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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Application Deadline Extended to May 27
ARL has extended the application deadline for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) to Wednesday, May 27, 2015. The ARL IRDW is a program designed to recruit master...
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SPEC Survey Webcast Series Launched by ARL
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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Data Visualization Webcast Videos Now Online
Data visualization brings library stories to life. Using Tableau software, libraries may better harness, analyze, and report their data to internal and external stakeholders. Video recordings of ARL’s recent web...
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Rikk Mulligan Recognized as Outstanding Journal Reviewer by Liverpool University Press
Liverpool University Press (LUP) has chosen ARL program officer for scholarly publishing and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) public fellow Rikk Mulligan to receive one of the press’s inaugural Awards...
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ARL Joins Hague Declaration for Changes to Intellectual Property Law, Equal Access to Knowledge
More than 50 organizations around the world—including ARL—have signed the Hague Declaration on Knowledge Discovery in the Digital Age, which calls for immediate changes to intellectual property (IP) law and...
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Scholarly Output Assessment Activities, SPEC Kit 346, Published by ARL
ARL has released Scholarly Output Assessment Activities, SPEC Kit 346, which explores current ARL member library activities that help scholars manage and measure their output and impact. These activities include...
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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...
