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Carolyn Walters Named Dean of Libraries at Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University (IU) Bloomington has appointed Carolyn Walters as the Ruth Lilly Dean of University Libraries, effective January 8, 2015, subject to the approval of the IU Board of Trustees...
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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Litigation Ends in Victory for Fair Use
For the past several years, HathiTrust and five of its member universities have been engaged in litigation after being sued by the Authors Guild. On January 6, 2015, the parties...
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ARL Career Enhancement Program Fellows Selected for 2015
Representatives from the ARL Career Enhancement Program (CEP) host institutions have chosen 14 fellows to participate in this competitive diversity recruitment and fellowship program in 2015. Funded by the Institute...
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Library of Congress Releases Digital Preservation Training Needs Assessment
The Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program at the Library of Congress has released the results of a recent DPOE Training Needs Assessment Survey. The DPOE program conducted the...
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U Saskatchewan Library Inaugurates Aboriginal Internship
The University of Saskatchewan has appointed its first Aboriginal library intern, Jessica Generoux, whose vision is to sustain Aboriginal identity, culture, values, teachings, and knowledge. The university is paying her...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Call for Applications—Deadline February 28
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) are now accepting applications for the 2015–2017 cohort of the ARL/SAA Mosaic Program. This program, funded by...
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Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, Published by ARL
ARL has released Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, which explores the extent of ARL member libraries’ participation in concerted efforts among groups of libraries to collaboratively collect or retain...
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ARL to Host Events at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015—New Locations
ARL and LibQUAL+® are offering several events at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2015 to be held in Chicago in late January/early February. Please note several new meeting...
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U Alberta Offers Open Access Hosting to Canadian Scholarly Journals
University of Alberta Libraries have announced that they are offering open access e-journal hosting services to any Canadian scholarly journal. University of Alberta has offered the free service for eight...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Library Reorganization
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the latest entry in its column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Marcy Simons, organizational development librarian at the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh...
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