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Retaining a Liberal Arts Approach in the Digital Age—Shore and Henry in EDUCAUSE Review
The latest issue of EDUCAUSE Review includes the final E-Content column for 2014, wrapping up ARL executive director Elliott Shore’s one-year term as column editor. Along with Council on Library...
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We Want You! Applying for a Position in a Federal Library or Archive
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work for a federal library or archive? Do you find the application process intimidating and confusing? Did you know that there are...
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Close the Innovation Deficit—ARL, Coalition Write Letter to Congress
Today, November 12, 2014, ARL—along with more than 130 other higher education, scientific, and business organizations in the US—sent a letter to Congress (PDF), urging lawmakers to close the nation’s...
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Kathleen Shearer Engaged as Partnership Consultant
ARL has brought Kathleen Shearer on board as a partnership consultant, effective November 6, 2014. Shearer’s work for ARL will include developing an ARL policy on partnerships and collaborations, establishing...
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Issue Brief on GSU E-Reserves Case Now Online
ARL has released an issue brief about the recent US Court of Appeals decision in the Georgia State University (GSU) case concerning the use of excerpts of academic books for electronic...
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ARL and ALA Urge FCC to Deny Waiver of E-Reader Accessibility Requirement
On October 27 and November 5, 2014, ARL along with the American Library Association (ALA) filed a letter and comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing the request by...
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SHARE Community Meeting Summary Now Online
More than 60 SHARE working group members, Notification Service prototype participants, technical partners, and other interested parties gathered in Crystal City, Virginia, in mid-October for a two-day meeting. The event...
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ARL Membership Meeting and Fall Forum 2014 Proceedings Online
On October 7–8, 2014, in Washington, DC, ARL convened its 165th Membership Meeting, followed on October 9 by the ARL Fall Forum, “Wanted Dead or Alive—The Scholarly Monograph.” Summaries of...
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Learn More about SHARE at “Updates from the World of Open”
Registration is now open for the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) New England Chapter’s Scholarly Communication Interest Group fall program, “Updates from the World of Open: SHARE, OERs,...
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Career Enhancement Program Application Deadline Extended to November 17
The application deadline for the ARL Career Enhancement Program has been extended to Monday, November 17, 2014. Master of library and information science (MLIS) students from racial and ethnic minority...
