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ARL, Coalition Support NSF Merit Review Process
This week ARL joined 109 other organizations as part of the Coalition for National Science Funding in a letter (PDF) to the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space,...
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ARL’s Brandon Butler Discusses MOOCs, Copyright, and Libraries
On May 15, Brandon Butler, director of public policy initiatives at ARL, spoke about “MOOCs and the Copyright Challenge: Fair Use in the Balance” as part of the Leading Voices...
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ARL Releases RLI 280 on OERs, E-Book Licensing, Research Library Trends
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 280, which features articles on open educational resources (OERs) as an alternative to traditional textbooks, ARL's e-book licensing effort, and research library trends...
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ARL, AAU, APLU Present Statements on Public Access to Data, Publications
This week, the National Research Council (NRC) is hosting four days of discussion on the recent White House memo, “Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research” (PDF)....
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ARL-ASSESS Google Group Invites Participation
All staff working in ARL member libraries are encouraged to join the ARL-ASSESS Google Group. Library assessment—planning and implementing decisions based on good data—permeates the whole organization, and the biennial...
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Research Library Leadership Fellows Program Call for Applications—Deadline June 14, 2013
ARL invites applications and nominations for participation in the 2013–2015 class of the Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. The RLLF Program is an executive leadership program that offers an...
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Library Copyright Alliance Comments on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
On May 10, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments (PDF) on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), a trade agreement currently being negotiated between the US and the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
