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Next-Gen Learning Spaces, SPEC Kit 342, Published by ARL
ARL has released Next-Gen Learning Spaces, SPEC Kit 342, which explores the configuration and uses of learning spaces in ARL libraries, the developments and transformations that have occurred over the...
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SHARE Launches Brand Identity
The SHared Access Research Ecosystem (SHARE) has unveiled a logo and brand that reflects the initiative’s values and goals. SHARE is a higher education and research community initiative to ensure...
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ARL Fall Forum on Scholarly Monograph—Register by September 26
Register by Friday, September 26, for the ARL Fall Forum 2014, “Wanted Dead or Alive—The Scholarly Monograph,” to be held in Washington, DC, on Thursday, October 9. The program will explore...
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Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs—Issue 11 Focuses on Professional Trends
The 2014 issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three brief articles on a range of topics around trends in the library and archival profession. The newsletter provides...
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Minority Representation in the 2012–2013 ARL Annual Salary Survey: Taking a Closer Look
A poster (PDF) analyzing trends in minority professional staff in US ARL university libraries through 2012–2013 was presented at the recent Library Assessment Conference by ARL’s Shaneka Morris and Martha...
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XML and XSLT Workshops to Be Offered by ARL and DLF
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics and Assessment program and the Digital Library Federation (DLF), a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources, are pleased to offer...
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U Maryland iSchool Appoints First MLS Advisory Board
The College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, Maryland’s iSchool, announced on August 26, 2014, the formation of an inaugural Advisory Board for the Master of Library Science...
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Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach, SPEC Kit 341, Published by ARL
ARL has released Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach, SPEC Kit 341, which investigates what methods ARL member libraries use to maintain the relevancy of their locally curated digital library collections,...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Hosts Inaugural Leadership Forum at SAA Annual Meeting
The 2013–2015 ARL/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program fellows participated in the first Mosaic Leadership Forum on August 12, 2014, during the SAA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The...
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Library Investment Index Summarizes Relative Size of ARL University Libraries for 2012–13
ARL has released the Library Investment Index for 2012–2013, the latest in this annual summary measure of the relative size of the university library members of the Association. Although similar...