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ARL Fall Forum on Scholarly Monograph—Register by September 26
Register by Friday, September 26, for the ARL Fall Forum 2014, “Wanted Dead or Alive—The Scholarly Monograph,” to be held in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 9. The program will explore...
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Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs—Issue 11 Focuses on Professional Trends
The 2014 issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three brief articles on a range of topics around trends in the library and archival profession. The newsletter provides...
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Synergy Issue 11, September 2014
This issue of Synergy features three brief articles on a range of topics around trends in the library and archival profession. Camille Salas reflects on a service-learning project that was...
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76 Companies and Organizations Urge Congress to Ensure Privacy of Online Communications
On September 8, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries joined a broad coalition of seventy-six technology companies as well as privacy and public interest organizations in sending a letter to...
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Minority Representation in the 2012–2013 ARL Annual Salary Survey: Taking a Closer Look
A poster (PDF) analyzing trends in minority professional staff in US ARL university libraries through 2012–2013 was presented at the recent Library Assessment Conference by ARL’s Shaneka Morris and Martha...
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Coalition Calls for Swift Passage of USA FREEDOM Act; Express Concerns Over Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
On September 4, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries joined a coalition of 43 civil liberties, human rights and public interest organizations sent a letter to Senate leadership supporting swift...
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Letter to GPO on “Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional Depository Libraries”
On August 28, 2014, ARL sent a letter to the US Government Printing Office in support of the proposed public policy statement on "Government Publications Authorized for Discard by Regional...
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SPEC Kit 341: Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach (August 2014)
This SPEC Kit investigates what methods ARL member libraries use to maintain the relevancy of their locally curated digital library collections, and to continue to sustain, grow, capture return on...
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Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach, SPEC Kit 341, Published by ARL
ARL has released Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach, SPEC Kit 341, which investigates what methods ARL member libraries use to maintain the relevancy of their locally curated digital library collections,...
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ScholCommCamp at ACRL 2015
Join the first-ever unconference sponsored by the ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC). This collaborative and informal experience is right for you if you have good knowledge of scholarly communication...