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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from July 15, 2016 through September 26, 2016...
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Free SPEC Survey Webcast on Collection Assessment—Register by October 5
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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SPEC Survey Webcast on Collection Assessment
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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SPEC Survey Webcast on Funding Article Processing Charges
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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Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, an exploration of which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member libraries currently employ. This study...
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SPEC Kit 352: Collection Assessment (September 2016)
This SPEC Kit explores which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member libraries currently employ. This study gathered information on which library staff collect and analyze data, for what...
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LCA Submits Comments on Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online
On August 18, 2016, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office regarding the "Mandatory Deposit of Electronic Books and Sound Recordings Available Only Online." Read...
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Webinar—Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources (SPEC Kit 351)
SPEC Kit 351, Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, investigates the degree to which ARL member institutions are systematically exploring affordable course content and OER support and development, the...
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Synergy Issue 13, July 2016
This issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three articles that relate to strategies of the Association of Research Libraries for increasing diversity and promoting equity in the...
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Synergy Issue 13 Explores Promoting Diversity and Equity in Libraries and Archives
In 2015, a wave of student activism moved throughout the United States and Canada as student protesters made demands of their campus administrations for equality and an end to systemic...