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ClimateQUAL®: Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment—Call for Participation 2014–2015
ARL invites participation in the ClimateQUAL survey in 2014–2015. The online survey collects information about: (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity, (b) staff...
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Workforce Transformation Stories: ARL Launches Monthly Column
image © Tom Sharlot ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee is pleased to announce a new monthly column on the ARL website devoted to stories of research library workforce...
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SHARE Launches Monthly E-Newsletter—Sign Up and Share
SHARE Update (June 2014)We are pleased to publish the inaugural issue of the SHARE Update. As you may know, SHARE (SHared Access Research Ecosystem) is a higher education and research...
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Copyright MOOC To Be Offered by Duke, Emory, and UNC Chapel Hill
Copyright for Educators and Librarians is a new four-week MOOC (massive open online course) designed to provide a basic introduction to US copyright law and to empower teachers and librarians...
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ARL Joins Coalition in Advocating for Surveillance Reform
On June 18, 2014, ARL joined 36 organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in a letter (PDF) to US Senate leadership expressing concerns with the version of the...
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Adriene Lim Named Dean of Libraries at U Oregon
University of Oregon (UO) has appointed Adriene Lim as the Philip H. Knight dean of libraries, effective July 28, 2014. Lim has served as dean of libraries at Oakland University in...
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LibQUAL+® to Offer Free Training at ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago
LibQUAL+ will offer a series of free workshops for current and potential participants in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago on Monday, February 2, 2015....
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Email Privacy Act Cosponsored by Majority of House of Representatives; ARL Applauds Milestone in ECPA Reform
ARL is pleased that on June 17, 2014, the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 1852, reached a milestone of 218 cosponsors, representing support from a majority of the members of the...
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LibQUAL+® 2015 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2015 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track,...
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Toby Graham Named University Librarian and Associate Provost of UGA Libraries
University of Georgia (UGA) has appointed Toby Graham as university librarian and associate provost of UGA Libraries, effective September 1, 2014. Graham has served as deputy university librarian at UGA since...