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Improving Access to Publicly Funded Research: Policy Issues and Practical Strategies: Welcoming Remarks
Welcoming remarks from the October 2006 forum co-sponsored by AAU, ARL, CNI, NASULGC, and SPARC. joseph-public-access-remarks-20oct06.pdf
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SPEC Kit 295: Remote Shelving Services (October 2006)
SPEC Kit 295 focuses on user services and how they have changed since the last survey in 1998 that was published in SPEC Kit 242 Library Storage Facilities, Management, and...
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Letter to Lamar Smith re: in support of H.R. 5439, the “Orphan Works Act of 2006” (Sept. 7, 2006)
lt-orphanworks-smith-7sept06.pdf
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SPEC Kit 294: Managing Digitization Activities (September 2006)
SPEC Kit 294 investigates the purposes of ARL member libraries’ digitization efforts, the organizational structures these libraries use to manage digital initiatives, whether and how staff have been reassigned to...
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Letter to Jerry Lewis re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Aug. 22, 2006)
Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). gpo_jnt_ltr_house_22aug06.pdf
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Letter to Wayne Allard re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Aug. 22, 2006)
Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). gpo_jnt_ltr_senate_22aug06.pdf
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SPEC Kit 293: External Review for Promotion and Tenure (August 2006)
SPEC Kit 293 explores the policies and procedures that ARL member libraries use in the external review process for candidates who are eligible for promotion, tenure, or continuing appointment. It...
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LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant–Appellee in Perfect 10, Inc. v. Google, Inc.
On July 20, 2006, members of the Library Copyright Alliance signed on to a legal brief in support of Google in Perfect 10 Inc., v. Google, Inc. The brief addresses...
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ARL Special Collections Task Force Final Status Report
This is the final report of the ARL Special Collections Task Force, chaired by Joe Hewitt. The task force was charged with advancing a seven-point action plan. The final status...
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SPEC Kit 292: Institutional Repositories (July 2006)
SPEC Kit 292 collects baseline data about ARL member institutions’ institutional repository activities. For the purposes of this survey, an IR was simply defined as a permanent, institution-wide repository of...