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LibQUAL+® Highlights from 2013, Canada Webcast Video Online
During 2013, 165 libraries participated in LibQUAL+, and 202,000 respondents submitted valid surveys. Of these surveys, 72% were “LibQUAL+ Lite” questionnaires and 28% were long. Median survey completion times were...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Call for Applications—Deadline April 1, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) are now accepting applications for the second cohort of the ARL/SAA Mosaic Program. This program promotes much-needed...
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Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: ARL to Offer Additional Session in November
Due to high demand for the spring offering of “Leading a Strategic Assessment Program in a Research Library: An ARL Seminar for Recently Appointed Assessment Professionals,” ARL has opened registration...
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The Day We Fight Back: NSA Reform Bills to End Mass Surveillance and Provide Greater Transparency
Today, February 11, 2014, individuals and groups are participating in “The Day We Fight Back,” a day of action protesting the US government’s mass surveillance programs. Revelations about the National...
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LibQUAL+® Workshops at ALA Midwinter: Slides Now Online
On January 27 at the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, the LibQUAL+ team presented several workshops on the foundations of LibQUAL+, survey administration, and interpreting survey results. The team...
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SHARE Releases Notification System Project Plan
The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE)—a joint initiative of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)—released...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at Syracuse: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Friday, February 21, 2014, is the last day to register at early-bird rates for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists...
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NLM Director Donald A. B. Lindberg to Receive Paul Evan Peters Award
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that Donald A. B. Lindberg, director, National Library of Medicine, has been...
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ARL Hosts MLIS Students in Leadership Symposium at ALA Midwinter
ARL hosted its 10th Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science (MLIS) students participating in ARL diversity recruitment programs during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses 2014 Open for Registration
Registration is open for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at several ARL member libraries in 2014. You do...
