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LCA Files Amicus Brief Supporting Defendent—Appellant and Reversal in Authors Guild v. Google
On November 16, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant-appellant and reversal in the Authors Guild v. Google, Inc., case being...
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Leadership Development Strategies: The Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) Management Academy
Nicole Saylor, Head, Digital Research and Publishing, University of Iowa Libraries 2012-hrsym-pres-saylor-n.pdf
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Professional Competencies
Kathleen De Long, Associate University Librarian, Human Resources and Teaching/Learning, University of Alberta Libraries Michael Brewer, Librarian, Team Leader for Instructional Services, University of Arizona Libraries 2012-hrsym-pres-brewer-and-delong.pdf
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Succession Planning and Management
Pat Hawthorne, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Emory University 2012-hrsym-pres-hawthorne-p-.pdf
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Report of the ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities (Nov. 2, 2012)
Research libraries have a responsibility to make library collections and services universally accessible to their patrons. And as research libraries provide more content electronically to students, faculty members, researchers, and...
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Staffing for the Future: ARL University Library Hiring in 2011
Poster presented at the LCDP Luminary Class, June 2012. lcdp-2012-poster-sierra-tito.pdf
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SPEC Kit 332: Organization of Scholarly Communication Services (November 2012)
SPEC Kit 332 explores how research institutions are currently organizing staff to support scholarly communication services, and whether their organizational structures have changed since 2007, when member libraries were surveyed about...
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ARL Statistics 2010-2011
This edition of the ARL Statistics describes the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 125 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in fiscal year 2010–2011. This publication is...
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Issue Brief: Massive Open Online Courses – Legal and Policy Issues for Research Libraries (Oct. 22, 2012)
The advent of Massive Open Online Courses raises serious legal questions that in turn pose important and fundamental policy challenges for research libraries. As universities rush to find ways to...
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MINES for Libraries Webcast
This webcast, held on September 18, 2012, provides potential and current participants with vital information on the MINES for Libraries® service, an online, transaction-based survey that collects data on the...