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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Apply by May 22
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are sponsoring up to four fellowships to promote racial/ethnic diversity at the Digital Library Federation Forum. The fellowships will provide up to $1,250...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Creating an Aboriginal Internship
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Jill Mierke, director of human resources for the University of Saskatchewan Library, contributed the April essay, “Creating an...
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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright...
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LibQUAL+® 2014 ARL Group Results Available
The 2014 LibQUAL+ notebook for the ARL group of survey participants (PDF) is freely available for download. The notebook details the results from 9,331 survey respondents—students, faculty, and staff—at the...
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Transforming Library Metadata with XSLT, May 20–22 in Washington, DC
There are a few spots remaining in the upcoming ARL and Digital Library Federation workshop Transforming Library Metadata with XSLT, taught by experienced XML/XSLT instructors and developers Matthew Gibson, director...
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Libraries That Learn: ARL to Offer Webcast on Analyzing LibQUAL+® Comments to Improve Service
ARL is offering a series of webcasts on how to improve services using LibQUAL+ survey data and other evidence. Join Lorie Kloda, assessment librarian at McGill University, for the third...
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Diversity and Inclusion Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 286
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 286, a special issue focusing on fostering diversity and inclusion in research library operations and culture. The three articles in this issue...
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Using Assessment to Improve Library Services—Exchange Experiences with Colleagues at Northumbria Conference
ARL is sponsoring a free workshop, “Libraries That Learn Exchange of Experience: Using LibQUAL+ and Other Data,” on the morning of Monday, July 20, 2015, in conjunction with the 11th...
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SHARE Launches Beta of SHARE Notify for Informing Stakeholders When Research Is Released
Stakeholders in the research enterprise—funding agencies, institutions, and individual researchers—often find it challenging to keep track of new research activities that may be relevant to their work. To make research...
