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Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories, SPEC Kit 338, Published by ARL
ARL has released Library Management of Disciplinary Repositories, SPEC Kit 338, which examines the ways in which research libraries are involved in the administration of disciplinary repositories. This SPEC Kit...
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Copyright Term Extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Opposed by 29 Organizations and 71 Individuals
ARL joined 28 other organizations and 71 individuals in a letter opposing a copyright term of life plus 70 years in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Authors of the letter,...
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ARL and ALA File Comments to FCC on E-Reader Accessibility
Earlier this month, ARL and the American Library Association (ALA) filed additional reply comments (PDF) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding a request to waive e-reader access requirements for...
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ARL Career Enhancement Program 2014 Fellows Selected
The ARL Career Enhancement Program (CEP) Coordinating Committee has selected 13 fellows to participate in this competitive fellowship program. The Career Enhancement Program, funded by the Institute of Museum and...
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XML and XSLT Workshops to Be Offered by ARL and DLF
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Assessment program and the Digital Library Federation (DLF), a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources, are pleased to offer...
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ARL to Host Events at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2014
ARL, LibQUAL+®, and SPARC are offering several events at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting to be held in Philadelphia next month. Highlights include: ARL Annual Leadership Symposium (invitation...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Brown, Dartmouth, UMass, UConn, Yale
Brown University, Robinson Hall (Old Library) ARL executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a "listening tour" of ARL member libraries. This is the ninth in a series of informal...
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Library Community Encourages FCC to Make Materials Accessible via FDsys
On Monday, December 2, ARL joined others in the library community in a letter (PDF) requesting that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) make its primary legal materials and publicly available...
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National Organizations Urge Congress to Stop Sequestration
On Wednesday, December 4, ARL joined 469 national organizations in a letter (PDF) urging the US Congress to replace sequestration with a bipartisan, balanced approach to deficit reduction. The organizations stated,...
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ARL Liaison Program Heads Invited to Discuss New Roles at ALA Midwinter
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries initiative is sponsoring a meeting in conjunction with the upcoming American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting to convene ARL liaison program directors and continue the conversation...
