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SPEC Kit 311: Public Access Policies (August 2009)
SPEC Kit 311 explores the role ARL member libraries are playing in supporting public access policies in their institutions. The survey respondents were asked to provide information on staffing, partnerships,...
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SPEC Kit 310: Author Addenda (July 2009)
SPEC Kit 310 explores how ARL member libraries are promoting the use of author addenda by researchers at their institutions. Respondents were asked to provide information on the use of...
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SPEC Kit 309: Library Support for Study Abroad (December 2008)
SPEC Kit 309 explores how ARL member libraries are responding to the needs of faculty and student participants in various types of study abroad programs, which library services and resources...
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SPEC Kit 308: Graduate Student and Faculty Spaces and Services (November 2008)
SPEC Kit 308 explores the variety of resources and services being delivered to or envisioned for graduate students and faculty. It includes documentation from respondents in the form of descriptions...
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SPEC Kit 307: Manuscript Collections on the Web (October 2008)
SPEC Kit 307 investigates how many manuscript collections are held in ARL member libraries; what percentage of these collections are represented on the Web; what types of information about the...
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SPEC Kit 306: Promoting the Library (September 2008)
SPEC Kit 306 explores what promotional activities and objectives research libraries are pursuing, who organizes them, how are they evaluated, and what challenges they face. The survey results show which skills...
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SPEC Kit 305: Records Management (August 2008)
SPEC Kit 305 explores the state of records management in ARL member institutions. The survey results also show which staff manage records and how much time they spend on this...
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SPEC Kit 304: Social Software in Libraries (July 2008)
SPEC Kit 304 explores how many libraries are using social software and for what purposes, how those activities are organized and managed, and the benefits and challenges of using social...
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Association of Research Libraries: Overview with a Focus on 2001-07
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a not-for-profit membership organization comprising over 120 libraries of North American research institutions. ARL influences the changing environment of scholarly communication and the...
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SPEC Kit 303: Library Assessment (December 2007)
SPEC Kit 303 examines the current state of library assessment to provide a starting point for those seeking to develop a library assessment program at their own institutions. It includes...