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ARL/Music Library Association Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Call for Applications
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is now accepting applications for the ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (DII). This scholarship program, funded in large part by a...
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Register Now for ScholCommCamp Unconference at ACRL 2015 in Portland
Join the first-ever unconference sponsored by the ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC), ScholCommCamp, to be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., in Portland, Oregon. This collaborative and...
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Tackling Textbook Costs through Open Educational Resources: A Primer at ALA Midwinter
SPARC in collaboration with the ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication is offering an institute on open educational resources at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2015 in Chicago, on...
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Libraries That Learn: LibQUAL+® to Offer Webcasts on Using Evidence to Transform Library Services
LibQUAL+ is offering a free webcast series on “Libraries That Learn: Using Evidence to Transform Library Services.” Join us for the first two installments and learn from expert LibQUAL+ survey...
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ARL to Host Events at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015
ARL and LibQUAL+® are offering several events at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2015 to be held in Chicago in late January/early February. Highlights include: ARL Annual Leadership...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Colorado and Oklahoma
ARL executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a “listening tour” of ARL member libraries. This is the 10th in a series of informal reports from his visits. After a...
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USA FREEDOM Act Fails to Advance in Senate
ARL is disappointed that the US Senate failed to advance the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), a bill that would have provided meaningful reform to current National Security Agency (NSA)...
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Senate to Vote on Future of USA FREEDOM Act
Today, November 18, 2014, the US Senate is expected to vote on a cloture motion by Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on the USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), determining whether...
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Talent Management, SPEC Kit 344, Published by ARL
ARL has released Talent Management, SPEC Kit 344, which explores whether ARL member libraries are using talent management strategies in the recruitment, retention, and development of a workforce needed to...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Preparing for Unexpected Change
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the latest entry in its column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Beth Marhanka, head of the Gelardin New Media Center at Georgetown University...
