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LibQUAL+® 2014 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track,...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses in Albuquerque: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Tuesday, October 1, 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 (SAA)...
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Register Now for ARL Fall Forum: Mobilizing the Research Enterprise
Registration is open for the ARL Fall Forum 2013, “Mobilizing the Research Enterprise,” to be held in Arlington, Virginia, October 10–11. The program will explore the opportunities and collaborations in...
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ARL Membership to Convene Oct. 9–10 in Arlington, Virginia
ARL President Wendy Lougee, university librarian at University of Minnesota, will convene the 163rd ARL Membership Meeting in Arlington, Virginia, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 9. Several programs that...
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Higher Ed Associations Form Joint Steering Group to Build Federated System for Publicly Funded Research
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today announced the formation of a joint steering group...
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Library Investment Index Summarizes Relative Size of ARL University Libraries for 2011–12
ARL has released the Library Investment Index for 2011–2012, the latest in this annual summary measure of the relative size of the university library members of the Association. Although similar...
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Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335, Published by ARL
ARL has published Digital Image Collections and Services, SPEC Kit 335, which examines how research libraries and their parent institutions have responded to the transition from analog to digital images...
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LibValue Webcast on Digitized Special Collections: Video Online
The video of the webcast “LibValue: Digitized Special Collections” presented on August 15 is now available on ARL's YouTube channel. This webcast describes how contingent valuation and Google Analytics can...
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowship Available for Underrepresented Groups
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are pleased to announce the new ARL/DLF Forum Fellowship for Underrepresented Groups. ARL and DLF are sponsoring up to five fellowships to promote...
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ARL Diversity Scholars Selected for 2013–2015
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 15 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–2015 Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW)...
