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The Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries, especially libraries which serve small and rural communities. It is a professional organization that believes in the value of rural and small libraries and strives to create resources and services that address national, state, and local priorities for libraries situated in rural communities.〔 ==History== The oldest document on record for the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) indicates that the association was established in 1982. Its founder was Dr. Bernard Vavrek, director of the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.〔http://jupiter.clarion.edu/~csrl/〕 ARSL was “home” there until 2007, when it moved away from the university. The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship was placed on hiatus when Dr. Vavrek retired from the university in 2008. Research continues on the development of resources and methods for rural libraries to provide for their communities. ARSL board members held a meeting in January 2007 at Clarion to determine the new “shape” of ARSL. This included its enlarged board and committee structure and looked at guiding documents as a foundation for future services. As an outgrowth of that strategic planning meeting, a course was set and, since then, the strategic plan is updated annually to reflect member needs and remain relevant to the ARSL Mission and Objectives.〔http://arsl.info/1493-2/〕 Conferences are an annual tradition for ARSL. Prior to ARSL’s formation, the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship sponsored conferences that were held throughout the US between 1990 and 1999. From 2001 to 2007, an annual conference was held in Columbus, Ohio, which depended heavily on the center for financial and logistical support. In 2003, the association officially became the Association of Rural and Small Libraries; its name changed to the Association for Rural and Small Libraries in 2007. For three years (2004-2006), meetings were held in conjunction with the Association for Bookmobile and Outreach Services (ABOS).〔http://abos-outreach.org/〕 In response to member requests and to provide greater access by more rural library participants, the decision was made in 2007 to hold the annual meeting and conference in different states and geographic regions. Its first conference partner in 2008 was the California State Libraryin Sacramento, CA. The fall 2009 conference was in Gatlinburg, TN in partnership with the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The 2010 conference was in Denver, CO in partnership with the Colorado State Library, the Colorado Library Consortium, the Bibliographical Center for Research and the Association for Bookmobile And Outreach Services. The 2011 conference was in Frisco, TX in partnership with the University of North Texas . The 2012 conference was in Raleigh, North Carolina with the State Library of North Carolina and in 2013, the conference is scheduled to be held on Omaha, Nebraska. Partners from both Iowa and Nebraska are assisting in planning for the conference.〔http://arsl.info/about/history-of-arsl/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Association for Rural & Small Libraries」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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