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Katherine Klosek Appointed Director of Information Policy for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Katherine Klosek to the position of director of Information Policy, beginning on December 1, 2020. Katherine comes to ARL from Johns Hopkins...
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Jennifer Osorio Named ARL Visiting Program Officer to Leadership Research Project Task Force
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Jennifer Osorio as a visiting program officer to the Leadership Research Project Task Force from October 2020 through May 2021. Osorio is...
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View Library Assessment Conference 2020 Posters Online
The 2020 Library Assessment Conference steering committee is pleased to highlight the wonderful posters accepted for the conference on the 2020 Posters page of the website. Several poster authors have...
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ARL Statistics 2018–2019 Publications Describe Resources, Services of Member Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Statistics 2018–2019, ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2018–2019, and ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2018–2019. These three publications present...
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Memorial: Jennifer Cargill, 1944–2020
Jennifer Cargill, former dean of libraries at Louisiana State University (LSU), died on October 6, 2020, at age 76. A distinguished graduate of LSU’s School of Library and Information Science,...
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Memorial: Frank Phillips Grisham, 1928–2020
Frank Phillips Grisham, former director of the Vanderbilt University Library, died on October 9, 2020, at age 92. Grisham went to Vanderbilt Divinity School in 1949 as a graduate student,...
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Rhea Ballard-Thrower Named University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for University of Illinois Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) has appointed Rhea Ballard-Thrower as university librarian and dean of libraries, effective February 1, 2021, pending approval by the University of Illinois Board of...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release “Building and Managing Learning and Collaboration Spaces,” Final Installment of Emerging Technologies Report
The seventh and final installment of Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning explores how libraries can thoughtfully integrate technology into their...
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ARL Membership Convenes Online for Fall 2020 Association Meeting
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, assistant/associate university librarians (AULs) on Association committees, invited guests, and ARL staff gathered virtually September 29–October 7, 2020, for the 177th Association Meeting....
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2019–2020 Reports Data on Professional Positions in Member Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2019–2020, which analyzes salary data for professional staff working in 123 of the 124 ARL member libraries...