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Library Assessment Conference 2018 Proceedings Now Online
The Proceedings of the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment are now available on the conference website. The seventh biennial Library Assessment Conference, held in Houston, Texas,...
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What Do Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Ethics of AI Mean in the Context of Research Libraries?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming ubiquitous. With so much underway in the field, there is a need for research libraries to act, starting with clarifying AI ethics policies, principles,...
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Scout Calvert Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Strategic Partnership to Advance Research Libraries’ Impact
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Scout Calvert as a visiting program officer effective October 1, 2019. Calvert is the data librarian at Michigan State University. As a...
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Statement: ARL Supports University of California Libraries’ Commitment to Barrier-Free Access to Information
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on September 27, 2019 The Libraries of the University of California (UC) are seeking transformative agreements with publishers such that access to...
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ARL Board of Directors 2019–2020 Elected by ARL Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2019–2020 Board of Directors on September 24 during the Fall 2019 Association Meeting in Washington, DC. At the end of the meeting...
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Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Explored in Research Library Issues
The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) opens a conversation about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of knowledge production, dissemination, and preservation. AI is...
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OA in the Open White Paper Surfaces Challenges, Opportunities, Next Steps for Open Access Collecting
A new white paper from the Supporting OA Collections in the Open project documents a series of conversations with librarians with expertise in collections, acquisitions, scholarly communication, and administration, from...
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Jessica Aiwuyor Named Senior Director of Communications for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Jessica Aiwuyor as senior director of Communications, effective September 23, 2019. Aiwuyor is currently associate director of Communications for the National Fair...
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National Science Foundation Funds Library and Higher Education Associations to Host Conference on Implementing Effective Data Practices
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the California Digital Library (CDL), the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) will jointly convene an...
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TOME Open Monograph Initiative Reports Progress, Identifies Next Steps
The Association of American Universities (AAU), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) jointly hosted a meeting on July 22, 2019, in Washington, DC,...
