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ARL Member Representatives Retiring or Stepping Down in Spring/Summer 2018
ARL’s Kaylyn Groves interviewed seven of the ten member representatives who are retiring or stepping down in spring/summer 2018. Bios are included in this document for the three directors the...
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SPEC Kit 358: Accessibility and Universal Design (May 2018)
This SPEC Kit explores how ARL member libraries are meeting the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities. This study gathered information on support for assistive technologies in libraries, services provided...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—September 2018
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from April 20 through September 14, 2018, by...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—February 2018
An update of key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from September 23, 2017, through February 22, 2018,...
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Fair Use Promotes the Creation of New Knowledge (infographic)
Created in conjunction with Fair Use Week 2018, the “Fair Use Promotes the Creation of New Knowledge” infographic illustrates how fair use advances innovation, creativity, and scholarship, ultimately allowing new...
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The Copyright Permissions Culture in Software Preservation and Its Implications for the Cultural Record
A report released on February 9, 2018, The Copyright Permissions Culture in Software Preservation and Its Implications for the Cultural Record, finds that individuals and institutions need clear guidance on...
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Webinar—Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (SPEC Kit 357)
SPEC Kit 357, Libraries, Presses, and Publishing, explores the variety of activities that are associated with library publishing, the level of library/publishing/press integration and collaboration with or creation of formal...
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ARL Assessment Program Visioning Task Force Recommendations
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Assessment Program Visioning Task Force (VTF) was responsible for developing a forward-looking program that advances the organizational outcomes of the 21st-century research library. The...
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SPEC Kit 357: Libraries, Presses, and Publishing (November 2017)
This SPEC Kit gathers information on the breadth of practice taking place at the intersection of research libraries, presses, and publishing, and on the blurring of boundaries as libraries engage...
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ARL-CNI Fall Forum 2017: Realigning the Library Organization to Meet Research Needs at Columbia University, By Barbara Rockenbach
Presented at the ARL-CNI Fall Forum, October 2017, in Washington, DC, by Barbara Rockenbach. Developing-Librarian-Project-Rockenbach.pdf