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ARL Releases Statement on Recent USGPO Decisions Concerning the FDLP
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users
|From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released a statement calling upon the US Government Printing Office (GPO) to reverse its recent, troubling decisions concerning the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). ARL asked that GPO approve the University of Minnesota Libraries as the regional for the State of Michigan once it is […]
Research Library Issues (No. 276) Now Online
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News
|Complete Research Library Issue (Single PDF) or Research Library Issues (HTML) Source: Association for Research Libraries Articles (PDF) Include: “Ahead of the Storm: Research Libraries and the Future of the Research University” Author: Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University “Collecting Small Data” Authors: Karen Hogenboom, Numeric and Spatial Data Librarian, University of Illinois at […]
New From ARL: SPEC Kit 324: Collecting Global Resources
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
|The full text of the SPEC Kit is fee-based, ordering info at the bottom of this news release. However, as is always the case, the table-of-contents and an executive summary (18 pages; PDF) is available at no charge. From the Introduction of the Executive Summary: The purpose of this survey was to identify trends, practices, […]
ARL Executive Director Charles B. Lowry to Retire December 2012
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|From an ARL Announcement: Charles B. Lowry has announced that he will retire from his position as Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the end of December 2012. By announcing his retirement plans now, Lowry provides the ARL Board of Directors with time for a search and a seamless transition of […]
ARL Appoints Judy Ruttenberg to Lead Transforming Research Libraries Program
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Special Libraries
|From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Judy F. Ruttenberg as Program Director for Transforming Research Libraries (TRL). Ruttenberg is currently Program Officer for Collections at the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), a collaborative organization of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of […]
Executive Summary: ARL Spec Kit 323: Socializing New Hires
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Reports
|ARL Spec Kit 323: Socializing New Hires has been released and is available for purchase. The table of contents and an executive summary are available for free. From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Socializing New Hires, SPEC Kit 323, which investigates the progress made in ARL member organizations to […]
ARL Profiles: Research Libraries 2010 Final Report and Complete Analysis Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Profiles
|From ARL: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has captured the essence of the research library in contextual and innovative ways with the publication of ARL Profiles: Research Libraries 2010, a report that includes a thorough content analysis of narrative descriptions of research libraries at the end of the first decade of the 21st century. […]
ARL Publishes 2008-2009 Academic Law Library and Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News
|1. ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2008–2009 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2008–2009, which presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 72 law libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada. In 2008–2009, the reporting law libraries held a median of […]
The Association of Research Libraries Announces Publication of ARL Statistics 2008-2009
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|From a News Release: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Statistics 2008–2009, the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of ARL’s member libraries. Of the 124 members in 2008–2009, 114 were university libraries (17 in Canada and 107 in the US); […]
Slides from the 2011 ARL Membership Meeting Now Available Online (Association of Research Libraries)
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Open Access, Publishing
|The 158th Annual ARL Membership Meeting concluded today (Friday) in Montreal and slides for most of the presentations are already available on the ARL web site. Audio recordings will be available at a later date. Here are links for two presentations that might be of special interest. “International STM Journal Market” Convener: Carole Moore, University […]