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Faye A. Chadwell Appointed Dean of Penn State University Libraries
Penn State University has named Faye A. Chadwell dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, effective March 1, 2021. Chadwell is currently the Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at...
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Registration Now Open for 2020 Library Assessment Conference November 18 Virtual Session on Assessment Programs and Organizational Issues
Register online for the second session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference, a November 18, 2020, half-day webinar on Assessment Programs and Organizational Issues. The 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference...
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ARL Publishes “Affiliation in Transition: Rethinking Society Membership with Early-Career Researchers in the Social Sciences”
Even before COVID-19 and its associated pressures on higher education budgets, today’s early-career researchers faced more insecurity in the academic job market than the generations before them. These labor market...
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Texas State University to Become 125th Member of ARL
At its Fall 2020 Association Meeting held virtually September 29–October 7, the membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted to invite Texas State University (TXST) Libraries to join...
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ARL, CNI, EDUCAUSE Release “Furthering Learning and Student Success,” Sixth Installment of Emerging Technologies Report
The sixth installment of Mapping the Current Landscape of Research Library Engagement with Emerging Technologies in Research and Learning explores the role that libraries can play in furthering learning and...
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ARL Statement on the US Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on October 9, 2020 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) calls on the White House to withdraw Executive Order No. 13,950 on...
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ARL Board of Directors 2020–2021 Elected by ARL Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2020–2021 Board of Directors on October 6 during the Fall 2020 Association Meeting. At the end of the meeting on October 7,...
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Registration Now Open for 2020 Library Assessment Conference October 29 Virtual Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Register online for the first session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference, an October 29, 2020, half-day webinar on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference will...
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Association of Research Libraries Files Amicus Brief in Michigan Supreme Court Case Ahmad v. University of Michigan
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court case Ahmad v. University of Michigan, a case involving the use of a public...
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Memorial: Ernest Boyce “Ernie” Ingles, 1948–2020
Ernest Boyce “Ernie” Ingles, Librarian Emeritus and former vice-provost and chief librarian for the University of Alberta, died on September 17, 2020, at age 71. Early in his career, Ingles...