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SPEC Kit 341: Digital Collections Assessment and Outreach (August 2014)
This SPEC Kit investigates what methods ARL member libraries use to maintain the relevancy of their locally curated digital library collections, and to continue to sustain, grow, capture return on...
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SPEC Kit 340: Open Source Software (July 2014)
This SPEC Kit investigated ARL member libraries’ adoption and/or development of open source software (OSS) for functions such as ILS, discovery layer, electronic resource management, inter-library loan, digital asset management,...
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Letter in Support of USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685)
On July 30, ARL and more than 40 other organizations signed a letter to Senate and House leadership in support of USA FREEDOM Act (S. 2685), which will prohibit "bulk"...
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USA FREEDOM Transparency Letter
On July 29, 2014, ARL joined OpenTheGovernment.org and 19 other organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in a letter to US Congressional leadership expressing support for the compromise version of...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Copyright Remedies
On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on copyright remedies. In the...
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Net Neutrality Comments Filed with FCC by Higher Education and Library Coalition
On July 18, 2014, a coalition of higher education and library organizations—including ARL—filed comments urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect and promote the open Internet. comments-NN-library-highered_NN-18jul2014-final.pdf
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2013–2014
This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during 2013-2014. Data are reported for 10,168 professional staff in the 115 university ARL libraries...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Moral Rights, Termination Rights, Resale Royalty, and Copyright Term
On July 14, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on moral rights, termination rights,...
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Net Neutrality Principles
On July 10, 2014, ARL along with 10 other higher education and library organizations released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles they recommend form the basis of an upcoming...
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Maps of Fair Use and Fair Dealing around the World
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) distributed a map of countries with fair use and fair dealing around the world. Map (PDF)
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