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Podcast: Victoria Owen on Libraries and the Marrakesh Treaty
About the ARL Views Podcast The ARL Views podcast provides deep dives into key issues of interest to the research library community. About This Episode In this episode, Victoria...
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If It’s Open, Is It Accessible?
The library and open access (OA) publishing communities have made great strides in making more new scholarship openly available. But have we included readers with vision challenges in our OA...
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Access to Knowledge Coalition Letter to US Trade Representative on Protecting Fair Use in International Copyright Policy
On March 17, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on protecting and promoting fair use rights in international copyright policy. Access to Knowledge...
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ARL and CARL Form Joint Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Advocacy and Public Policy Committee and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Policy Committee today announce the launch of a joint ARL/CARL Task...
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Marrakesh Treaty Enters Into Force in the United States
Today, May 8, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) administered Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled enters...
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Library Copyright Alliance
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) consists of three major library associations — the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries—that cooperate...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update, April 2019, Released by ARL
The latest Advocacy and Public Policy Update, by Prudence S. Adler and Krista L. Cox of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), covers key issues of interest to the research...
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Libraries Open World of Knowledge for People with Visual Disabilities
On April 23, 2018, World Book and Copyright Day, Gulnaz Juzbaeva made history by borrowing a book. “One of the main obstacles I’ve encountered in school and university is the...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update, January 2019, Released by ARL
The latest Advocacy and Public Policy Update (PDF), by Prudence S. Adler and Krista L. Cox of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), covers key issues of interest to the research...
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ARL Celebrates President Trump’s Signing of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, Urges Administration to Complete Implementation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) celebrates the signing of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act by President Trump. Earlier this year, the US Senate unanimously ratified the Marrakesh Treaty and...