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Blog on Web Accessibility in Research Libraries Launched by ARL
ARL’s Accessibility and Universal Design Working Group is pleased to announce a new blog devoted to facilitating Web Accessibility in Research Libraries. The blog is an enhancement of ARL’s Web...
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LibQUAL+® to Offer Training at ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco
LibQUAL+ is offering a free workshop in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on Friday, June 26, 2015. This one-hour session will provide...
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Publishing Accessibly—Open Access and Your Library as a “Publisher”
The 2015 Library Publishing Forum took place in Portland, Oregon, in late March, nestling itself comfortably following the ACRL conference. Program topics explored themes such as the evolving role of...
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Three Provisions of the PATRIOT Expire; Senate to Vote on USA FREEDOM Act This Week
*Edited to include a link to the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in-depth analysis of Senator McConnell's proposed amendments to the USA FREEDOM Act* Today, three key provision of...
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ARL Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Two Flawed Surveillance Reform Bills
On Thursday, May 28, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 51 companies, trade associations and civil society organizations to oppose the FISA Improvements Act of 2015, introduced by Senator Burr...
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Section 215 “Library Records” Provision Set to Expire on June 1
Last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) engaged in a filibuster designed to stall consideration of a vote on the USA FREEDOM Act as well as Senator McConnell's bill which would grant a...
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Canadian Author’s Collective, Access Copyright, Dealt Major Blow; Future Uncertain
*This is a guest blog post by Bobby Glushko, Head of the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office for the University of Toronto Libraries* On May 22, 2015, the Copyright Board of...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Fellows 2015-2017 Selected
The selection committee for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program has chosen six master of library and information science (MLIS) students with specializations in...
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Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: ARL to Offer Seminar
Registration is now open for “Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: An ARL Seminar,” to be held in Washington, DC, October 22–23, 2015. This two-day, in-person event...
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Reminder: Google Analytics Workshop to Be Offered by ARL in San Francisco on June 25
There is still time to register for ARL's full-day, in-person workshop on Google Analytics to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, June 25, 2015. The workshop is offered by...