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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Apply by May 22
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are sponsoring up to four fellowships to promote racial/ethnic diversity at the Digital Library Federation Forum. The fellowships will provide up to $1,250...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Creating an Aboriginal Internship
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Jill Mierke, director of human resources for the University of Saskatchewan Library, contributed the April essay, “Creating an...
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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright...
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Net Neutrality Lawsuits Filed; Congress to Review FCC’s Open Internet Order
On April 13, 2015, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register its final Open Internet Order protecting net neutrality. The rule—which the FCC voted to approve...
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LibQUAL+® 2014 ARL Group Results Available
The 2014 LibQUAL+ notebook for the ARL group of survey participants (PDF) is freely available for download. The notebook details the results from 9,331 survey respondents—students, faculty, and staff—at the...
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Lorraine Estelle Named COUNTER Project Director
COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources) has appointed Lorraine Estelle as project director, effective summer 2015. She is currently CEO of Jisc Collections and executive director of digital...
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Joy Kirchner Appointed York University Librarian
York University has named Joy Kirchner as university librarian for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2015. She is currently associate university librarian for content & collections and interim associate...
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Lisa German Named U Houston Libraries Dean
University of Houston has appointed Lisa B. German as dean of libraries and Elizabeth D. Rockwell chair, effective August 1, 2015. German is currently associate dean for collections, information, and...
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Transforming Library Metadata with XSLT, May 20–22 in Washington, DC
There are a few spots remaining in the upcoming ARL and Digital Library Federation workshop Transforming Library Metadata with XSLT, taught by experienced XML/XSLT instructors and developers Matthew Gibson, director...
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