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ARL Urges Swift Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty on 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
On Sunday, July 26, 2015, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary. The ADA passed with strong bipartisan support in 1990 and prohibits discrimination on the basis...
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Web Accessibility Blog Highlights Tools for Evaluating Digital Resources
ARL visiting program officer Katya Pereyaslavska writes about evaluating the accessibility of digital resources in a new Web Accessibility in Research Libraries blog post, “The Value of Comparing Oranges to...
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ARL Career Enhancement Program (CEP) Call for Applications—Deadline September 7
ARL is now accepting applications for the 2016 cohort of the ARL Career Enhancement Program (CEP). Master of library and information science (MLIS) students from racial and ethnic minority groups,...
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SPEC Survey Webcast on Community-based Collections: Register by August 5
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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Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs—Issue 12 Focuses on Career Placement and Advancement
The July 2015 issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three essays on advancement for library and information professionals at various stages in their careers, from library school...
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Major Repository Networks Agree to Collaborate on Data Exchange, Technological Development, and Metadata
On July 9 and 10, 2015, three major regional open access repository networks and aggregators (OpenAIRE, LA Referencia, and SHARE), along with the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and...
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Call for Applications for Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship—Deadline August 20, 2015
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which will support the attendance of one...
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LibQUAL+® 2016 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2016 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track,...
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Gary Roebuck Appointed Director of Administration and Operations at ARL
ARL has promoted Gary Roebuck to director of administration and operations, effective July 1, 2015. Roebuck has been with ARL since 2007, most recently as director of information technology. In his...
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ARL + DLF Forum Fellows from Underrepresented Groups Selected for 2015
In 2010, the Digital Library Federation (DLF) made a positive change and commitment to being an open organization, welcoming members from all parts of the digital library community, soliciting contributions...
