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Catherine Davidson Named Interim University Librarian at York
York University has appointed Catherine Davidson as interim university librarian, effective July 1, 2014. Davidson, a 2009–2010 ARL Research Library Leadership Fellow, has served as associate university librarian for collections at...
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ARL Leadership and Career Development Program 2013–2014 Celebrates Closing Ceremonies
The closing ceremonies and poster session for the 2013–2014 cohort of the ARL Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) were held in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 28, 2014, during the...
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U Toronto Libraries Host ARL Leadership Fellows for Strategic Issues Institute
The University of Toronto Libraries and their chief librarian, Larry Alford, hosted the 2013–2015 cohort of 26 ARL Leadership Fellows for a Strategic Issues Institute on July 13–18, 2014. The...
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Closing the Innovation Deficit: Some Progress but Much More Needed
One year after they launched a campaign to urge the US Congress and the President to close the nation’s innovation deficit, a group of prominent higher education, scientific, and business...
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Energy Department Releases Plan for Public Access to DOE-Funded Research
In late July 2014, the US Department of Energy (DOE) released its “Public Access Plan,” which responds to the February 2013 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)...
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Coalitions Support Leahy’s USA FREEDOM Bill for Surveillance Reform
This week, ARL joined two groups of organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in letters to US Congressional leadership expressing support for the compromise version of the USA...
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Library Assessment Conference 2014 Travel Award Recipients Selected
ARL and the conference planning committee have awarded five outstanding individuals Library Assessment Conference Travel Awards for 2014. These grants are offered to students and early-career professionals from historically underrepresented...
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Elliott Shore Discusses ARL Strategic Thinking and Design in Europe, Canada, US
During the first three weeks of July, ARL executive director Elliott Shore travelled to Europe, Canada, and across the US to participate in five gatherings that focused on libraries, higher...
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Library Copyright Alliance Urges Lawmakers to Update Statutory Damages Safe Harbor
On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)—the American Library Association (ALA), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)—filed a statement (PDF) with...
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Library Assessment Career Achievement Awardees Named for 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Planning Committee have selected the recipients of the 2014 Library Assessment Career Achievement Awards....