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ARL Strategic Thinking and Design video montage
This montage provides an overview of the strategic thinking and design process undertaken by ARL in 2013–2014. The video includes clips from an interview with ARL executive director Elliott Shore...
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Libraries Applaud Landmark Copyright Ruling Affirming Fair Use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust
On June 10, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the landmark copyright ruling affirming fair use in Authors Guild v. HathiTrust. Press Release (PDF)
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Testimonies for the June 2, 2014 House Committee First Sale Hearing
On June 2, 2014, Jonathan Band of the Owners' Rights Initiative and Greg Cram of the New York Public Library testified at the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Courts,...
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NYPL Represents Libraries at House Judiciary Subcommittee Copyright Hearing
On June 2, 2014, Greg Cram of the New York Public Library testified on the importance of the first sale doctrine to libraries at "First Sale Under Title 17," a...
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Closing the Loop: Evaluating Your Key Scholarly Communication Programs and Services
This half-day workshop, offered by the ARL-ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC) as part of the Library Assessment Conference, will provide attendees with basic evaluation concepts and frameworks, introducing the...
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LCA Additional Comments to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry Concerning Orphan Works and Mass Digitization
On May 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted additional comments to the US Copyright Office in response to issues raised during the March 2014 public meeting regarding orphan...
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ALA and LCA Announce Robert Oakley Scholarship Winner
On May 13, 2014, the American Library Association and the Library Copyright Association (LCA) awarded the Robert Oakley Scholarship winner. Press Release (PDF)
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SHared Access Research Ecosystem EDUCAUSE Review Article
“SHared Access Research Ecosystem” article by Tyler Walters, dean of university libraries at Virginia Tech and co-chair of the SHARE Steering Group, and Judy Ruttenberg, program director at ARL, published...
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SHARE Notification Service Architectural Overview
The SHARE notification service will gather information about research release events through both a direct push protocol and a harvest strategy. The service will then notify consumers of these events...
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LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant—Appellees in Garcia v. Google
In April 2014, the Association of Research Libraries signed on to the Garcia v. Google amicus brief. In the brief, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urges a federal appeals court...