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Library Assessment Conference 2018 Registration Now Open: Early-Bird Deadline September 1
Registration is now open for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held Wednesday–Friday, December 5–7, in Houston, Texas. The preeminent conference in the field...
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Register for LibQUAL+ 2018 and Join the Global Assessment Community
The Association of Research Libraries invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+® by registering for the 2018 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a tool that libraries use to...
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Research Library Associations Commit to Principles of Net Neutrality
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA)—a global coalition of several major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States, including the Association of...
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Library Development, SPEC Kit 359, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Library Development, SPEC Kit 359, which gathers information to better understand the supporting structures and resources (personnel, financial, and material) and the...
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ARL Celebrates United States’ Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty
On June 28, 2018, the United States Senate ratified the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled and...
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Travel Awards Available for Underrepresented Professionals for Library Assessment Conference—Deadline August 3, 2018
The Library Assessment Conference builds and furthers the library assessment community by bringing together interested practitioners and researchers who have responsibility or interest in the broad field of library assessment....
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ARL Issues Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Travel Ban
Today, in a deeply disappointing 5‑4 vote, the US Supreme Court upheld the Trump Administration travel ban. The ban, the third attempt by the Administration, places entry restrictions on nationals...
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Library Liaison Roles and Reorganizations Explored in Research Library Issues
In the latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI), teams from five North American universities describe their reorganizations and redefinitions of what it means to be a research library liaison...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program 2018–2020 Fellows Selected
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program Selection Committee has accepted three master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic...
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ARL Urges US House of Representatives to Restore Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is profoundly disappointed with the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the Open Internet Order, which takes effect today, June 11, 2018. ARL...
