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LibQUAL Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022 Registration Is Now Open
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2022 registration for LibQUAL, a leading library customer satisfaction assessment tool. For the past 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL survey...
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Robert E. Fox Jr. Named Interim ARL Treasurer by Board of Directors
In its July 2021 meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors elected Robert E. Fox Jr. to the position of interim treasurer for the Association, effective August...
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ARL Kaleidoscope Diversity Scholars Selected for 2021–2023
Members of the ARL Kaleidoscope Program Selection Working Group have chosen 18 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2021–2023 Kaleidoscope Program as ARL Diversity...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline September 7, 2021
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 scholarship...
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Library Impact Practice Brief: Relationship between Library Collections and the Recruitment and Retention of Faculty at UT Austin
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, The University of Texas (UT) at Austin Libraries conducted a study to examine the impact of library collections on the recruitment...
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Dispatch from the United Nations 2nd Open Science Conference
In July I attended the virtual Open Science Conference hosted by the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library; the program and other details are on the UN Library’s website. Reflecting on...
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ARL Fall Forum to Explore Talent Management in Academic Libraries through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Registration is open for the ARL Fall Forum 2021, to be hosted virtually by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on Thursday, October 7, at noon–6:00 p.m. eastern daylight time...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Protecting DACA Recipients
On August 4, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to House and Senate leadership and ranking members calling for Congress to provide permanent legal protections for Deferred Action for Childhood...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
On June 28, 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a "Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies." The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)...
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Research Libraries Ensure Trustworthiness in Times of Need
As we emerge into what follows historic crises in public health, democracy, and social justice, our society is challenged in almost every dimension of our lives with questions of trust...