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Diversity and Inclusion Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 286
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 286, a special issue focusing on fostering diversity and inclusion in research library operations and culture. The three articles in this issue...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline May 13, 2015
ARL is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic...
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Panel: The Inclusion and Leadership Nexus: Leadership Development and Retention for Diverse Academic and Research Librarians
This panel explores the effect of leadership development training (LDT) on the retention of academic and research librarians from historically underrepresented groups. An extensive mapping project reveals the extent to...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: A Community of Practice around Leadership Development
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Jill Mierke, director of human resources for the University of Saskatchewan Library, contributed the February essay, “Communities of...
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ARL Hosts Diverse MLIS Students in Leadership Symposium at ALA Midwinter
ARL hosted its 11th Annual Leadership Symposium January 29–February 1, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois, during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting. This year, 36 ARL diversity program recruits participated...
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SPEC Kit 344: Talent Management (November 2014)
This SPEC Kit explores whether ARL member libraries are using talent management strategies in the recruitment, retention, and development of a workforce needed to support the transformation of academic and...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Library Reorganization
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the latest entry in its column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Marcy Simons, organizational development librarian at the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh...
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Talent Management, SPEC Kit 344, Published by ARL
ARL has released Talent Management, SPEC Kit 344, which explores whether ARL member libraries are using talent management strategies in the recruitment, retention, and development of a workforce needed to...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Preparing for Unexpected Change
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the latest entry in its column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Beth Marhanka, head of the Gelardin New Media Center at Georgetown University...
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Career Enhancement Program Application Deadline Extended to November 17
The application deadline for the ARL Career Enhancement Program has been extended to Monday, November 17, 2014. Master of library and information science (MLIS) students from racial and ethnic minority...