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Brenda Johnson Named Library Director and University Librarian at U Chicago
The University of Chicago has appointed Brenda L. Johnson as library director and university librarian for a five-year term starting January 1, 2015. Johnson currently serves as the Ruth Lilly...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at US National Archives: Early-Bird Deadline October 31
Register by Friday, October 31, to receive the early-bird discount on the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at the...
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Lorraine Haricombe Named Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas (UT) at Austin has appointed Lorraine J. Haricombe as vice provost and director of libraries, effective February 1, 2015. Haricombe currently serves as dean of libraries...
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Georgia State University E-Reserves Case: Eleventh Circuit Endorses Flexible Approach to Fair Use
On Friday, October 17, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its ruling in the Georgia State University (GSU) case concerning the use of excerpts of...
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Videos Show Value of Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Today, October 21, 2014, ARL released three videos on the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Academic and Research Libraries, a clear and easy-to-use statement of reasonable approaches...
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SHARE Director Tyler Walters Speaks with Library Journal
Library Journal (LJ) recently interviewed Tyler Walters, dean of university libraries at Virginia Tech, on the beginning of his two-year appointment as the founding director of SHARE. SHARE, which stands...
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Katya Pereyaslavska Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Accessibility and Universal Design
ARL has appointed Katya Pereyaslavska as a visiting program officer (VPO) for accessibility and universal design, effective October 1, 2014. Pereyaslavska is the Scholars Portal Accessibility Librarian at the Ontario...
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ARL Fall Forum on Scholarly Monograph Featured in Inside Higher Ed
On October 9, ARL hosted its Fall Forum 2014, “Wanted Dead or Alive—The Scholarly Monograph,” convened by Brian E. C. Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel university librarian at University of California,...
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Infographic Shows How Libraries Are Champions for Academic Freedom and Balanced Copyright
Today, October 10, 2014, ARL released a new infographic that tells the story of how libraries are champions for academic freedom and balanced copyright policies. The infographic explains the threat...
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ARL Board of Directors 2014–2015 Elected by ARL Membership
Deborah Jakubs, ARL president, image © Duke University Deborah Jakubs, the Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway university librarian and vice provost for library affairs at Duke University, began a one-year term as...
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