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ARL Library Statements and Signs Affirming Our Core Beliefs
Many ARL member libraries have released statements and posted signs affirming their commitment to such foundational values of our profession as diversity, inclusion, equity, access to information, free expression, privacy,...
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Gabriela Redwine Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Gabriela Redwine as a visiting program officer for diversity and inclusion from January 2017 through June 2019. Redwine is a digital archivist...
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Research Libraries, University Presses Oppose Trump’s Immigration Order
President Trump’s recent executive order temporarily barring entry into the US by individuals from seven countries is contrary to the values held by libraries and presses, and the Association of...
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2017 Leadership Symposium Agenda
Agenda from the 2017 Leadership Symposium held in Atlanta, Georgia. 13th-annual-leadership-symposium-agenda-atlanta.pdf
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—January 2017
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from September 27, 2016, through January 26, 2017,...
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Iowa State University Library Staff Build Cultural Competence to Improve Equity, Inclusion
Are you able to understand, appreciate, and interact with people who have different beliefs, values, and practices from your own? Cultural competence is an essential skill to have in a...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic II Call for Applications—Deadline February 28
The second iteration of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program is now accepting applications for the 2017–2019 cohort. The program promotes much-needed diversification of...
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Library Assessment Conference Travel Awardees Share Their Perspectives on the Conference
The Association of Research Libraries and the Library Assessment Conference planning committee awarded 10 outstanding individuals travel awards to attend the 2016 conference in Arlington, Virginia, October 31–November 2. As...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Fellows 2016–2018 Selected
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program Selection Committee has chosen three master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically underrepresented racial and...
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ARL Fall Forum 2016 Explores How to Create Libraries That Facilitate Social Justice—Overview and Slides Online
At the 2016 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Fall Forum in Washington, DC, on September 29, more than 100 senior leaders from ARL member libraries spent the day building skills...