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Trevor Dawes Named Vice Provost for Libraries, Museums at University of Delaware
The University of Delaware (UD) has appointed Trevor A. Dawes as the May Morris librarian and the vice provost for libraries and museums, effective July 1, 2016. Dawes has served...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Attend MLA Meeting; Mark A. Puente Wins Papakhian Award
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (DII) fellows participated in the MLA Annual Meeting, March 1–5, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fellows attended valuable programming...
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Major Research Library Organizations Meet to Discuss International Collaboration
The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organizations took place at the British Library in London on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, ahead...
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Elliott Shore Reelected to American Council on Education Board for Third Term
The American Council on Education (ACE) has reelected Elliott Shore, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director, as a higher education association representative to the ACE Board of Directors for...
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SHARE to Offer Webinar for Developers on Querying SHARE Data Set of Research Events
The SHARE team is hosting a free webinar for the higher education and library developer community on Thursday, March 17, 2016, at 2:00–3:30 p.m. EDT. Erin Braswell from the Center...
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Comments Requested on Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component 2016–2019
The US Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) issued a call for comments in the Federal Register on February 18, 2016, regarding proposed revisions of the Integrated...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016 Highlights Balance in Copyright System
On February 22–26, 136 organizations and numerous individuals participated in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2016, an annual celebration of the important—and flexible—doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. This year’s...
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University Press and Library Summit to Be Hosted by Temple University with AAUP, ARL, CNI
Temple University will host the inaugural P2L (Publishers Reporting to Libraries) Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 9–10, 2016, bringing together 20–30 teams of university library and press directors to...
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SHARE Curation Associates—Call for Applications for 2016–2017
SHARE is accepting applications through Monday, March 21, 2016, for the first group of 20 curation associates, whose appointments will run July 2016–July 2017. The SHARE Curation Associates program provides...
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ARL Supports Nomination of Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) applauds President Obama’s nomination of Carla D. Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress. Hayden is currently the CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free...