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LibQUAL+® to Launch Improvements in 2014—Register Now
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey, which will feature several enhancements. When the LibQUAL+ survey year opens in...
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ARL Membership Meeting & Fall Forum 2013 Slides Online
Speakers’ slides from the ARL Membership Meeting and the ARL Fall Forum held October 9–10 and October 10–11 in Arlington, Virginia, are now on the ARL website. Several ARL Membership...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses in LA: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Tuesday, November 26, is the last day to register at early-bird rates for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA)...
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Higher Education Community Supports Access to Publicly Funded Research
Sixty-six presidents and provosts of US universities and colleges sent a letter to Congress urging passage of public access legislation, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research, or FASTR. This...
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UC San Diego Library Launches UCTV Channel
In partnership with the University of California’s (UC) television station, the UC San Diego (UCSD) Library has launched a Library Channel on UCTV. The new channel offers content on a...
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Two Bills Seek to Address NSA Surveillance Practices
The continuous release of information concerning the US National Security Agency’s (NSA) surveillance practices has led to increased scrutiny by Congress. Two bills have been introduced that seek to address...
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Library Publishing Coalition Releases First Edition of Directory
The new Library Publishing Directory provides a snapshot of the publishing activities of 115 academic and research libraries (primarily in North America), including information about the number and types of...
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SCOAP3 Deadline for Participation Drawing Near
The SCOAP3 model is built on redirecting funds currently used to pay for subscriptions to participating journals to support their conversion to open access, as well as to cover article-processing...
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Equitable Salaries through Better Data: Webcast Video Online
The video of the webcast “Using ARL Salary Data to Establish and Maintain an Equitable Salary Structure for Faculty Librarians,” presented on September 10, 2013, is now available on ARL's...
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ARL Board of Directors 2013–2014 Elected by ARL Membership
Carol Pitts Diedrichs image © Ohio State University Carol Pitts Diedrichs, vice provost and director of university libraries, the Ohio State University, began a one-year term as president of the...