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ARL, Coalition Voice Support for Surveillance Transparency Legislation
On September 30, ARL, together with 71 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter to the US Senate and House Judiciary Committees (PDF), calling on Congress to provide...
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellows 2013 Announced
The Digital Library Federation (DLF) and the 2013 DLF Program Planning Committee have awarded five ARL-funded 2013 ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups. Each fellow will receive complimentary registration and...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses in Albuquerque: Early-Bird Deadline Extended
Monday, October 14, is now 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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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Yellow Brick, Red Brick, Limestone: Three Days in Indiana and on the East and West Banks of the Mississippi
ARL executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a "listening tour" of ARL member libraries. This is the eighth in a series of informal reports from his visits. After a...
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ARL Awarded IMLS and Mellon Grants for Strategic Thinking and Design
ARL has been awarded two grants to support a strategic thinking and design process in 2013–2014. This strategic process will frame the critical work of the Association and define the...
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PLOS Announces Finalists for Accelerating Science Award Program
PLOS, the Public Library of Science, today announced the six finalists for the Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP). The program recognizes the use of scientific research, published through open access,...
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ARL Urges FCC to Support E-Reader Accessibility
On September 13, ARL submitted reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a petition filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers. The manufacturers are requesting a waiver from...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiative 2013–2015 Participants Chosen
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the selection of five master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–15 ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and...
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Radical Change in Library Assessment Called for by Elliott Shore at Northumbria Conference
Elliott Shore, ARL executive director, delivered a clarion call in the opening keynote address at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, held in...
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Northumbria Conference Presentations on Library Service Quality Featured on LibQUAL+® Website
Service quality issues were the focus of a series of papers and workshop activities at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, held July...
