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LibQUAL+ Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2020 Registration Is Now Open
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2020 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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Implementing Effective Data Practices Toolkit
This communication toolkit draws upon the outcomes of a 2019 conference, “Implementing Effective Data Practices: A Conference on Collaborative Research Support,” convened by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), California...
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Report Provides Recommendations for Research Libraries as Catalytic Leaders in a Changing Society
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) released a report today on the 2019 ARL-CNI Fall Forum, Research Libraries as Catalytic Leaders in a...
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Research Libraries as Catalytic Leaders in a Society in Constant Flux: A Report on the ARL-CNI Fall Forum 2019
This report on the 2019 ARL-CNI Fall Forum summarizes the presentations of the keynote speaker and panelists, highlights specific breakout discussions, and outlines a set of shared recommendations for research...
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Research Libraries Can Be Partners with Societies in Open Access Transitions
In mid-December, rumors of a US executive order requiring that the results of federally funded scientific research be made available for publication immediately, with zero embargo, blew up a corner...
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ARL Comments on Draft NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
On November 6, 2019, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a request for public comments on a DRAFT NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing and supplemental DRAFT...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2020
Mark your calendars! Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2020—a community celebration coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries—will take place February 24–28. You can participate on a single day during...
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Kevin Borden Named Senior Director of Research and Analytics for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Borden as senior director of Research and Analytics, effective January 13, 2020. Borden is currently a...
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Library Assessment Conference 2020 Call for Proposals—Deadline February 28
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee invite paper, poster, and workshop proposals by February 28 for the 2020 Library Assessment...
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IARLA Signs Open Letter Calling for Expedition to COUNTER Release 5
Members of the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), alongside a number of international academic library organizations, have signed an open letter calling for the expedition to Release 5...