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Using ARL Salary Data to Establish and Maintain an Equitable Salary Structure for Faculty Librarians webcast
In this webcast, recorded September 10, 2013, Brian Keith of the University of Florida Libraries explains how his institution used data from the ARL Salary Survey to implement an internally...
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New Roles for New Times: Transforming Liaison Roles in Research Libraries
This report by Janice M. Jaguszewski, University of Minnesota Libraries, and Karen Williams, University of Arizona Libraries presents findings from interviews and other research into current trends in liaison librarianship,...
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LibValue: Digitized Special Collections webcast
This webcast, recorded August 15, 2013, describes how contingent valuation and Google Analytics can be used to measure the value of digitized special collections. The presenters are Ken Wise, associate...
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SPEC Kit 335: Digital Image Collections and Services (August 2013)
SPEC Kit 335 examines how research libraries and their parent institutions have responded to the transition from analog to digital images and the growth of digital images available from commercial...
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The Good News about Library Fair Use (infographic)
This infographic by ARL, American University's (AU) Washington College of Law, and AU's School of Communication shows how and why libraries should use the Code of Best Practices in Fair...
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Restrictions on the Waiver of Rights
Jonathan Band and Deborah Goldman provide examples of statutory limitations on contractual waivers of rights. These examples come from the US Code; the New York and California Codes; uniform acts; and...
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SPEC Kit 334: Research Data Management Services (July 2013)
SPEC Kit 334 surveys ARL member libraries on their activities related to access, management, and archiving of research data at their institutions. The survey explores the organization of research data...
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Coalition Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee re NSA Surveillance Programs (July 30, 2013)
On July 30, 2013, ARL, together with 59 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent this letter to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on Congress to evaluate the National Security...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Committee Regarding Copyright and Innovation
On July 24, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), submitted a statement on the role of copyright in innovation to the US House of Representatives...
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Letter Urging US Attorney General to Release Reports on Telephone Surveillance (July 8, 2013)
On July 8, 2013, ARL, along with 22 other good-government groups, sent this letter to the US Department of Justice urging Attorney General Eric Holder to make public any reports...