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Chuck Humphrey Appointed Portage Director by CARL
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has named Chuck Humphrey the initial director of the Portage research data management network for a two-year term beginning September 8, 2015. Humphrey...
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OCUL Accessibility Information Toolkit Now Available in Web-Based Version
The Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) has released a web-based version of the OCUL Accessibly Information Toolkit for Libraries, previously available only as a PDF. Anyone interested in making...
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Major Repository Networks Agree to Collaborate on Data Exchange, Technological Development, and Metadata
On July 9 and 10, 2015, three major regional open access repository networks and aggregators (OpenAIRE, LA Referencia, and SHARE), along with the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and...
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Call for Applications for Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship—Deadline August 20, 2015
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which will support the attendance of one...
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US Science, Technology Priorities for FY 2017 Budget Released by Obama Administration
The Obama Administration released on July 9, 2015, a memorandum outlining “Multi-Agency Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2017 Budget” (PDF). The priorities include investments in R&D, STEM education...
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David Banush Appointed Dean of Libraries at Tulane University
Tulane University has appointed David Banush as dean of libraries and academic information resources, effective in late September 2015. Banush is currently associate university librarian for access services and collection...
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Jeffrey MacKie-Mason Named University Librarian at UC Berkeley
The University of California (UC), Berkeley, has appointed Jeffrey MacKie-Mason as university librarian, effective in October 2015. MacKie-Mason is currently dean of the University of Michigan School of Information. At...
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Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure Featured on ARL Web Accessibility Blog
Jim Tobias, president of Inclusive Technologies, writes about the Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (GPII) in a new post for ARL’s Web Accessibility in Research Libraries blog. As Tobias describes in his...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Community-based Collections
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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Community-based Collections, SPEC Kit 347, Published by ARL
ARL has released Community-based Collections, SPEC Kit 347, an exploration of collections that have been amassed not by one individual but by a collective, which may take the form of...
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