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Libraries Welcome House Administration Committee Approval of FDLP Modernization Act
National library associations praised the Committee on House Administration’s approval of the FDLP Modernization Act (H.R. 5305) today. The bipartisan bill would update and strengthen the Federal Depository Library Program...
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Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence Application Deadline Extended to April 26
The application deadline has been extended to Thursday, April 26, 2018, for the 2018–2019 Fellowship for Digital and Inclusive Excellence, an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) program designed to introduce...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline May 14
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2018–2020 cohort of the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library...
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ARL Sits Down with Mary Lee Kennedy for Q&A
In anticipation of Mary Lee Kennedy’s start as ARL executive director on April 1, I conducted a short, informal interview with her this month to introduce Mary Lee to those...
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Reminder: Symposium for Strategic Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Register by April 20
Registration is open through April 20, 2018, for the Symposium for Strategic Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, cosponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College &...
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Library Assessment Conference 2018 Call for Proposals—Deadline May 7
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee invite paper and poster proposals for the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable,...
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ARL Urges US to Ratify Marrakesh Treaty, Improve Access to Publications for Visually Impaired
Today, March 15, 2018, the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act (S. 2559) was introduced in the US Senate by Judiciary Committee Chair Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member Feinstein (D-CA), Foreign Relations Committee...
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Preconference to Symposium for Strategic Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Register by April 20
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) are offering a preconference to the Symposium for Strategic Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion....
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ARL Denounces Harassment of Chris Bourg following Code4Lib Keynote
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined more than 350 individuals and organizations in signing the Code4Lib Community Statement in Support of Chris Bourg. In an invitational keynote at...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2018 Highlights Balance in the Copyright System
The fifth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week took place February 26–March 2, 2018, growing to 153 participating organizations—as well as numerous individuals—celebrating the important and flexible doctrines of fair use...
