Association of Research Libraries

A Gala Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of ARL’s Founding

1932–2007

October 10, 2007

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Celebrating ARL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Celebratory Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Keynote Address

Gala Reception & Dinner

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ARL Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1932

2007

Membership of the Association of Research Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Charter Members, 1932

Growth of ARL Membership

ARL Leadership, 1932–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ARL Executive Secretaries, 1932–1962

ARL Executive Directors, 1963–2007

ARL Presidents, 1962–2007

Selected ARL Chronology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Current ARL Member Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside back cover

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The research library landscape has experienced continuous and, at times, dramaticchange over the past 75 years. Throughout this period, research library leaders havecome together in ARL to advocate steadfastly for systems of scholarly communication

that support barrier-free, enduring, and equitable access to classroom and researchresources and for laws, policies, and practices that reflect a balance of respect for and

robust use of intellectual property. While the opportunities for pursuing these goals in affordable andinnovative ways have changed over the years, the values underlying the agenda have remained constant.

These steadfast values are reflected in ARL’s current strategic directions of Scholarly Communication;Public Policies; and Research, Teaching, and Learning (RTL). The newest of these three objectivesformally adopted in 2005 is RTL, which charges ARL with promoting and facilitating new and expandingroles of research libraries to engage as academic partners in the transformations affecting research andundergraduate and graduate education.

It is perfect symmetry then that ARL’s 75th anniversary planning committee developed a programand a project that epitomize our community’s time-tested values. Those of us here today are fortunate to hear firsthand the inspirational keynote remarks of Hunter R. Rawlings III, Professor and PresidentEmeritus of Cornell University, on “Libraries in Higher Education and a Democratic Society.” We are also fortunate to participate in a wonderful gala celebration in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress.

The project commemorating the anniversary is a splendid book and companion Web site titledCelebrating Research: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries.The compilation presents illustrated and highly readable profiles of selected rare and special collections. The essays salute the stewardship of past decades and celebrate the research enabled by these collections.Taken together, the essays also represent a window into the future of research libraries, as they illustratesome of the active library collaborations underway with local and remote communities to encourage useof these materials and to identify new resources of all formats that are important to collect and stewardfor future users.

On behalf of all ARL libraries, we thank the members of the planning committee and thoseorganizations and individuals who provided encouragement and essential support that enabled this distinctive commemoration of ARL’s milestone.

Sherrie Schmidt Duane E. WebsterPresident Executive Director

Celebrating ARL

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Keynote AddressWashington Marriott Hotel

Libraries in Higher Education and a Democratic SocietyHunter R. Rawlings IIIProfessor and President Emeritus, Cornell University

Gala Reception & DinnerGreat Hall, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress

Presiding

Sherrie Schmidt, Arizona State University, ARL President

Welcome

Deanna Marcum, Library of Congress

A Toast to Celebrating ARL

Susan Brynteson, University of Delaware

Acknowledgments

ARL 75th Anniversary Program Planning Committee

Susan Brynteson, University of Delaware, ChairNancy Baker, University of IowaJeffrey Horrell, Dartmouth CollegeCarole Moore, University of TorontoSherrie Schmidt, Arizona State University, Board LiaisonJames Williams, University of Colorado at Boulder

Staff LiaisonsJaia Barrett, ARLMary Jane Brooks, ARLDuane E. Webster, ARL

ARL acknowledges and thanks the following for their generous support for the commemoration of the Association’s 75th anniversary.

The Gladys Krieble Delmas FoundationOCLC Online Computer Library CenterBrown University LibraryThe Library of Congress

EBSCO Information ServicesOtto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, Germany

Celebratory Remarks

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1932

Executive Secretary

Donald B. Gilchrist, University of Rochester

Advisory Committee

J. Christian Bay, John Crerar LibraryJames T. Gerould, Princeton UniversityHarold L. Leupp, University of California, BerkeleyPhineas L. Windsor, University of Illinois

2007

President

Sherrie Schmidt, Arizona State UniversityVice President/President-Elect

Marianne Gaunt, Rutgers UniversityPast President

Brian E. C. Schottlaender, University of California, San Diego

Board of Directors

Barbara I. Dewey, University of TennesseeBrinley Franklin, University of ConnecticutJoyce C. Garnett, University of Western OntarioThomas C. Leonard, University of California, BerkeleyCharles B. Lowry, University of MarylandCarol A. Mandel, New York UniversityDana C. Rooks, University of Houston Suzanne Thorin, Syracuse UniversityJennifer A. Younger, University of Notre Dame

Ex Officio Chairs of Steering CommitteesJames G. Neal, Columbia University

Chair, Scholarly Communication Winston Tabb, Johns Hopkins University

Chair, Public Policies Affecting Research LibrariesLizabeth A. Wilson, University of Washington

Chair, Library Roles in Research, Teaching & Learning

ARL Executive Director

Duane E. Webster

ARL Officers

Charter Members, 1932

Brown UniversityUniversity of California, BerkeleyCatholic University of America *University of ChicagoUniversity of CincinnatiClark University *Columbia UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDuke UniversityHarvard UniversityHenry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery *University of Illinois, UrbanaIndiana UniversityUniversity of IowaIowa State UniversityJohn Crerar Library +Johns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of KansasLibrary of CongressMcGill UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of MissouriUniversity of NebraskaNew York Public LibraryNewberry Library *University of North CarolinaNorthwestern UniversityOhio State UniversityUniversity of PennsylvaniaPrinceton UniversityUniversity of RochesterStanford University*University of TexasUniversity of TorontoUniversity of VirginiaWashington University (St. Louis)University of WashingtonUniversity of WisconsinYale University

Growth of ARL Membership

1933 Boston Public Library

1936 New York University

1937 University of California, Los Angeles

1938 Louisiana State University

1946 University of ColoradoVanderbilt University

(Joint University Libraries)

1948 National Library of Medicine (Army Medical Library)

National Agricultural Library (US Department of Agriculture Library)

1952 University of Kentucky

1956 University of FloridaMichigan State UniversityPurdue UniversityRutgers University

1962 Boston UniversityCenter for Research Libraries

(Midwest Inter-Library Center)University of ConnecticutFlorida State UniversityGeorgetown UniversityUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of OklahomaOklahoma State UniversityUniversity of OregonPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of Southern CaliforniaSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityUniversity of TennesseeTexas A&M UniversityUniversity of UtahWashington State UniversityWayne State University

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Membership of the Association of Research Libraries

1963 Saint Louis University*

1964 Linda Hall Library *

1967 University of AlabamaUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of GeorgiaSouthern Illinois UniversityState University of New York at BuffaloTulane University

1969 University of AlbertaCase Western Reserve UniversityUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of MassachusettsNew York State Library

1971 Howard UniversityNational Library of CanadaRice UniversitySmithsonian Institution

1973 Arizona State UniversityUniversity of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, Santa Barbara

1974 Brigham Young UniversityKent State University

1975 Colorado State UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of HoustonUniversity of South CarolinaState University of New York at AlbanyState University of New York at

Stony Brook

1976 University of HawaiiMcMaster UniversityUniversity of MiamiQueen’s UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute

& State UniversityUniversity of Western Ontario

1979 University of California, RiversideUniversity of GuelphUniversity of New MexicoYork University

1980 University of Saskatchewan

1981 University of California, IrvineUniversity of Manitoba

1982 Canada Institute for Scientific & Technical Information

1983 University of DelawareGeorgia Institute of TechnologyNorth Carolina State University

1984 University of Waterloo

1985 Université Laval

1988 University of Illinois, Chicago

1992 Auburn University

1996 Ohio University

1997 Texas Tech University

1998 George Washington University

2000 Boston College

2001 Université de Montréal

2002 University of Louisville

*No longer a member of ARL

+Merged with the University of Chicago Library in 1984

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From 1932 to 1962, the Association of Research Libraries was governed by an Executive Secretary and an

Advisory Committee, both elected by the membership. When the ARL secretariat was established in 1962,

a full-time Executive Secretary was appointed and the Advisory Committee was replaced by a Board of

Directors, including three officers (Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Past Chairman). In 1967, the titles

were changed to Executive Director and President.

ARL Executive Secretaries, 1932–1962

1932–37 Donald B. Gilchrist, University of Rochester1938–41 Keyes D. Metcalf, Harvard University1942–46 Paul N. Rice, New York Public Library1947–51 Charles W. David, University of Pennsylvania1952–56 Robert A. Miller, Indiana University1957–59 William S. Dix, Princeton University1960–62 Stephen A. McCarthy, Cornell University

ARL Executive Directors, 1963–2007

1963–67 James E. Skipper

1967 Donald F. Cameron

1968–74 Stephen A. McCarthy

1975–76 John P. McDonald

1977–79 John G. Lorenz

1980–81 Ralph E. McCoy

1981–87 Shirley Echelman

1988– Duane E. Webster

ARL Presidents, 1962–2007

1962–63 William S. Dix, Princeton University1963 Robert Vosper, University of California, Los Angeles1964 Richard H. Logsdon, Columbia University1965 Edward G. Freehafer, New York Public Library1966 Foster E. Mohrhardt, National Agricultural Library1967 Rutherford D. Rogers, Stanford University1968 Andrew J. Eaton, Washington University1969 Douglas W. Bryant, Harvard University1970 Warren J. Haas, Columbia University1971 Thomas R. Buckman, Northwestern University

ARL Leadership, 1932–2007

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1971–72 John P. McDonald, University of Connecticut1973 William S. Budington, John Crerar Library1974 Ralph H. Hopp, University of Minnesota1975 Richard De Gennaro, University of Pennsylvania1976 Virginia P. Whitney, Rutgers University1977 Edward C. Lathem, Dartmouth College1978 Ray W. Frantz, University of Virginia1979 Le Moyne Anderson, Colorado State University1980 Connie Dunlap, Duke University1981 Jay K. Lucker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology1982 Millicent D. Abell, University of California, San Diego1983 James F. Govan, University of North Carolina1984 Eldred Smith, University of Minnesota1985 Richard J. Talbot, University of Massachusetts1986 Anne Woodsworth, University of Pittsburgh1987 Herbert F. Johnson, Emory University1988 Elaine Sloan, Indiana University 1989 Charles E. Miller, Florida State University1990 Martin Runkle, University of Chicago1991 Marilyn J. Sharrow, University of California, Davis1992 Arthur Curley, Boston Public Library1993 Susan Nutter, North Carolina State University1994 John Black, University of Guelph1995 Jerry Campbell, Duke University1996 Nancy Cline, Pennsylvania State University1997 Gloria Werner, University of California, Los Angeles1998 James G. Neal, Johns Hopkins University1999 Betty G. Bengtson, University of Washington2000 Kenneth Frazier, University of Wisconsin2001 Shirley K. Baker, Washington University in St. Louis2002 Paula T. Kaufman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign2003 Fred Heath, Texas A&M University2004 Sarah Thomas, Cornell University2005 Ann Wolpert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology2006 Brian E. C. Schottlaender, University of California, San Diego2007 Sherrie Schmidt, Arizona State University

1932 ARL founded with 42 charter members1933 First volume of Doctoral Dissertations

Accepted by American Universities compiledby ARL and published by H. W. Wilson(predecessor of Dissertation Abstracts)

1942 Library of Congress (LC) catalog firstappears in book form as A Catalog of Books Represented by LC Printed Cards,sponsored by ARL

1946 British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books,1881–1900 (Prospectus) published,sponsored by ARL

1948 Farmington Plan began under ARLauspices (Farmington Plan Newsletter andits successor, ARL Foreign AcquisitionsNewsletter, published from 1948–79)ARL Committee on Research Librariesworks with LC to discuss cooperativecataloging, expanded card distribution,and other services (ultimately led to theNational Union Catalog and theDocuments Expediting Project)Newspapers on Microfilm, prepared by LC and issued by ARL

1956 Foreign Newspaper Microfilm Projectinitiated by ARL, an outgrowth of the firstcooperative microfilm project establishedat Harvard University in 1937

1961 * PL-480 of 1954, Sale of SurplusAgricultural Commodities, amended toauthorize Library of Congress use offoreign currencies for cooperativeacquisitions program

1962 ARL secretariat established in WashingtonDC, funded by a grant from the NationalScience Foundation

* National Union Catalog of ManuscriptCollections begins publication

1963 ARL assumes responsibility for publishinguniversity library statistics based on datavariables established by James Gerould(Minnesota and Princeton) between 1908and 1962

ARL’s 63 university library membersreport total holdings of 88.6 millionvolumes and total library expenditures of $79 million

1964 * Library Services and Construction Actpassed

1965 * Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IIpassed, authorizing funds for theacquisition and cataloging of researchmaterials at LCARL Newsletter first published

1966 Annual ARL Salary Survey data collection begins

* National Serials Data Program initiatedNational Program for Acquisitions andCataloging (NPAC) begins (funded underHigher Education Act of 1965; initiated byARL; managed by LC)

1967 ARL Automation Committee works withthe Library of Congress to develop MARCpilot projectBrittle Book Project study in collaborationwith ARL, the Library of Congress, andthe Council on Library Resources

1968 ARL Center for Chinese ResearchMaterials established (became separateorganization in 1986)ARL Microform Technology Projectlaunched, funded by the Office ofEducation

1969 National Serials Pilot Project initiated,which led to the National Serials DataProgram undertaken by the US nationallibrariesARL Slavic Bibliographic andDocumentation Center established(continued until 1972)

1970 Problems in University Library ManagementpublishedARL Office of University LibraryManagement Studies established(renamed Office of Leadership andManagement Services [OLMS], andcontinued until 2006)

1973 Organization and Staffing of the Libraries ofColumbia University published undersponsorship of ARL in cooperation withthe American Council on Education; leadsto development of the ManagementReview and Analysis Program (MRAP)

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Selected ARL Chronology

Systems and Procedures Exchange Center(SPEC) initiated by OLMS

1974 ARL publishes Access to PeriodicalResources: A National Plan with NationalScience Foundation funding (plans for anational periodicals center)ARL Annual Salary Survey first published

1975 Management Review and AnalysisProgram (MRAP) completes initial studiesat Iowa State, Purdue, and Rochester

1976 * Copyright Revision Act passed, to beeffective January 1978

* Higher Education Act of 1976 passed,authorizing Title II-C, StrengtheningResearch Library ResourcesFirst OLMS Management TrainingInstitute held

1979 Collection Analysis Program (CAP)launched

1980 ARL adopts new criteria for membershipand an Index comprising 10 variablesdetermined by factor analysis

1981 ARL Microform Project initiated (moved to OCLC as the Major Microforms Project)

1982 Preservation Planning Program developedat ARL with support from the NationalEndowment for the HumanitiesAll ARL university library membersreport at least one million volumes inholdings for the first time

1983 CONSER A&I Project, operated by ARLwith National Federation of Abstracting & Indexing Services, to enhancebibliographic records of serialsNorth American Collections InventoryProject (NCIP) begun in cooperation withthe Research Libraries GroupTotal combined library expenditures forARL libraries tops $1 billion

1984 ARL Microform Clearinghouseestablished (later operated by OCLC)

1985 “Plan for a North American Program forCoordinated Retrospective Conversion”launched

1986 Commission on Preservation and Accessestablished by the Council on LibraryResources in response to recommendationfrom ARL

1987 National Register of Microform Masters(NRMM) retrospective conversion projectbegun in conjunction with the Library ofCongress (contracted through OCLC),with major funding from the NationalEndowment for the Humanities and TheAndrew W. Mellon FoundationARL adopts “Statement on Unlimited Useand Exchange of Bibliographic Data”ARL adopts mission and values state-ments, program objectives, and financialprinciples to guide the ARL leadership

1988 “Principles on Government Information inElectronic Format” issuedARL receives major grant from NationalEndowment for the Humanities forpreservation activitiesARL Serials Prices Project initiated

1989 ARL sponsors 10-year assessment of Title II-C of the Higher Education ActARL Board creates Designated ReserveFund to provide financial stability to theAssociation and generate revenue tosupport Board-designated projectsARL Preservation Statistics first published

1990 Coalition for Networked Informationestablished by ARL, EDUCOM, andCAUSEARL establishes Office of Scientific andAcademic Publishing (name and missionchanged in 1995 to Office of ScholarlyCommunication [OSC])Number of participants attending OLMStraining programs passes 10,000 mark

* Permanent Paper Resolution enacted by US Congress and signed by the PresidentOLMS launches Cultural Diversity ProjectFirst ARL Certificate of DistinguishedAchievement presented to Henry Barschall,University of Wisconsin, for his work inanalyzing the cost-effectiveness ofscientific journals

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Retrospective machine-readable ARL Statistics introducedARL Newsletter evolves into the ARL Bimonthly Report

New ARL logo and unified corporateidentity created by Kevin Osborn, Research & Design, Ltd.

1991 ARL libraries report almost 370 millionvolumes in holdings, 3.5 million currentserials received, and almost $2 billion intotal expendituresSenator Claiborne Pell (D-RI) and Warren J.Haas of CLR each receive an ARL Certificateof Distinguished Achievement in recognitionof their support for research library issuesThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation fundsARL Foreign Acquisitions ProjectCNI brings up a network fileserver on theInternet that provides e-mail for ARL andCNI staff; Association information availablevia FTP and GopherFirst edition of OSAP Directory of ElectronicJournals, Newsletters, and AcademicDiscussion Lists published (final editionpublished in 2000)

1992 National Endowment for the Humanitiesawards major grant for completion ofNational Register of Microform Masters projectARL Geographic Information SystemsLiteracy Project initiated

* Higher Education Act Amendments of 1992enacted, a five-year reauthorization withincreased funding levels and new provisionsfor electronic networking initiativesARL/RLG Interlibrary Loan Cost StudyARL Academic Law and Medical LibraryStatistics first publishedUniversity Libraries and ScholarlyCommunication, a Mellon study of theeconomics of research libraries, is published by ARL

1993 ARL moves to 21 Dupont CircleCongressman Vic Fazio (D-CA) receivesARL Certificate of DistinguishedAchievement in recognition of his supportfor research libraries and higher education

ARL collaborates with the Association ofAmerican Universities (AAU) on ResearchLibraries Project

* Government Printing Office ElectronicInformation Enhancement Act of 1993(GPO Access) passed.

1994 ARL Diversity Program establishedNorth American Interlibrary Loan andDocument Delivery (NAILDD) ProjectinitiatedARL Gopher server establishedStatistics data-gathering activity moves in-house; full-time Program Officer forStatistics and Measurement hiredUniversity of Virginia Social Science Data Center hosts interactive ARLStatistics Web siteDeveloping Indicators for Academic LibraryPerformance: Ratios from the ARL Statisticsfirst published (last edition published in 1999)ARL Statistics reports that the unit cost ofserials doubled between 1986 and 1993

First ARL collection of data on spending for e-resources: 82 university librariesreport spending over $14 million onelectronic resources—3.6% of the librarymaterials budgetE-News for ARL Directors, an e-mailnewsletter, first distributed

1995 Library Copyright Alliance formed by ARL,ALA, AALL, MLA, and SLA to ensure aunified library community voice oncopyright and intellectual property law and policy in the digital environmentAAU/ARL Global Resources Programinitiated, with funding from The AndrewW. Mellon Foundation (moved in 2005 toCenter for Research Libraries as the GlobalResources Network)Amicus brief filed in fair use case AmericanGeophysical Union v Texaco Inc.

1996 Federal Relations Program Officer registersas a US Congress lobbyistCareer Resources Online Service, a job-posting database, initiated

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1997 Leadership and Career DevelopmentProgram (LCDP) launched for midcareerlibrarians from underrepresented racialand ethnic groupsStanley Katz, President of the AmericanCouncil of Learned Societies, receives ARL Certificate of DistinguishedAchievement in recognition of hisleadership in shaping the future ofscholarly communicationNRMM retrospective conversion projectcompleted; more than 579,000 onlinerecords were created

1998 Scholarly Publishing and AcademicResources Coalition (SPARC) established

* Digital Millennium Copyright Act andSony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act passedResults of the ILL/DD PerformanceMeasures Study publishedOSC collaborates with AAU on PewHigher Education Roundtable onManaging Intellectual Property; “To Publish and Perish” publishedARL Gopher server retired; 3,000+documents moved to a World Wide Web server

1999 Online Lyceum established by OLMS andSouthern Illinois University Carbondale(continued until 2005)New Measures Initiative established toseek and establish innovative methods forassessing librariesInitiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforceestablished by member librarycontributions supplemented later with grants from IMLSK. Wayne Smith, CEO of OCLC, receivesARL Certificate of DistinguishedAchievement in recognition of hisleadership in improving access toinformationCarol Henderson, ALA Washington Office, receives ARL Certificate ofDistinguished Achievement in recognition of her commitment to libraries throughout the US

2000 Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education (FIPSE) andTexas A&M provide support forLibQUAL+® ProjectE-Metrics Project initiatedThe internal report on expenditures for electronic resources, ARLSupplementary Statistics, made publicly availableSecond Pew Higher EducationRoundtable results in “Principles forEmerging Systems of ScholarlyPublishing”OSC launches the Create Changecampaign to help faculty transform thesystem of scholarly communicationThe Initiative to Recruit a DiverseWorkforce awards first four stipends toMLS students of color

2001 SPARC and a group of European libraryorganizations agree to establish SPARCEuropeARL Statistics reports that between 1986 and 2000 expenditures for serialstripled while acquisitions declinedsteadilyAmicus briefs filed in two author rightscases: Greenberg v. National GeographicSociety and New York Times v. Tasini

2002 “Responsibilities of Research Libraries for Preservation” adoptedSPARC Europe formally launched under the auspices of the Ligue desBibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER); director hired and office opened in OxfordSPARC releases “The Case for InstitutionalRepositories: A SPARC Position Paper”ARL develops five-year action plan topromote open access to qualityinformation in support of learning andscholarshipNational Science Digital LibraryDigiQUAL™ project initiated, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)Amicus brief filed in copyright termextension case Eldred v. Ashcroft

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2003 “Applying Fair Use in the Development of Electronic Reserves Systems” statementendorsed“Research Libraries and the Commitmentto Special Collections” statement adoptedInformation Access Alliance formed byARL, AALL, ALA, SLA, SPARC, and MLAto address anti-trust issues in the academicjournal marketplace

2004 “Recognizing Digitization as aPreservation Reformatting Method”secures broad endorsements andstimulates community-wide discussionsTask Force on New Ways of MeasuringCollections establishedWith three library schools and IMLSfunding, ARL Academy launched to recruit subject specialists into researchlibrary careers With ACRL, recruitment video “Faces of a Profession” developed to highlight theroles of academic and research librariansResearch Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF)program launched to address successionplanning of senior ARL library leaders

2005 ARL Strategic Plan focuses agenda onscholarly communication, public policies,and new and expanding roles for researchlibraries to engage in the changes affectingresearch, teaching, and learningMINES for Libraries™ (Measuring the Impact of Networked ElectronicServices) implemented as new measurestool at the Ontario Council of UniversityLibrariesWilliam G. Bowen, President of TheAndrew W. Mellon Foundation, receivesARL Certificate of DistinguishedAchievement for contributions toinnovation that strengthened the roles of research libraries in support of scholarly communication

2006 ARL/ACRL Institute on ScholarlyCommunication launchedARL/NSF workshop examines long-termstewardship of digital data sets in scienceand engineering

IMLS grant expands Initiative to Recruit aDiverse Workforce to recruit graduatestudents with backgrounds in applied andnatural sciences and IT; since 1999, 69 MLSstudents received initiative stipends forgraduate study and an introduction toresearch library issuesLeadership & Career DevelopmentProgram (LCDP) reaches a total of 100 midcareer librarians fromunderrepresented racial and ethnic groupsARL Web site redesignedLibQUAL+® celebrates 1,000th libraryimplementation; database includes datafrom over one million library users.First North American Library Assessment Conference held Designated Reserve Fund passes $1 million mark

2007 Know Your Copyrights Initiative launchedChecklist advocates effective negotiationof digitization agreements“Research Libraries’ EnduringResponsibility for Preservation” affirmed*US House supports improved publicaccess to federally funded research (HR3043)Agenda adopted for new ways ofmeasuring collections; Expenditures-Focused Index launchedARL 75th anniversary commemoratedwith book and Web site CelebratingResearch: Rare and Special Collections from the Membership of the Association of Research Libraries

* projects or legislation not part of ARL itself but insome way sponsored by ARL or influenced by thestrong support and collaboration of ARL staff orcommittees

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Current ARL Member Libraries

University of AlabamaUniversity at Albany, SUNYUniversity of AlbertaUniversity of ArizonaArizona State UniversityAuburn UniversityBoston CollegeBoston Public LibraryBoston UniversityBrigham Young UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaBrown UniversityUniversity at Buffalo, SUNYUniversity of California,

BerkeleyUniversity of California, DavisUniversity of California, IrvineUniversity of California,

Los AngelesUniversity of California,

RiversideUniversity of California,

San DiegoUniversity of California,

Santa BarbaraCanada Institute for Scientific

and Technical InformationCase Western Reserve

UniversityCenter for Research LibrariesUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of CincinnatiUniversity of Colorado

at BoulderColorado State UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeUniversity of DelawareDuke UniversityEmory UniversityUniversity of FloridaFlorida State UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgetown UniversityUniversity of Georgia

Georgia TechUniversity of GuelphHarvard UniversityUniversity of Hawaii at ManoaUniversity of Houston Howard UniversityUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoUniversity of Illinois

at Urbana-ChampaignIndiana University

BloomingtonUniversity of IowaIowa State UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityUniversity of KansasKent State UniversityUniversity of KentuckyUniversité LavalLibrary and Archives CanadaLibrary of CongressLouisiana State UniversityUniversity of LouisvilleMcGill UniversityMcMaster UniversityUniversity of ManitobaUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Massachusetts

AmherstMassachusetts Institute of

TechnologyUniversity of MiamiUniversity of MichiganMichigan State UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaUniversity of

Missouri–ColumbiaUniversité de MontréalNational Agricultural LibraryNational Library of MedicineUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnUniversity of New MexicoNew York Public LibraryNew York State LibraryNew York UniversityUniversity of North Carolina

at Chapel HillNorth Carolina State University

Northwestern UniversityUniversity of Notre DameOhio State UniversityOhio UniversityUniversity of Oklahoma Oklahoma State UniversityUniversity of Oregon University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of PittsburghPrinceton UniversityPurdue UniversityQueen’s UniversityRice UniversityUniversity of RochesterRutgers UniversityUniversity of SaskatchewanSmithsonian InstitutionUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Southern

CaliforniaSouthern Illinois University

CarbondaleStony Brook University, SUNYSyracuse UniversityTemple UniversityUniversity of TennesseeUniversity of Texas at AustinTexas A&M UniversityTexas Tech UniversityUniversity of TorontoTulane UniversityUniversity of UtahVanderbilt UniversityUniversity of VirginiaVirginia TechUniversity of WashingtonWashington State UniversityWashington University

in St. LouisUniversity of WaterlooWayne State UniversityUniversity of Western OntarioUniversity of

Wisconsin–MadisonYale UniversityYork University

Association of Research Libraries

1932–2007

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

—Sir Isaac Newton, 1676