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Mark Robertson Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Innovation Lab
ARL has appointed Mark Robertson as a visiting program officer (VPO) for the Innovation Lab initiative from June 2015 to May 2016. Robertson, a recent graduate of ARL’s Leadership Fellows program,...
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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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Krisellen Maloney Named Rutgers Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian
Rutgers University has appointed Krisellen Maloney as vice president for information services and university librarian, effective July 15, 2015. Maloney is currently dean of libraries at University of Texas at San...
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Canadian Copyright Act Amendments Introduced in House of Commons in Preparation for Marrakesh Treaty
On June 8, 2015, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act (Bill C-65) was introduced in Canada’s House of Commons. Bill C-65 contains amendments that would modify the Copyright...
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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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