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LCA Submits Comments to US Copyright Office Regarding Orphan Works NOI
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) today filed comments (PDF) with the US Copyright Office in response to their October 22, 2012, Notice of Inquiry (NOI) about the current state of play with...
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Art & Artifact Management, SPEC Kit 333, Published by ARL
ARL has released Art & Artifact Management, SPEC Kit 333. This publication explores the scale and scope of art and artifact materials held by ARL member libraries, which tools and techniques...
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ARL Publishes New Roles for New Times: Research Library Services for Graduate Students
ARL today released Research Library Services for Graduate Students (PDF), the second report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the transformation of the library workforce to address new challenges...
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ARL Leadership and Career Development Fellows 2013–2014 Selected
The ARL Committee on Diversity and Leadership has selected 21 fellows to participate in the 2013–2014 Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP). The LCDP is an 18-month fellowship program that...
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Organization of Scholarly Communication Services, SPEC Kit 332, Published by ARL
ARL has published Organization of Scholarly Communication Services, SPEC Kit 332, which explores how research institutions are currently organizing staff to support scholarly communication services, and whether their organizational structures have...
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ARL Career Enhancement Program 2013 Fellows Selected
The ARL Career Enhancement Program (CEP) Coordinating Committee has selected 10 fellows to participate in this competitive diversity recruitment program. The ARL Career Enhancement Program, funded by the Institute of...
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Ninth Annual ARL Leadership Symposium, January 26-27, 2013, Seattle, WA
ARL will host its Ninth Annual Leadership Symposium for master of library and information science (MLIS) students on Saturday and Sunday, January 26 and 27, 2013, in Seattle, Washington. The...
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ARL Position Description Bank Demo to Be Held at ALA Midwinter
Would you like to search job descriptions at your peer libraries from a single interface? Could you use a digital archive of job descriptions from your own institution? Are you...
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ARL Applauds Judiciary Committee Action to Reform Privacy Laws
On Thursday, November 29, the US Senate Judiciary Committee took a crucial step toward fixing outdated privacy laws by endorsing a bill proposed by Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), which includes...
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Changing Role of Senior Administrators, SPEC Kit 331, Published by ARL
ARL has published Changing Role of Senior Administrators, SPEC Kit 331, which focuses on the professional, administrative, and management positions that report directly to the library director (or, in some ARL...
