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Ajay Nair to Present Blixrud Memorial Lecture at ARL Fall Forum 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has founded an annual keynote lecture at the ARL...
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Meg Young and Kristen Matteucci Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) has announced the selection of doctoral student Meg Young and master’s student Kristen Matteucci as the 2016 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship...
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Report on Planning a Digital Scholarship Center: A CNI-ARL Workshop
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) and the Association of Research Libraries held a workshop on “Planning a Digital Scholarship Center,” May 17–18, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia. A report on...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Fellows 2016–2017 Selected
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program selection committee and advisory group have chosen and placed three master of library and information science (MLIS) students...
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ARL Diversity Scholars Selected for 2016–2018
Members of the ARL Diversity and Inclusion Committee and select designees have chosen 15 master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2016–2018 Initiative to Recruit...
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Synergy Issue 13 Explores Promoting Diversity and Equity in Libraries and Archives
In 2015, a wave of student activism moved throughout the United States and Canada as student protesters made demands of their campus administrations for equality and an end to systemic...
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ARL Makes SPEC Kits Open Access Online
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened up access to all SPEC Kits on the ARL Digital Publications platform for all users. This change demonstrates the value that the Association...
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Sofia Leung Awarded Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship for 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which supports the attendance of one...
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Travel Award Recipients Selected for Library Assessment Conference 2016
The Association of Research Libraries and the conference planning committee have awarded 10 outstanding individuals travel awards to attend the 2016 Library Assessment Conference in Arlington, Virginia, on October 31–November...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources—Register by August 10
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the...
