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How SCOSS Is Strengthening Global Open Access and Open Science Infrastructure
It has been nearly two years since the Digital Preservation Network (DPN) announced that it was shutting down. DPN was an early example of an open, community-governed, core-infrastructure endeavor—addressing the...
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Sovereign Immunity Boondoggle at the US Copyright Office
State sovereign immunity—the immunity of states from being sued in federal courts—is a doctrine with a long history and lots of recent controversies. This form of immunity from lawsuit has...
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Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing Online Content Policy Modernization Act
On September 30, 2020, ARL joined the Re:Create coalition in sending a letter to Senator Graham, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Senator Feinstein, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee...
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Letter to US House Leadership on Fall COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill
On September 25, 2020, ARL signed on to an ACE letter to House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader McCarthy (R-CA) on a Fall COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill, requesting...
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Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Extend Census Deadline
On September 15, 2020, COSSA endorsed a bipartisan bill to extend the US Census deadline. Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) Endorses Bipartisan Bill to Extend Census Deadline
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Research Libraries Launch Takeout Services to Aid Researchers and Students
Throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, research libraries have been continuing existing services and launching new services to aid researchers and students. Duke University Libraries, Boston College Libraries, Boston...
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Centering Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility at University of Texas Libraries
George Floyd’s senseless death is just one of the latest instances of violence against Black people in the United States but it has struck a nerve and generated a global...
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Letter to US House and Senate Leadership Supporting Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and Main Street Lending Program
On August 6, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to House and Senate leadership supporting changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street Lending Program that will...
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Letter to US House and Senate Leadership Recommending Student and Institutional Aid Provisions
On August 5, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to US House and Senate Leadership recommending student and institutional aid provisions for inclusion in a supplemental spending bill addressing...
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Research Libraries Reduce Digital Divide through Broadband Services, Advocacy
Research libraries have a long-standing practice of providing tools and resources towards bridging the digital divide. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, research libraries are helping even more college...