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MINES for Libraries®: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services—Call for Participation
ARL invites participation in the MINES for Libraries survey in 2015–2016. Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries, or MINES) is an online, transaction-based survey that collects...
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ARL Joins 252 Groups, 10 Business Leaders in Call to Action for American “Innovation Imperative”
Following the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS) report Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream, ARL today joined scores of other organizations...
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ClimateQUAL®: Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment—Call for Participation 2015–2016
ARL invites participation in the ClimateQUAL survey in 2015–2016. The online survey collects information about: (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity, (b) staff...
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Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2016—Deadline July 17, 2015
ARL is seeking proposals for 2016 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement...
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Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund Established for Annual Scholarship—Donations Invited
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has created the Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund, which will support a scholarship for...
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Fair Use in Text and Data Mining: ARL Publishes Issue Brief
ARL has released an “Issue Brief: Text and Data Mining and Fair Use in the United States” (PDF), which describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, provides a...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Changes in Hiring Accelerate and Enhance Culture Change
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Joyce E.B. Backus, associate director for Library Operations, and Kathel Dunn, program coordinator of the Associate Fellowship Program,...
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Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works: ARL Releases Issue Brief
ARL has published an issue brief on the US Copyright Office’s June 4, 2015, Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), which includes recommendations for legislation on orphan works—copyrighted...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015 Reports Data on 13,671 Staff in ARL Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during...
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Michigan State University Hosts ARL Diversity Scholars for Site Visit
The Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries and their director, Cliff Haka, hosted the ARL Diversity Scholars—participants in the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW)—for a multiday site visit designed...
