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Across the Great Divide: Findings and Possibilities for Action from the 2016 Summit Meeting of Academic Libraries and University Presses with Administrative Relationships (P2L)
The P2L Summit brought together 23 teams of university library and press directors with an administrative relationship (typically the press reporting to the library—“P2L”) on May 9–10, 2016, in Philadelphia,...
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ARL Library Directors Advise on Digital Dunhuang Initiative
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member library directors Brian E. C. Schottlaender, UC San Diego, and Xuemao Wang, University of Cincinnati, were invited by the Dunhuang Research Academy of China...
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Megan Potterbusch Selected as Association of Research Libraries National Digital Stewardship Resident for 2016–2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) will serve as a second-time host to a National Digital Stewardship Resident (NDSR) in 2016–2017. ARL is one of five organizations in the Baltimore-Washington...
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ARL/Wikipedia Summit Promotes Deeper Collaboration between Libraries and Wikipedia
It all started with a hunch. At the Fall 2015 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Meeting, ARL’s Innovation Lab hosted an “I’ve Got A Hunch” session. Rather than presenting fully...
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Collaboration among Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums: White Paper from Summit Hosted by University of Miami
The University of Miami hosted the inaugural Academic Art Museum and Library Summit in January 2016, bringing together 14 pairs of library and museum directors from North American academic institutions...
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ARL and CARL Members Meet in Vancouver; ARLIES Film Festival Premieres
image CC-BY-ND by Harshil Shah The 168th Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Meeting, a joint meeting of ARL and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), convened April 26–28, 2016,...
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Research Library Associations Endorse Open Data Accord
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA)—a global coalition of major research and academic library associations in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States—recognizes the importance of working towards...
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Major Research Library Organizations Meet to Discuss International Collaboration
The first joint meeting of five of the world’s most prominent academic and research library organizations took place at the British Library in London on Tuesday, March 8, 2016, ahead...
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Elliott Shore Reelected to American Council on Education Board for Third Term
The American Council on Education (ACE) has reelected Elliott Shore, Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director, as a higher education association representative to the ACE Board of Directors for...
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University Press and Library Summit to Be Hosted by Temple University with AAUP, ARL, CNI
Temple University will host the inaugural P2L (Publishers Reporting to Libraries) Summit in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 9–10, 2016, bringing together 20–30 teams of university library and press directors to...