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ARL Opposes State Laws That Limit Civil Rights and Legal Protections for GLBTQ Individuals
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ARL Diversity and Inclusion Committee stand firm in their commitment to social responsibility and equality, core values of the library and information...
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ARL Seeks Program Director for Assessment
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is recruiting an individual to direct the assessment program. The program director provides leadership for assessment initiatives and projects in support of the ARL...
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SHARE Curation Associates Chosen for 2016–2017 Pilot Cohort
SHARE has selected the inaugural cohort of 35 curation associates—library professionals who will participate in a yearlong, “train the trainer,” service-learning program. The SHARE Curation Associates program merges librarians’ interest...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce—Applications Due May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS)...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Fellows Attend MLA Meeting; Mark A. Puente Wins Papakhian Award
Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and Inclusion Initiative (DII) fellows participated in the MLA Annual Meeting, March 1–5, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fellows attended valuable programming...
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ARL Libraries Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality
In 2015, student groups at campuses across the United States and Canada challenged their college and university administrations to address issues of institutional and systemic racism and other oppressive practices...
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Travel Awards Available for National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016—Deadline April 29
NDLC ’16: Bridges to Inclusion The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering up to five $1,000 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC...
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Major Research Library Organizations Meet to Discuss International Collaboration
The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organizations took place at the British Library in London on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, ahead...
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Travel Awards Available for Underrepresented Professionals to Attend 2016 Library Assessment Conference—Deadline May 2
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering 10 scholarships for individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2016 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical...
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Library Assessment Conference 2016 Registration Now Open: Early-Bird Deadline July 1
Registration is now open for the 2016 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held October 31–November 2 in Arlington, Virginia. The preeminent conference in the field...
