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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: Duke University
by Deborah Jakubs | Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian and Vice Provost for Library Affairs | on March 1, 2016 Duke University Archives (UA) is crawling (collecting) tweets with hashtags (using TAGS)...
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What ARL Members Are Doing to Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality
In 2015, student groups at campuses across the United States and Canada challenged their college and university administrations to address issues of institutional and systemic racism and other oppressive practices...
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Four More Marrakesh Treaty Ratifications Needed For Entry Into Force
At last check-in in December, thirteen countries had ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled. Today,...
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To Kill A Mass Market Paperback and Access to Knowledge
Just weeks after Harper Lee's death on February 19, 2016, a notice was issued that the mass-market version of the classic novel To Kill A Mockingbird would no longer be authorized...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 Registration Open: Early-Bird Deadline April 30
NDLC ’16: Bridges to Inclusion Early registration is now open for the National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 (NDLC ’16), cosponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Library...
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Elliott Shore Reelected to American Council on Education Board for Third Term
The American Council on Education (ACE) has reelected Elliott Shore, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director, as a higher education association representative to the ACE Board of Directors for...
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SHARE to Offer Webinar for Developers on Querying SHARE Data Set of Research Events
The SHARE team is hosting a free webinar for the higher education and library developer community on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 2:00–3:30 p.m. EDT. Erin Braswell from the Center...
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Comments Requested on Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component 2016–2019
The US Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) issued a call for comments in the Federal Register on February 18, 2016, regarding proposed revisions of the Integrated...
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ARL Hosts 12th Annual Leadership Symposium for Diversity Recruitment Participants
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) hosted its 12th Annual Leadership Symposium January 7–10, 2016, in Boston, Massachusetts, during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting. This year, 34 ARL...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016 Highlights Balance in Copyright System
*Cross-posted from ARL News* On February 22–26, 136 organizations and numerous individuals participated in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016, an annual celebration of the important—and flexible—doctrines of fair use and fair dealing....
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