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Memorial: Graham Roderick Hill, 1946–2016
Graham Roderick Hill, university librarian at McMaster University for 26 years, died at the age of 70 on April 13, 2016. Hill began his career at McMaster in 1971 as a...
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Megan Potterbusch Selected as Association of Research Libraries National Digital Stewardship Resident for 2016–2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will serve as a second-time host to a National Digital Stewardship Resident (NDSR) in 2016–2017. ARL is one of five organizations in the Baltimore-Washington...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference Builds Bridges to Inclusion
Lakota Harden, NDLC ’16 keynote speaker The University of California, Los Angeles, hosted on August 10–13 the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ’16), co-sponsored by the Association of...
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ARL Seeks Program Assistant for Grants Administration—Apply by October 31
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is recruiting a program assistant for grants administration, a member of the administrative team that provides support for the organization. This position provides assistance...
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Free SPEC Survey Webcast on Collection Assessment—Register by October 5
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a series of free webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with...
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Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Collection Assessment, SPEC Kit 352, an exploration of which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member libraries currently employ. This study...
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Catherine Davidson Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Scholarly Communication Initiatives
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Catherine Davidson as a visiting program officer (VPO) for scholarly communication initiatives from September 2016 through June 2017. Davidson, a 2009–2010 graduate...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Supports Digital Scholarship: Eighth Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the eighth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
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ARL/Wikipedia Summit Promotes Deeper Collaboration between Libraries and Wikipedia
It all started with a hunch. At the Fall 2015 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Meeting, ARL’s Innovation Lab hosted an “I’ve Got A Hunch” session. Rather than presenting fully...
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University of Iowa Libraries Supports Digital Scholarship: Seventh Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the seventh profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...