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• Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline June 14, 2013

  ARL is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic...

• Library Assessment Forum to Explore Value of E-Books in Academic Libraries

  ARL will host a Library Assessment Forum at the upcoming American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, featuring research on the value of e-books in academic libraries conducted at...

• Library Copyright Alliance Applauds Introduction of Unlocking Technology Act

  The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauds the introduction in the US House of Representatives on May 9, 2013, of H.R. 1892, the Unlocking Technology Act of 2013, by Reps. Zoe...

• ARL Membership Meeting Spring 2013 Slides Available Online

  Speakers’ slides from the ARL Membership Meeting held May 1–3 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, are now on the ARL website. Available slides include: “Academic Preservation Trust: Why? What? When?...

• LibValue Webcast on Comprehensive Approaches to Defining Library Value: Video Online

  The video of the webcast "LibValue: Comprehensive Approaches to Defining Library Value" presented on May 9, 2013, is now available on ARL's YouTube channel. This webcast provides an overview of...

• Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2014—Deadline July 12, 2013

  ARL is seeking proposals for 2014 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement...

• ARL Sponsors Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP)

  ARL today joined major sponsors Public Library of Science (PLOS), Wellcome Trust, and Google to launch the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP), which recognizes the use of scientific research, published...

• ARL Research Library Leadership Fellows Sponsors Selected for 2013-2015

  ARL has selected the sponsor cohort for the fifth iteration of the Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program, an 18-month executive leadership fellowship designed and sponsored by ARL member libraries...

• LibQUAL+® to Offer Workshop at Northumbria Conference on Performance Measurement

  ARL is sponsoring a LibQUAL+ Exchange of Experience workshop on Monday, July 22, 2013, in conjunction with the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services,...

• Library Copyright Alliance Supports Georgia State University in Amicus Brief

  The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed a “friend of the court” brief (PDF) late yesterday in support of Georgia State University (GSU) in the appeal of Cambridge U. Press et...

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