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ARL, Higher Education Groups Support Lingua Editors, Open Access
Following in the footsteps of other editors and authors, the six editors and thirty-one editorial board members of the Elsevier journal Lingua resigned on October 27, 2015, in protest of...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Evolution of Library Liaisons
Evolution of Library Liaisons ARL is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey...
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Evolution of Library Liaisons, SPEC Kit 349, Published by ARL
ARL has released Evolution of Library Liaisons, SPEC Kit 349, an exploration of the changing role of the library liaison, the shifting goals and strategies of liaison programs at ARL...
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ARL, Higher Ed Groups Urge US Supreme Court to Uphold Diversity in College Admissions
The Association of Research Libraries joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and 36 other higher education associations in filing an amicus brief (PDF) with the US Supreme Court in...
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Higher Ed Groups Unveil National Designation for Institutions Excelling at Self-Assessment to Drive Student Success
The Association of Research Libraries encourages academic and research libraries to explore a new program recently announced by the Voluntary System of Accountability, a public college and university transparency initiative...
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ARL Library Liaison Supervisors to Convene in Boston January 11—RSVP by December 1
Evolving research library environments—including changes in technology, student learning, and scholarly practices—call for a fresh look into the role of research library liaisons, the people who proactively connect the library...
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IPEDS Survey Adopts New Definitions Based on Academic Library Community Input—Register for ARL Webinar
image CC-BY-SA by Visha Angelova The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries Component is adopting revised definitions for FY 2015 as a result of recommendations made by a...
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James Hilton Wins EDUCAUSE Leadership Award for 2015
Yesterday EDUCAUSE presented James Hilton with the 2015 Leadership Award at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Hilton is university librarian, dean of libraries, and vice provost for digital...
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New Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1201 Rules Released
On October 27, 2015, the Library of Congress released its final rules for the current three-year cycle of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) Section 1201 rulemaking. The updated rules...
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Leaders in Business, Congress, Science Urge Renewed Committment to Research via “Innovation Imperative”
Now is not the time for the United States to rest on its past successes as an international leader in advancements in science, technology, engineering, and innovation. That is the...