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LibQUAL+ Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2017—Apply by January 31
The Association of Research Libraries will award up to three institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2017 LibQUAL+ survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50...
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Future of the Print Record Working Group Calls for Comments on White Paper—Deadline January 31
What is the place of print in the digital age? That fundamental question, along with a thoughtful sequence of publications and conversations conducted over the past 20 years, inform the...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 to Be Celebrated February 20–24
Mark your calendars! Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017—a community celebration coordinated by the Association of Research Libraries—will take place Monday–Friday, February 20–24. You can participate on a single day during...
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Library Assessment Conference Travel Awardees Share Their Perspectives on the Conference
The Association of Research Libraries and the Library Assessment Conference planning committee awarded 10 outstanding individuals travel awards to attend the 2016 conference in Arlington, Virginia, October 31–November 2. As...
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McMaster University Library Supports Digital Scholarship: 11th 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 McMaster University Library. The McMaster University...
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Research Library Associations Commit to the Future of the Digital Scholarly Record
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—recognizes the significance of preservation...
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Campus Shootings and Library Security Covered in Research Library Issues
How can research libraries handle and recover from “active shooter” incidents? The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) features two articles that describe campus shootings and library response. Julia...
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University Press and Library Summit Releases White Paper, Recommendations
The P2L Summit brought together 23 teams of university library and press directors with an administrative relationship (typically the press reporting to the library—“P2L”) on May 9–10, 2016, in Philadelphia,...
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SHARE: Infrastructure for Open Scholarship, by Judy Ruttenberg in C&RL News
The December 2016 issue of College & Research Libraries News features an article by SHARE co-lead Judy Ruttenberg that highlights SHARE’s role in supporting two recent developments in research and...
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ARL, ACRL, ALA Joint Advisory Task Force Continues to Clarify Academic Library Definitions in IPEDS Survey
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of College & Research Libraries, American Library Association (ACRL, ALA) have extended the joint advisory task force to continue efforts to...