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Library Assessment Conference 2020 Proceedings Now Online
The Proceedings of the 2020–2021 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment are now available on the conference website. The eighth biennial Library Assessment Conference, held virtually between October...
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ARL Board Affirms Transparency as Core Operating Principle of Licensing
At its summer meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors approved the following statement, reiterating a long-standing licensing best practice of declining to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)...
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LibQUAL Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2022 Registration Is Now Open
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2022 registration for LibQUAL, a leading library customer satisfaction assessment tool. For the past 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL survey...
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Robert E. Fox Jr. Named Interim ARL Treasurer by Board of Directors
In its July 2021 meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors elected Robert E. Fox Jr. to the position of interim treasurer for the Association, effective August...
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ARL Kaleidoscope Diversity Scholars Selected for 2021–2023
Members of the ARL Kaleidoscope Program Selection Working Group have chosen 18 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2021–2023 Kaleidoscope Program as ARL Diversity...
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ARL Board Appoints Dale Askey as Member Representative to CNI Steering Committee
Dale Askey has been appointed as the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representative to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee for the 2021–2024 term. The ARL Board of...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline September 7, 2021
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime Association of Research Libraries (ARL) staff member Julia C. Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship. The scholarship...
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ARL Fall Forum to Explore Talent Management in Academic Libraries through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Registration is open for the ARL Fall Forum 2021, to be hosted virtually by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on Thursday, October 7, at noon–6:00 p.m. eastern daylight time...
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ARL Responds to US Office of Science and Technology Policy Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
On June 28, 2021, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a "Request for Information to Improve Federal Scientific Integrity Policies." The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)...
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ARL, CARL, and Ithaka S+R Launch Joint Project to Advance the Research and Learning Mission
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) launched a joint project in June 2021 to explore how libraries advance the higher education sector’s...
