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US National Science Foundation Shows Commitment to Year of Open Science with Strategic Investments in Infrastructure and Learning
A number of federal agencies are celebrating 2023 as a Year of Open Science. This initiative is focused on sparking change and inspiring open-science engagement through events and activities that...
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ACE Letter on the National Defense Authorization Act
On September 21, 2023, ARl joined a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking members of the Congressional Armed Services Committee to strike certain provisions from the bill....
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Summer 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (Summer 2023) This issue includes: Appropriations Update ARL Opposes Appropriations Language That Would Defund Public Access to Research in the US ARL Joins Higher Education Associations...
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ARL Libraries Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Since 1988, the United States has celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month September 15–October 15. Unique identity, rich cultural experiences, and meaningful traditions are just a few of the aspects this...
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Coalition for International Education Letter on International Language and Foreign Language Studies
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined a letter by the Coalition for International Education calling on Congressional appropriators to fund the U.S. Department of Education’s International Education and Foreign Language...
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ARL, Coalition Partners to Congress: Do Not Restrict the Promise of Generative AI
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined libraries, civil society organizations, and legal experts and scholars in expressing concern to Congress about calls for new copyright restrictions in response to the...
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Public Access Letter on Appropriations
On August 3, 2023, ARL sent a letter to appropriations leadership in the House and Senate asking them to remove Section 552 from the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill....
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ARL Letter to OMB on Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions
On August 7, 2023, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Federal Financial Management at the OMB on 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200—Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions. Read...
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Three Ways to Commemorate Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month in the US, when we commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. The ADA was born of the Rehabilitation...
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US Copyright Act Can Address AI without Amendment
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can help authors and other creators brainstorm ideas, edit original works, conduct research, and more. But rather than rely on existing law...