ARL highlights news and other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada every Monday–Thursday in the Daily Intelligence and selects the top stories for our Weekly News Roundup on Fridays, which also includes all ARL News and Community Updates for the week.
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ARL Applauds US Supreme Court Decision Upholding Diversity in College Admissions
The US Supreme Court decided in a 4-3 ruling today, June 23, 2016, that it is lawful for the University of Texas (UT) at Austin to consider race as part...
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ARL Strategic Thinking and Design Initiative: Extended, Updated Report Now Online
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an extended and updated report documenting the Strategic Thinking and Design work (PDF) that the Association undertook from the fall of 2013...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 Travel Award Recipients Selected
NDLC ’16: “Bridges to Inclusion” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is awarding 26 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ‘16), August 10–13,...
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Librarian Competencies in Support of Research Data Management, Scholarly Communication, Open Access
A joint task force has released two profiles of competencies that library professionals need in order to support new roles—one profile for research data management (PDF) and the other for...
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ARL Mourns Orlando Shooting Victims—Libraries Serve as Safe Havens, Promote Social Justice
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is saddened and horrified by the tragic murder of 49 people and the wounding of dozens of others in a shooting at the Pulse...
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Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2017—Deadline July 15, 2016
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2017 SPEC survey topics. For more than 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program...
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Judy Ruttenberg Talks with Library Journal about SHARE and Institutional Repository Interoperability
In his May 31, 2016, Library Journal article, “Green OA and the Interoperability of Institutional Repositories,” John Parsons interviews Association of Research Libraries program director Judy Ruttenberg about how SHARE is “mapping...
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ARL to Host National Digital Stewardship Resident: Apply by July 20
Would you like to develop, apply, and advance your digital stewardship knowledge and skills in a real-world setting? Did you earn a master’s or doctoral degree in a field engaged...
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ARL Library Liaison Meeting at ALA Annual Conference to Focus on Assessment—Register by June 15
Are you responsible for liaison activity in an ARL member library and interested in evaluating the success of your program? Join us to continue the community conversation about the roles of liaisons...
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University of Florida Libraries Support Digital Scholarship: Fourth Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the fourth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
