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Library Assessment Conference
The Association of Research Libraries, the University of Virginia Library, and the University of Washington Libraries hosted the 2012 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, in Charlottesville, Virginia,...
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ARL Membership Meeting Spring 2012
The 160th ARL Membership Meeting convened in Chicago, Illinois, May 2–4, 2012. Program sessions were held on the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use, open scholarship, scenario planning, balanced...
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ARL Membership Meeting Fall 2012
ARL president Winston Tabb (Johns Hopkins) convened the 161st ARL Membership Meeting October 10–11, 2012, in Washington, DC. At the meeting, 117 ARL member library representatives participated in sessions about...
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ARL Fall Forum: Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries
The ARL Fall Forum on "Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries" convened October 11–12, 2012, in Washington, DC. Program topics included demographic trends, staffing priorities, changing the collective mindset, organizational...
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Research Library Issues, no. 282 (Spring 2013): Pre-pub of “The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012”
RLI issue 282: Pre-pub of "The State of Large-Publisher Bundles in 2012"
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ARL-ACRL Human Resources Symposium
In a time of profound transformation in academic and research libraries, human resources are among the most complex, challenging, and valuable assets of the organization. Management of these resources—to recognize,...
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LCA and COSLA Comment on Nov. 23, ’12 Draft Text of Print Disabilities Treaty/Instrument
On January 28, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) along with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies submitted comments on the draft text of an international instrument/treaty on limitations...
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First Sale Fast Facts for Libraries
On January 18, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) published a one-page FAQ for libraries on the First Sale doctrine and how it relates to the Kirtsaeng v. Wiley case....
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LCA Submits Comments to Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
On January 14, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office in response to their Notice of Inquiry regarding orphan works and mass digitization. In...
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Balanced Scorecard Webcast
This webcast from Dec. 11, 2012, provides an overview of the balanced scorecard for research libraries. The webcast covers the strategic aspects of the scorecard, the tool's development, objectives and...