RSS Feeds at Academic Libraries
Digital Koans – “Academic ARL libraries are beginning to offer RSS feeds for current library news, new resource alerts, and other purposes” Any more to add?
View ArticleWhat If We Asked the Librarians? Or, How The Librarians’ Code Is Different
ARL – “Today, with help from our partners at the Center for Social Media at American University, and the Law School at AU, and with support from a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, ARL is...
View ArticleAssociation of Research Libraries Joins Library Groups in Support of Lending...
“Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), who all work collectively as the Library...
View ArticleSpecial Collections and Archives in the Digital Age
“The Association of Research Libraries ARL has published the final version of Research Library Issues RLI no. 279, which is devoted to legal concerns and evolving professional practices around...
View ArticleARL Annual Salary Survey 2011–2012
“Washington, DC—The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2011–2012, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 126 ARL member...
View ArticleElliott Shore Named ARL Executive Director
“The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors has appointed Elliott Shore as Executive Director of the Association, effective January 1, 2013. Dr. Shore is currently Chief Information...
View ArticleAssociation of Research Libraries – Proceedings Now Online
1) Proceedings of the 161st ARL Membership Meeting. 2) Library Workforce for 21st-Century Research Libraries, October 2012
View ArticleARL Position Description Bank Launches
“The ARL Position Description Bank aggregates position descriptions from participating academic and research libraries, making the PDs browsable and searchable. The ARL PD Bank provides a source for...
View ArticleLibrary Assessment Conference Award-Winning Posters Now Online
“The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Library Assessment Conference poster session. The awards were presented on October 29, 2012, at the...
View ArticleLibQUAL+® Awards In-Kind Grants to Three Libraries for 2013 Survey
“LibQUAL+ is pleased to announce that three libraries have been selected to receive in-kind grants in 2013. The selection of grantees was based on financial need, contribution to the growth of...
View ArticleARL and Ithaka S+R Release Findings on Sustainability of Digitized Special...
“ARL and Ithaka S+R today released Appraising our Digital Investment: Sustainability of Digitized Special Collections in ARL Libraries (PDF), a report on findings from an ARL-Ithaka S+R survey of ARL...
View ArticleARL Releases RLI 280 on OERs, E-Book Licensing, Research Library Trends
“ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 280, which features articles on open educational resources (OERs) as an alternative to traditional textbooks, ARL’s e-book licensing effort, and...
View ArticleARL Releases RLI 282 on Library Budgets, Journal Bundles, Reference Staffing
“ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 282, which features articles on ARL library budgets over the past two years, subscriptions to journal collections from large publishers, and the...
View ArticleLibrary Budgets, Journal Bundles, Reference Staffing
“ARL [Association of Research Libraries] has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 282, which features articles on ARL library budgets over the past two years, subscriptions to journal...
View ArticleLibrary and Repository Communities Join Together to Identify New Competencies...
“The Association of Research Libraries ARL, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries CARL, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories COAR, and the Association of European Research Libraries...
View ArticleInfographic Shows Good News about Library Fair Use
“Today ARL, American University’s (AU) Washington College of Law, and AU’s School of Communication released a new infographic that tells the story of library fair use and the Code of Best Practices in...
View ArticleLibValue Webcast Series Available on YouTube
“Videos of six webcasts about assessing library value are available on ARL’s YouTube channel. The webcasts highlight results from the LibValue project, a three-year study funded by the Institute of...
View ArticleARL 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...
View ArticleARL Awarded IMLS and Mellon Grants for Strategic Thinking and Design
“ARL has been awarded two grants to support a strategic thinking and design process in 2013–2014. This strategic process will frame the critical work of the Association and define the role ARL plays in...
View ArticleHow Are Digital Collections Being Sustained? New Evidence-Based Report and...
“The Association of Research Libraries ARL and the not-for-profit research and consulting group Ithaka S+R released today Searching for Sustainability: Strategies from Eight Digitized Special...
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