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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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Why the US Needs a Truth Commission and an Archive of Racial and Cultural Healing
In a nationwide survey conducted in the fall of 2020, the American Historical Association (AHA) asked Americans where they turned for historical information, the value they placed on historical inquiry,...
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Demand Progress Letter in Support of Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act Legislation
On November 5, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by Demand Progress asking Senate leadership to consider the Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (ACMRA), which would strengthen congressional oversight...
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Amicus Brief Supporting Petition for Rehearing in Hepp v. Facebook
On October 28, 2021, ARL signed on to an amicus brief in the case of Hepp v. Facebook with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). ARL’s interest in this case is to...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for Afghan Students and Scholars
On November 1, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to grant flexibility in the F-1 and J-1...
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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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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Priorities in Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 27, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) with a broad coalition of education and social groups encouraging Congress to invest in...
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Section 230
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects online platforms and their users from liability for the speech of a third party. Congress has introduced about 20 proposals to repeal...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Investments in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 21, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer to retain the level of higher...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Flexibility Needed for International Students and Scholars under New Travel Policy
On October 14, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by American Council on Education (ACE) asking the Biden Harris administration to continue to grant flexibility as US travel policies change,...