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Library Assessment Conference 2014 Travel Award Recipients Selected
ARL and the conference planning committee have awarded five outstanding individuals Library Assessment Conference Travel Awards for 2014. These grants are offered to students and early-career professionals from historically underrepresented...
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Appeals Court Upholds Importance of Diversity in Fisher v. UT Austin
On July 15, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit announced its decision (PDF) in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas [UT] at Austin, a...
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Deadline Extended to July 17
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are sponsoring up to four fellowships to promote racial/ethnic diversity at the Digital Library Federation Forum. The fellowship application deadline has been extended...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiative 2014–2016 Participants Chosen
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the selection of four master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2014–2016 ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2013–2014 Reports Data on 13,900 Staff in ARL Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2013–2014, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during...
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Apply by July 14
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are sponsoring up to four fellowships to promote racial/ethnic diversity at the Digital Library Federation Forum. The fellowships will provide up to $1,250...
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ClimateQUAL®: Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment—Call for Participation 2014–2015
ARL invites participation in the ClimateQUAL survey in 2014–2015. The online survey collects information about: (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity, (b) staff...
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Barbara Dewey Receives Multicultural Leadership Award
The Pennsylvania State University’s Council of College Multicultural Leadership (CCML) recently presented Barbara I. Dewey, dean of university libraries and scholarly communications at Penn State, the Award for University Administration...
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Purdue Hosts 10th Annual Site Visit for ARL Diversity Scholars
The Purdue University Libraries and their dean, James Mullins, hosted the 2013–2015 ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW) Diversity Scholars for an annual site visit, April 7–8, 2014. The...
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Travel Awards for Underrepresented Professionals Available for Library Assessment Conference 2014—Deadline May 30
ARL is offering travel awards of up to $2,000 each for five individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable,...