Libraries Applaud Dismissal of Google Book Search Case
Google Books After eight years of litigation, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York today upheld the fair use doctrine when the court dismissed Authors Guild v….
Authors Guild v. HathiTrust Litigation Ends in Victory for Fair Use
image © Thomas Hawk For the past several years, HathiTrust and five of its member universities have been engaged in litigation after being sued by the Authors Guild. On January…
U Calgary Libraries Recognized for Dedication to Students
Tom Hickerson, photo courtesy U Calgary Students’ Union On May 2, 2014, the University of Calgary Students’ Union presented a Presidential Citation to Tom Hickerson, vice-provost for Libraries and Cultural Resources…
Kathleen De Long Named Interim Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian at University of Alberta
Kathleen De Long, image courtesy of University of Alberta University of Alberta has appointed Kathleen De Long as interim vice-provost and chief librarian, effective August 1, 2017, to June 30,…
Landmark HathiTrust Decision and the Implications for Research Libraries: ARL to Host Webcast
Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will host a webcast on Wednesday, October 24, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. eastern time, to discuss the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision and…
Assessment in Action Teams Selected by ACRL
This spring the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) selected teams from 75 institutions, including 9 ARL member libraries, to participate in the first year of a new assessment…
Strategies to Sustain Digitized Special Collections: Key Lessons from Ithaka S+R/ARL Report “Searching for Sustainability”
Vigilantes of Montana poster, courtesy American Antiquarian Society Museums and libraries are taking advantage of advances in technology to move their rare and unique collections online. What most institutions learn…
Google Analytics Workshop
Google Analytics pie chartThe ARL Assessment Program is offering a full-day, in-person workshop on Google Analytics, to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in partnership with…
ARL Conducts Search for Next Executive Director
image CC-BY-NC by Paul Goddin The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking a highly strategic, innovative, and articulate leader, who will advocate for important public policy issues facing its…
LibQUAL+® Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2015
LibQUAL+® LibQUAL+ will award up to three institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2015 LibQUAL+ survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50 libraries registered. This…
