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CLIR Seeks Host Institutions for Data Curation Fellowships
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), in cooperation with its Digital Library Federation (DLF) program, is seeking academic libraries, data centers, or other research institutions interested in hosting...
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CNI Calls for Project Briefing Proposals for Fall 2013 Meeting
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is now accepting proposals for project briefings to be presented at the CNI Membership Meeting in Washington, DC, December 9–10, 2013. Proposal submission is...
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CLIR Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships. CLIR postdoctoral fellows work on projects that forge and strengthen connections among library collections, educational...
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Stony Brook Appoints Constantia Constantinou Dean of University Libraries
Constantia Constantinou has been named dean of university libraries at Stony Brook University, SUNY, effective October 1, 2013. Constantinou is currently library director and library department chair at the SUNY Maritime...
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ARL Urges FCC to Support E-Reader Accessibility
On September 13, ARL submitted reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a petition filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers. The manufacturers are requesting a waiver from...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiative 2013–2015 Participants Chosen
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the selection of five master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2013–15 ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and...
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Radical Change in Library Assessment Called for by Elliott Shore at Northumbria Conference
Elliott Shore, ARL executive director, delivered a clarion call in the opening keynote address at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, held in...
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Northumbria Conference Presentations on Library Service Quality Featured on LibQUAL+® Website
Service quality issues were the focus of a series of papers and workshop activities at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services, held July...
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Responsible Conduct of Research Training, SPEC Kit 336, Published by ARL
ARL has published Responsible Conduct of Research Training, SPEC Kit 336, which examines research libraries’ participation in institutional efforts to train faculty, staff, students, and other researchers in the principles...
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Webcast for New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries
ARL is offering a free webcast to further explore Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries, the third report in the New Roles for New Times series. This series highlights the...