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ARL Seeks Program Assistant for Grants Administration—Apply by October 31
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is recruiting a program assistant for grants administration, a member of the administrative team that provides support for the organization. This position provides assistance...
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Free SPEC Survey Webcast on Collection Assessment—Register by October 5
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with...
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Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, an exploration of which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member libraries currently employ. This study...
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Catherine Davidson Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Scholarly Communication Initiatives
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Catherine Davidson as a visiting program officer (VPO) for scholarly communication initiatives from September 2016 through June 2017. Davidson, a 2009–2010 graduate...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Supports Digital Scholarship: Eighth Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the eighth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
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ARL/Wikipedia Summit Promotes Deeper Collaboration between Libraries and Wikipedia
It all started with a hunch. At the Fall 2015 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Meeting, ARL’s Innovation Lab hosted an “I’ve Got A Hunch” session. Rather than presenting fully...
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University of Iowa Libraries Supports Digital Scholarship: Seventh Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the seventh profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
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ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Featured in College & Research Libraries News
The July/August issue of College & Research Libraries News, published by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), includes, “Real Institutions, Real Talk: Reflecting on Over a Decade of...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum Promotes Diversity in Archives, Special Collections Profession
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) hosted the third ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Leadership Forum on August 10, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia, in conjunction...
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Collaboration among Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums: White Paper from Summit Hosted by University of Miami
The University of Miami hosted the inaugural Academic Art Museum and Library Summit in January 2016, bringing together 14 pairs of library and museum directors from North American academic institutions...
