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ARL Special Collections Task Force Final Status Report
This is the final report of the ARL Special Collections Task Force, chaired by Joe Hewitt. The task force was charged with advancing a seven-point action plan. The final status...
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SPEC Kit 292: Institutional Repositories (July 2006)
SPEC Kit 292 collects baseline data about ARL member institutions’ institutional repository activities. For the purposes of this survey, an IR was simply defined as a permanent, institution-wide repository of...
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Greenberg v. National Geographic Society: Amicus Brief in support of National Geographic Society
amicus-ngs-v-greenberg-11th-circuit-6june06.pdf
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Letter to Ralph Regula re: FY 2006 budget request for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (May 4, 2005)
This letter is submitted on behalf of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in support of the FY 2006 budget request...
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Cornyn Remarks on Federal Research Public Access Act
Senator Cornyn introduces the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, "legislation that will refine the work done by NIH and require that the federal government's leading underwriters of research...
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Letter to John Cornyn re: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (May 2, 2006)
Letter supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 on behalf of six national library associations. ltr-cornyn-frpaa-02may06.pdf
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Letter to Mary Rasenberger re: Section 108 Study Group (Apr. 24, 2006)
Based on discussions during the Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. roundtables, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library Association (ALA) submit the following additional comments on...
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Letter to Lawrence Small re: Smithsonian on Demand–Showtime Networks Contract (Apr. 7, 2006)
Letter from Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies expressing concern with the agreement between the Smithsonian and Showtime, granting the network near-exclusive rights to Smithsonian content. lt-small-smithsonian-27apr06.pdf
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Letter to Conrad Burns re: FY2007 budget request for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) (Apr. 4, 2006)
Letter from ARL and CLIR in support of the FY2007 budget request of $140.955 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). neh_jnt_ltr_040406.pdf