ARL: A Bimonthly Report

The author gives a statistical picture of what the ARL libraries workforce looks like currently and will look like in the future.

Over 100 librarians, administrators, faculty, and other members of the academic community concerned about issues relating to graduate education convened in Washington DC on October 12, 2007, to participate in the forum "Enhancing Graduate Education: A Fresh Look at Library Engagement."2 Sponsored by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the event promoted engagement in conceptualizing the library's evolving role in graduate education, and it encouraged academic libraries to begin considering new ways to partner with the broader graduate studies community. The forum was inspired by the Council of Graduate Schools 2007 report, Graduate Education: The Backbone of American Competitiveness and Innovation,3 which examines the current state of graduate education and how it influences the positioning of the United States in the global economy.

This entire issue of ARL: A Bimonthly Report, no. 252/253 (June/August 2007) focuses on the state of university publishing. Articles include "The Changing Environment of University Publishing", University Publishing in a Digital Age: Highlights of the Ithaka Report, University Research Publishing or Distribution Strategies?, and The University of California as Publisher, plus others.