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In the Matter of Mandatory Deposit of Published Electronic Works Available Only Online: Comments of ALA and ARL
The ALA and ARL thank the Library of Congress (LOC) for proposing to amend its regulations governing mandatory deposit of electronic works published in the United States and available only...
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Letters to Joseph I. Lieberman and John Cornyn re: S.1373, “The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009” (Jul. 2, 2009)
Letter from library associations thanking Senators Lieberman and Cornyn for introducing FRPAA. lt-frpaa-cornyn-lieberman-02jul09.pdf
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SPEC Kit 310: Author Addenda (July 2009)
SPEC Kit 310 explores how ARL member libraries are promoting the use of author addenda by researchers at their institutions. Respondents were asked to provide information on the use of...
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Federal Depository Library Legal Requirements
Addresses the legal obligations of designated Federal depository libraries. fdlp-legal-reqs-jun2009.pdf
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A Guide for the Perplexed Part II: The Amended Google-Michigan Agreement
On May 20, 2009, Google and the University of Michigan (Michigan) entered into an amendment that expanded the 2004 agreement that allowed Google to scan books in the Michigan library...
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Mission Statement of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition
The mission of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is to improve the broadband capabilities of schools, libraries, and health care providers so that they can enhance the quality...
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ARL Encourages Members to Refrain from Signing Nondisclosure or Confidentiality Clauses
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors voted in support of a resolution introduced by its Scholarly Communication Steering Committee to strongly encourage ARL member libraries to refrain...
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Research Library Issues, no. 264 (June 2009)
RLI issue 264 includes the following articles: ARL Encourages Members to Refrain from Signing Nondisclosure or Confidentiality Clauses The Case for Regulating Google and the Proposed Book Rights Registry Learning...
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Innovative Spaces In ARL Libraries: Results of a 2008 Study
Description of innovative spaces at 66 libraries. innovative-spaces-2009.pdf