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Association of Research Libraries

Index Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit organization of 125 research libraries at comprehensive, research institutions in the United States and Canada that share similar missions, aspirations, and achievements. [1]

42 relations: American Council of Learned Societies, American Library Association, Archibald MacLeish, Association of College and Research Libraries, Buffalo, New York, Canada, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Chicago, College & Research Libraries, Columbia University, Dissertations Abstracts, Educause, Farmington Plan, Harvard University, Herbert Wrigley Wilson, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, John Crerar Library, Keyes Metcalf, Library, Library of Congress, Louisiana State University, National archives, National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933, National Recovery Administration, National Science Foundation, New York Public Library, New York University, Nonprofit organization, Organization, Paul North Rice, Princeton University, Research, Robert B. Downs, Stephen A. McCarthy, UNESCO, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, Washington, D.C., William S. Dix.

American Council of Learned Societies

The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), founded in 1919, is a private, nonprofit federation of 75 scholarly organizations in the humanities and related social sciences.

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American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Archibald MacLeish

Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer who was associated with the modernist school of poetry.

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Association of College and Research Libraries

The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association, is a professional association of academic librarians and other interested individuals.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the state of New York and the 81st most populous city in the United States.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Corporation of New York was established by Andrew Carnegie during 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding".

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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College & Research Libraries

College & Research Libraries is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Association of College and Research Libraries.

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Columbia University

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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Dissertations Abstracts

Dissertation Abstracts, Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) or the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT) database is a bibliography of American (and international) dissertations published since 1938 by University Microfilms International (UMI) / ProQuest, Ann Arbor.

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Educause

Educause is a nonprofit association in the United States whose mission is "to advance higher education through the use of information technology".

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Farmington Plan

The Farmington Plan was developed by American research libraries in order to ensure access to research materials and publications regardless of war or other events around the world.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Herbert Wrigley Wilson

Herbert Wrigley Wilson (1866 - 12 July 1940), known often only as H. W. Wilson, was a British journalist and naval historian.

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals.

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John Crerar Library

The John Crerar Library is a research library, which after a long history of independent operations, is now operated by the University of Chicago.

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Keyes Metcalf

Keyes DeWitt Metcalf (April 13, 1889 – November 3, 1983) was an American librarian.

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Library

A library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined community for reference or borrowing.

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Library of Congress

The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States.

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Louisiana State University

The Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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National archives

National archives are the archives of a country.

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National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933

The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the US Congress to authorize the President to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery.

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National Recovery Administration

The National Recovery Administration was a prime New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in 1933.

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National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.

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New York Public Library

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City.

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New York University

New York University (NYU) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City.

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Nonprofit organization

A non-profit organization (NPO), also known as a non-business entity or non-profit institution, is dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared point of view.

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Organization

An organization or organisation is an entity comprising multiple people, such as an institution or an association, that has a collective goal and is linked to an external environment.

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Paul North Rice

Paul North Rice (February 9, 1888 – April 16, 1967) was an American librarian who served as Chief of the Reference Department of the New York Public Library, Executive Secretary of the Association of Research Libraries and President of the American Library Association.

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Princeton University

Princeton University is a private Ivy League research university in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Research

Research comprises "creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of humans, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications." It is used to establish or confirm facts, reaffirm the results of previous work, solve new or existing problems, support theorems, or develop new theories.

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Robert B. Downs

Robert Bingham Downs (May 25, 1903 – February 24, 1991) was an American author and librarian.

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Stephen A. McCarthy

Stephen Anthony McCarthy (1908 – March 18, 1990) was a notable American librarian and advocate for research libraries.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris.

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University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public research university in Berkeley, California.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public research university in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (also known as U of I, Illinois, or colloquially as the University of Illinois or UIUC) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Illinois and the flagship institution of the University of Illinois System.

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University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university located in University City section of West Philadelphia.

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University of Rochester

The University of Rochester (U of R or UR) frequently referred to as Rochester, is a private research university in Rochester, New York.

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Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States of America.

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William S. Dix

William Shepherd Dix (November 19, 1910 – February 23, 1978) was a scholar and librarian who had a 22-year career as Librarian at Princeton University in New Jersey, without a degree in library science.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Research_Libraries

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