Search for: "THE ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES" Results 1 - 20 of 4,891
Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
17 Aug 2017, 3:25 pm by Michel-Adrien
This is a follow-up to yesterday's post entitled Library Association Statements About Racist Violence in Charlottesville.The Association of Research Libraries has also come out with a statement concerning the Neo-Nazi and white supremacist marches last week in Charlottesville, Virginia:"Following the white supremacist and neo-Nazi rallies in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend, and the tragic death of anti-hate demonstrator Heather Heyer,… [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 2:06 pm by Michel-Adrien
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published a new report on Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months.The ARL is an organization of more than 100 research libraries at major universities in Canada and the United States.Close to half the member institutions completed the surveys conducted by the Association. [read post]
8 Sep 2016, 2:30 pm by Michel-Adrien
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) recently released a "SPEC Kit" on collection assessment.Since the early 1970s, ARL has used the SPEC survey program to bring research libraries up-to-date information on library policies and procedures from member libraries in Canada and the USA.The collection assessment SPEC kit: "(...) explores which collection assessment methods, measures, and practices ARL member… [read post]
5 Oct 2017, 3:34 pm by Michel-Adrien
The Government of Canada has been holding consultations on the reform of the Copyright Board whose job it is to establish royalties for the use of copyrighted materials.Today, the website Librarianship.ca posted summaries of the submissions from two library associations: the Canadian Federation of Library Associations and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries. [read post]
4 Mar 2013, 2:36 pm by Michel-Adrien
The 2012 Research Grant of the Canadian Association of Law Libraries (CALL) has been awarded to University of Victoria law librarian Kim Nayyer for her project on Resource-Sharing Options for Canadian Law Libraries:"The project will encompass a survey of resource-sharing arrangements in law libraries across Canada, a survey and analysis of the literature and other research, and will propose recommendations to Canadian law libraries… [read post]
16 Feb 2010, 8:55 am by Mary L. Dudziak
Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History The Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American History is offered annually by the Library of Congress and the American Historical Association to support significant scholarly research for one semester in the collections of the Library of Congress by scholars at an early stage in their careers [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 4:57 pm by Michel-Adrien
"Asssociation of Research Libraries: "President Trump’s recent executive order temporarily barring entry into the US by individuals from seven countries is contrary to the values held by libraries and presses, and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) stand unequivocally opposed to this immigration ban. [read post]
12 Sep 2016, 5:00 pm by Michel-Adrien
""The 31 member libraries of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) spent $293 million on information resources in 2014-15, demonstrating a clear commitment to accessing print and digital content legally and rewarding content owners accordingly. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 3:27 pm by Michel-Adrien
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) have come out in support of the project and provided more detail about what it involves. [read post]
23 Aug 2017, 2:50 pm by Michel-Adrien
The federal government is holding consultations in advance of the 2018 budget and many library associations have made presentations to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance.The Canadian Federation of Library Associations made four recommendations “to improve Canadians’ ability to access and use important cultural products and historical records and up-to-date knowledge from the world’s leading researchers. [read post]
20 Mar 2009, 6:11 pm
Our Serials and E-Resources librarian Brian Provenzale just returned from Seattle  where he attended the  Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) conference, and files this very interesting report: This was an unusual conference for me in that it didn’t involve either cataloging or law librarianship. [read post]
7 Nov 2012, 6:39 pm by Michel-Adrien
Research Library Special Issue on Proving Value in Libraries (September 25, 2010): "Research Library Issues, a publication of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), recently published a Special Issue on Value in Libraries: Assessing Organizational Performance (...) [read post]
18 Dec 2014, 3:08 pm by Michel-Adrien
The December 2014 issue of Feliciter, the journal of the Canadian Library Association (CLA), are is available online. [read post]
28 Nov 2012, 3:38 pm by Michel-Adrien
In February 2012, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries assembled a working group to explore the impact of digital locks on the work of Canadian library staff.The report about digital locks in a changing copyright environment was made available recently on the association website:"The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Canadian Library Association (CLA) and a number of groups… [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 3:40 pm by Michel-Adrien
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) recently made public its Research Agenda 2013-2016:"AALL's 2013-2016 Strategic Plan envisions that AALL and its members will be the recognized authority in all aspects of legal information. [read post]
19 Jun 2018, 1:37 pm by Michel-Adrien
The Research Instruction and Patron Services Special Interest Section (a sub-group of the American Association of Law Libraries) has released its 26th Annual National Legal Research Resources Kit. [read post]
24 Aug 2008, 5:01 am
News release: "The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Social Software in Libraries, SPEC Kit 304, which provides an... [read post]
24 Jun 2021, 3:48 pm by Michel-Adrien
 Various Canadian associations have elaborated their own professional competencies guidelines, among them:Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries (Canadian Association of Research Libraries)Professional Development Pathways and Implementing CALL/ACBD Professional Development Pathways (Canadian Association of Law Libraries) [read post]
22 Sep 2011, 3:14 pm by Michel-Adrien
At the most recent annual meeting of the Canadian Association of law Libraries in Calgary back in May, there was a session on Going Green at your Law Library.So a news item on the Going Green @ Your Library blog caught my attention this morning.Laura L. [read post]