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Library Impact on Undergraduate Student Learning Featured in Research Library Issues
How do academic and research libraries contribute to student learning in support of the university’s educational mission? The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) highlights two case studies that...
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Stanley Wilder Analyzes Delayed Retirements, Coming Age Shift in ARL Workforce: First Article in Series
The first in a series of articles by Stanley Wilder, dean of libraries at Louisiana State University, examines delayed retirements and the coming “youth movement” among professional staff in ARL...
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Library Assessment Conference 2018 to Convene in Houston, Texas
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the University of Washington (UW) Libraries announce the next Library Assessment Conference will be held in Houston, Texas, in the fall of 2018....
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ARL Libraries Issue Statements, Post Signs Affirming Core Beliefs
Many ARL member libraries have released recent statements and have posted signs affirming their commitment to such foundational values of the library profession as diversity, inclusion, equity, access to information,...
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ARL Digital Scholarship Institute—Call for Applications for Summer 2017
The application period for the first iteration of the ARL Digital Scholarship Institute is now open, with a deadline of April 1, 2017. An exciting new initiative of the ARL...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 Highlights Balance in Copyright System
The fourth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week took place February 20–24, 2017, growing to 142 organizations—as well as numerous individuals—celebrating the important and flexible doctrines of fair use and fair...
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University of Notre Dame Libraries Support Digital Scholarship: 12th Profile in ARL Series
The latest installment in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries features the work of the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries....
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Infographic Debunks Common Myths about Fair Use
In conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017, the Association of Research Libraries is releasing an infographic that refutes 10 popular misperceptions about fair use (PDF). Fair use and fair...
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Open Scholarship Early and Often: Join the Conversation at ACRL 2017—Register by February 27
Don’t miss this opportunity to help drive a lively discussion with your colleagues in academic libraries about how open infrastructure and open workflow tools can support the creation, preservation, and...
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Gabriela Redwine Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Gabriela Redwine as a visiting program officer for diversity and inclusion from January 2017 through June 2019. Redwine is a digital archivist...
