New Issue Alert: E-News For ARL Directors (October 2011)
Direct to October 2011 Issue
E-News is compiled by Charles Lowry and Kaylyn Groves.
Here’s a Small Portion of What You’ll Find in the October Issue:
ARL Governance & Membership
- ARL Membership Convenes, Elects New Board Members
- ARL Membership Meeting, ARL-CNI Forum Slides Available Online
ARL, CNI, SPARC Strategic Actions
- ARL Releases Statement on USGPO Decisions Concerning FDLP
- ARL Joins in Letter to US Congress in Support of International Education
- RLLF Fellows Attend ARL Membership Meeting
- CNI Conversations Cover Internet2, TPDL, ARL-CNI Forum, eBird, Net Gen
Law & Policy
- “SOPA” IP Enforcement Bill Introduced in US House, Could Lead to Criminal Liability for Libraries
- US Appropriations Update for FY 2012
From the Field
- U Pitt Libraries, Public Knowledge Project to Partner in Open Software Development
- Keepers Registry for E-Journal Archiving Released in Beta
- DIY Libraries? Ubiquitous Librarian Spots Trend Inspired by LibQUAL+® Findings
Opportunities
- Call to Action: Sign the Berlin Declaration on Open Access by Nov. 9
- SPARC Open Access Conference 2012: Registration Now Open
MUCH MUCH More When You Access the Complete October 2011 Issue
Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.