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Accessibility Webinar to Explore Library and Publisher Roles in Providing Digital Resources to Users of All Abilities
Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, October 28, to learn from recent successes and challenges in practicing inclusivity to improve access to digital resources in libraries. Looking through...
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ARL Board of Directors 2015–2016 Elected by ARL Membership
Larry Alford, image © University of Toronto Larry Alford, chief librarian at University of Toronto, began a one-year term as president of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on Wednesday,...
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Inflation-Adjusted ARL Library Expenditures Data Available from University of Connecticut
Many ARL member libraries and industry experts seek inflation-adjusted ARL library expenditures data. Now these data are available in an interactive graphical interface thanks to the work of Steve Batt,...
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ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2013–2014 Published
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2013–2014, which presents data describing collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 61 health sciences libraries at...
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ARL Statistics 2013–2014 Published
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released the ARL Statistics 2013–2014, which presents data describing the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of the Association’s 125 member libraries in...
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ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2013–2014 Published
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2013–2014, which presents data describing collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 74 law libraries at ARL member...
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Transformation of Scholarly Communications Explored in ARL’s Research Library Issues 287
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 287, an issue in which Rikk Mulligan offers an overview of the history of scholarly communication from its beginnings in the 17th...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services—Register by October 7
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 survey authors. A 45-minute webcast...
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Library Organizations File Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
ARL joined the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in submitting an amicus brief (PDF) today, September 21, 2015, in...
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ARL Leadership Fellows Program: Call for Applications and Announcement of Sponsors, 2016–2017
ARL invites applications and nominations for participation in the 2016–2017 ARL Leadership Fellows program, with a deadline of Friday, October 16, 2015. This executive leadership program facilitates the development of...
