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IARLA Signs Open Letter Calling for Expedition to COUNTER Release 5
Members of the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), alongside a number of international academic library organizations, have signed an open letter calling for the expedition to Release 5...
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ARL, ACRL, ALA Extend Joint Advisory Task Force on IPEDS Academic Libraries Component Definitions
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), and the American Library Association (ALA) have extended their Joint Advisory Task Force through August 31,...
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HuMetricsHSS Develops Values-based Scholarly Measures
What would it look like if measures for assessing scholarship embodied humane values like equity, openness, collegiality, quality, and community? Across disciplines, incentives and reward structures in academia are widely...
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Library Assessment Conference Call for Proposals to Open December 4, 2019
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee invite paper, poster, and workshop proposals for the 2020 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective,...
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Proceedings of the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment
The seventh biennial Library Assessment Conference, held in Houston, Texas, December 5–7, 2018, brought together nearly 600 participants primarily from North American academic libraries. The program offered paper and poster presentations, as...
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Library Assessment Conference 2018 Proceedings Now Online
The Proceedings of the 2018 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment are now available on the conference website. The seventh biennial Library Assessment Conference, held in Houston, Texas,...
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LibQUAL+ 2020 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
The Association of Research Libraries invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+® by registering for the 2020 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a tool that libraries use to...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2018–2019 Reports Data on Professional Positions in Member Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2018–2019, which analyzes salary data for professional staff working in the 124 ARL member libraries during 2018–2019. Data...
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Sarah Murphy Named ARL Visiting Program Officer to Salary Survey Task Force
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Sarah Murphy as a visiting program officer (VPO) to support the Salary Survey Task Force starting in July 2019. Murphy is professor...
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ARL Awarded IMLS Grant to Support Research Library Impact Framework Initiative
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) a $248,670 National Leadership Grant in support of the Research Library Impact Framework initiative....