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Ingrid Parent Named IFLA Honorary Fellow
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Governing Board bestowed the Honorary Fellow Award on Ingrid Parent, University of British Columbia’s university librarian, at the IFLA World Library...
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Library Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
ARL joined the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in submitting an amicus brief (PDF) today, September 21, 2015, in...
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Cynthia Hudson-Vitale Appointed Visiting Program Officer for SHARE
ARL has named Cynthia Hudson-Vitale as a visiting program officer to provide outreach and engagement support for the SHARE initiative; she will serve from September 2015 to March 2017. Hudson-Vitale...
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Rick Johnson Named Visiting Program Officer for SHARE
ARL has appointed Rick Johnson as a visiting program officer (VPO) to foster SHARE metadata enhancements and strengthen partnerships between SHARE and other research data stewards and providers; he will...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services to Be Held October 14
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 authors. A 45-minute webcast...
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Inaugural Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Awardee, Memorial Lecturer Selected by ARL
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund. This fund supports a scholarship for...
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ARL Urges Elsevier to Revise Policy That Impedes Sharing of Scholarship
In April 2015, Elsevier announced a new sharing and hosting policy for Elsevier journal articles, which imposes excessive restrictions on authors and institutions, employs embargo periods that are counter to...
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Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services, SPEC Kit 348, Published by ARL
ARL has released Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services, SPEC Kit 348, an exploration of current ARL member library engagement with 3-D printing, rapid fabrication and digitization technologies, and makerspaces. This study covers...
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More Than 2,500 Organizations Call on US Congress to Avoid Fiscal Disaster, End Sequestration
Just weeks before federal funding runs out and draconian budget cuts stopped by a 2013 Congressional budget deal are scheduled to go back into effect, more than 2,500 national, state...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Hosts Second Annual Leadership Forum at SAA Meeting
The 2014–2016 ARL/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program fellows participated in the second annual Mosaic Leadership Forum on August 18, 2015, during the SAA Annual Meeting in Cleveland, Ohio....
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