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SPEC Kit 357: Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (November 2017)
This SPEC Kit gathers information on the breadth of practice taking place at the intersection of research libraries, presses, and publishing, and on the blurring of boundaries as libraries engage...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Libraries, Presses, and Publishing
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with...
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Libraries, Presses, and Publishing, SPEC Kit 357, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Libraries, Presses, and Publishing, SPEC Kit 357, an exploration of ARL member library publishing activity. This SPEC Kit gathers information on the...
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ARL Membership Convenes in Washington, DC, for Fall 2017 Meeting—Summary and Slides Online
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, staff, and guests gathered in Washington, DC, on October 3–4, 2017, for the 171st Association Meeting, convened by then ARL president Mary Case,...
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ARL Member Representatives Retiring in Fall 2017
ARL’s Kaylyn Groves interviewed two of the three member representatives who are retiring in fall 2017. A bio is included in this document for the director the Association was unable...
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Webinar—Diversity and Inclusion (SPEC Kit 356)
SPEC Kit 356, Diversity and Inclusion, explores how ARL member library diversity plans have changed since 2010. The Diversity and Inclusion webinar reviewed survey findings reported by ARL member libraries...
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Hiring and Staffing Trends in ARL Libraries
“Hiring and Staffing Trends in ARL Libraries” is the second in a series of articles by Stanley Wilder to be published by ARL. The series, Workforce Trends in Research Libraries,...
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Holistic Librarianship Highlighted in Research Library Issues
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) explores different models and approaches to holistic librarianship and the convergence among librarians in a variety of roles. The articles in this...
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Letter to Committee on House Administration on Reform of the Federal Depository Library Program
On September 27, 2017, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted recommendations for reform of the Federal Depository Library Program to the Committee on House Administration. FDLP_letter.pdf
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2017
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from May 20, 2017, through September 22, 2017,...