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SPEC Kit 298: Metadata (July 2007)
SPEC Kit 298 investigates how metadata is implemented in ARL member libraries: which staff are creating metadata and for what kinds of digital objects, what schemas and tools they use...
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Using Sampling to Assess Library Collections
This 2001 document is designed to demonstrate the use of sampling to obtain accurate information about a library collection. Two research projects are explicitly described; the sampling methodology as described...
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ARL Endorses Recommendations of CLIR Report on E-Journal Archiving
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) endorsed the recommendations made in the report, “E-Journal Archiving Metes and Bounds: A Survey of the Landscape,” written by Anne R. Kenney, Richard Entlich,...
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Letter to Steve Leggett re: comments in support of a study on the current state of recorded sound preservation in the United States (Jan. 26, 2007)
This statement is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in response to the request by the Library of Congress for comments in support of a study...
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SPEC Kit 294: Managing Digitization Activities (September 2006)
SPEC Kit 294 investigates the purposes of ARL member libraries’ digitization efforts, the organizational structures these libraries use to manage digital initiatives, whether and how staff have been reassigned to...
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ARL Special Collections Task Force Final Status Report
This is the final report of the ARL Special Collections Task Force, chaired by Joe Hewitt. The task force was charged with advancing a seven-point action plan. The final status...
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SPEC Kit 292: Institutional Repositories (July 2006)
SPEC Kit 292 collects baseline data about ARL member institutions’ institutional repository activities. For the purposes of this survey, an IR was simply defined as a permanent, institution-wide repository of...
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SPEC Kit 291: Spatial Data Collections and Services (December 2005)
A scanned version of SPEC Kit 291 is available full view through HathiTrust. View the document here » A print copy is available for $45.00 ($35.00 ARL members) plus shipping...
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Urgent Action Needed to Preserve Scholarly Electronic Journals
This statement arose out of a 2005 meeting of library leaders hosted by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and articulates four actions needed to support the development of qualified preservation...
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Sound Savings: Preserving Audio Collections
Edited by Judith Matz • 2004 • ISBN 1-59407-663-4 • 158pp. In July 2003, many of the key stakeholders in audiovisual preservation met at the University of Texas at Austin...