forum 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has founded an annual keynote lecture at the ARL...
-
Report on Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and the Association of Research Libraries held a workshop on “Planning a Digital Scholarship Center,” May 17–18, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. A report on...
-
Why is the Copyright Office Trying to Reform Section 108?
On July 26, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) met with the Copyright Office, in response to the Office’s Notice of Inquiry, to give our views on Section 108—namely, LCA’s opposition...
-
ARL Diversity Scholars Selected for 2016–2018
Members of the ARL Diversity and Inclusion Committee and select designees have chosen 15 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2016–2018 Initiative to Recruit...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
Affiliates
