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KnowYourCopyrights.org Helps Library Advocates Assert Rights in Digital Era
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) launched KnowYourCopyrights.org, a revamped resource to support library leaders, practitioners, and advocates in proactively asserting library rights in the digital era. Libraries, as...
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Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework
The Joint ALA/ARL Building Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity Framework Task Force’s final draft of the Cultural Proficiencies for Racial Equity: A Framework was approved by the boards of directors of the...
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Registration Open—ARL Fall Forum 2022: Supporting Mental and Emotional Health for Ourselves and Others
Registration is open for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2022 Fall Forum on Thursday, October 20, in Washington, DC. The Fall Forum is being offered in both in-person and...
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Library Assessment Conference 2022 Registration Open: Early-Bird Deadline September 16
Registration is now open for the 2022 Library Assessment Conference, to be held virtually Tuesday–Thursday, November 1–3. The preeminent conference in the field, this ninth biennial Library Assessment Conference is...
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ARL Applauds NSF Open Science Investment
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) commends the ongoing commitment of the US National Science Foundation (NSF) to open science. NSF today announced awards for 10 new projects focused on...
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LibQUAL Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2023 Registration Is Now Open
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2023 registration for LibQUAL, a leading tool for assessing library customer satisfaction. For more than 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL...
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Copyright and Contracts: Issues and Strategies
In 2020, ARL’s Advocacy and Public Policy Committee launched a digital rights initiative focused on understanding and safeguarding the full stack of research libraries’ rights: to acquire and lend digital...
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Controlled Digital Lending
This paper discusses ARL's position on controlled digital lending of library materials and lays out considerations that may support research libraries in crafting their use case and preparing for a...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline August 29, 2022
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime Association of Research Libraries (ARL) staff member Julia C. Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship. The...
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ARL Comments on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to submit these comments to the US Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, in consideration of its process to propose amendments...