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U Kentucky Oral History Program Pioneers Access Technology
The oral history program at the University of Kentucky (UK) was recently featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader for developing technology that inexpensively and efficiently enhances access to oral history online....
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ARL’s Beth Secrist Accepts Consulting Position with NITLE
Beth Secrist has resigned as program officer for IT services at ARL, effective June 30, 2013. She is taking an opportunity to consult for the National Institute for Technology in...
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Higher Ed Associations Reaffirm Commitment to Diversity after Fisher v. UT
ARL and 36 other members of the Washington Higher Education Secretariat placed an advertisement (PDF) in yesterday's New York Times declaring that diversity in higher education remains a national priority....
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Arizona Appoints Karen Williams Dean of University Libraries
Karen Williams, associate university librarian for research and learning at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, has been named dean of university libraries at University of Arizona, effective August 5, 2013....
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Supreme Court Sends Fisher v. UT Austin Back to Lower Court
In a decision issued Monday, June 24, the US Supreme Court avoided a final ruling in a closely watched case challenging the University of Texas’s consideration of race as part...
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Chicago Collections Consortium Names First Executive Director
The Chicago Collections Consortium (CCC) has announced the appointment of its first executive director, Jaclyn Grahl. The CCC is a newly formed organization that aims to preserve, present, and promote...
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Library Copyright Alliance Hails WIPO for Landmark Victory for the Blind
The Library Copyright Alliance applauds the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for finalizing the Treaty for the Blind, a treaty that will allow nations to share or make accessible copies...
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Coalition Urges Senate to Protect Americans’ Privacy in Cybersecurity Legislation
Yesterday ARL joined 37 other privacy and civil liberties organizations and companies in a letter (PDF) urging the US Senate to adhere to a basic set of principles to protect...
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Utah Appoints Alberta Comer Dean & Director of Marriott Library, University Librarian
Alberta Davis Comer, dean and associate dean of library services at Indiana State University, has been named dean and director of the J. Willard Marriott Library and university librarian for the University...
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Library Assessment Conference 2010 Papers Featured in EBLIP
Fifteen articles about a range of assessment activities in academic libraries are featured in the latest issue of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP vol. 8, no. 2). An...
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