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CRL to Audit CLOCKSS Archive
The Digital Distributed Community Archive (the CLOCKSS Archive) has engaged the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) to undertake an in-depth audit of the CLOCKSS preservation archive. CLOCKSS (Controlled LOCKSS) is...
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HathiTrust Research Center UnCamp 2013 Registration Now Open
Registration is open until August 31 for the second annual HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) UnCamp, to be held September 8–9, 2013, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The UnCamp...
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Library and Repository Communities Join Together to Identify New Competencies for Academic Librarians
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), and the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) are pleased...
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Library Copyright Alliance Releases User Guide to Marrakesh Treaty for Blind
On June 27, a Diplomatic Conference of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held in Marrakesh, Morocco, adopted the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who...
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ARL Statistics® 2011–2012 Data Now Available in Analytics
ARL has released the 2011–2012 ARL Statistics dataset through ARL Statistics Analytics, a subscription-based service for nonmember libraries, vendors, commercial parties, and others interested in accessing the final, verified ARL...
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McMaster Appoints Vivian Lewis University Librarian
Vivian Lewis has been named university librarian for McMaster University, announced the university on August 1. Lewis served as acting university librarian from May 2012, when Jeffrey Trzeciak stepped down...
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Research Data Management Services, SPEC Kit 334, Published by ARL
ARL has published Research Data Management Services, SPEC Kit 334, which surveys ARL member libraries on their activities related to access, management, and archiving of research data at their institutions....
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses in Chicago: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Tuesday, August 13, is the last day to register at early-bird rates for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA)...
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U Nebraska–Lincoln Appoints Nancy Busch Dean of Libraries
Nancy Busch has been named dean of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Libraries effective July 19, 2013, pending Board of Regents approval. Busch served as interim dean of libraries from...
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U Hawai‘i at Mānoa Appoints Irene Herold University Librarian
Irene Herold has been named university librarian at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, effective August 1, 2013. Herold was previously the dean of Mason Library at Keene State College in...