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Private-Public Collaborative Group Advocates for Library Funding

Associations Now

Through the Corporate Committee for Library Investment, organizations and businesses are banding together to help protect and secure federal funding for America’s libraries. Libraries are thus very much critical national infrastructure: ubiquitous, indispensable, and economically essential.”.

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Library Groups Say LinkedIn Policy Changes Could Violate Users’ Privacy

Associations Now

Library patrons have long had access to resources from Lynda.com, now known as LinkedIn Learning. But library organizations warn that a platform policy change could violate both patrons’ privacy and librarians’ ethics code. Until now, library patrons could access the courses with only a library card number, according to ZDNet.

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Lost Members This Year? Here Are 3 Fixes for Associations

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In other words, your association will need to change the way it operates, whether that means investing in new technology, launching a new program, or giving members more opportunities to contribute. Embrace technology. Innovating means stepping outside of your association’s comfort zone. Promote collaborative projects.

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Association Brain Food: 1.5.24

Reid All About it

The State Bar of Texas partnered with Lead Marvels to provide an online resource library for members that generated $160,000 in revenue for the association this past year—plus lots of leads for their sponsors. Curious about how other associations are putting this cutting-edge technology to use in better serving their members?

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ASAE Research Foundation Announces 2022 Recipient of Sal Martino Grant for DEI Research

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The 2022 selection committee congratulates Dr. AbouAssi as the recipient of this year’s Sal Martino Grant for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Research,” said Gary Roebuck, CAE, Scholarly Research Grant Program (STGP) Steering Committee Chair and Deputy Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.21.18

Reid All About it

Association Adviser shares the story of Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate , Chief Innovation and Information Officer for NCARB, who created Lineup, a software platform that helps organizations efficiently manage talent and form teams (and committees) with diverse strengths. Jim Lynch, Senior Writer, Nonprofit and Library Technology at TechSoup.

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Conference Circuit: American Psychiatric Association

Associations Now

Committee and allied group meetings: 200 plus. More than 15,000 psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other mental health professionals from around the world are headed to San Francisco in the coming days to learn from thought leaders, get up to date on the latest research, discover new technologies, and connect with colleagues.