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Tyler Walters Appointed SHARE Director
Tyler Walters, dean of university libraries at Virginia Tech, has been named SHARE’s founding director, beginning on October 13, 2014. Walters has been involved integrally in SHARE since its inception,...
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Carlette Washington-Hoagland Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Diversity and Leadership
ARL has appointed Carlette Washington-Hoagland as a visiting program officer (VPO) for diversity and leadership programs, effective today, October 1, 2014. Washington-Hoagland will take the lead in managing the assessment...
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Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: ARL to Offer Seminar for New Assessment Professionals
Registration is now open for “Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: An ARL Seminar for Recently Appointed Assessment Professionals,” to be held in Washington, DC, May 14–15,...
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Jordan Eschler and Olivia Dorsey Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI)—sponsored by ARL and EDUCAUSE—has announced the selection of doctoral student Jordan Eschler and master’s student Olivia Dorsey as the 2014 recipients of the Paul...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at US National Archives: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Register by Friday, October 10, to receive the early-bird discount on the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at the...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Communities of Practice as Tools for Change
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the fourth entry in its monthly column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Kelly Broughton, assistant dean for research and education services at Ohio...
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Coalition Urges Congress to Ensure Fourth Amendment Protection for Digital Communication
On Constitution Day, September 17, 2014, ARL joined a coalition of businesses and civil rights, privacy, and public interest organizations in running an advertisement in Roll Call urging Congressional leaders...
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Career Enhancement Program Call for Applications—Deadline Nov. 3
ARL is now accepting applications for the Career Enhancement Program. Master of library and information science (MLIS) students from racial and ethnic minority groups, who have successfully completed a minimum...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Fellows Selected for 2014–2016
The selection committee for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program has chosen five master of library and information science (MLIS) students specializing in archival...
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Next-Gen Learning Spaces, SPEC Kit 342, Published by ARL
ARL has released Next-Gen Learning Spaces, SPEC Kit 342, which explores the configuration and uses of learning spaces in ARL libraries, the developments and transformations that have occurred over the...
