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SPEC Kit 329: Managing Born-Digital Special Collections and Archival Materials (August 2012)
SPEC Kit 329 explores the tools, workflow, and policies special collections and archives staff use to process, manage, and provide access to born-digital materials they collect. It also looks at which...
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LCA Submits Statement to WIPO Regarding Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries
On July 25, 2012 the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the World Intellectual Property Organization regarding limitations and exceptions for libraries. Statement (PDF)
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LCA Releases Statement at WIPO Copyright Session
On July 19, 2012 the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released a statement at the World Intellectual Property Organization copyright session. Statement (PDF)
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Sequestration and Nondefense Discretionary (NDD) Programs Letter (July 12, 2012)
The nearly 3000 undersigned national, state, and local organizations—representing the hundreds of millions of Americans who support and benefit from nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs—strongly urge a balanced approach to deficit...
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LCA Submits Comments to WIPO Concerning Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries and Archives
On July 9, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments to the World Intellectual Property Organization on the provisional working document containing the comments on and textual suggestions towards an...
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LCA and EFF Submit Second Amicus in Author’s Guild v. HathiTrust
On July 6, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), along with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), filed an amicus brief to reassert its position in defending the fair...
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Success of Fair Use Codes of Best Practices
Does the approach of creating a code of best practices, anchored in professional practice, actually work to expand the utility of fair use? What has happened to others who used...
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LCA Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On July 3, 2012, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of Supap Kirtsaeng and the right of the First Sale doctrine. Amicus Brief...
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LCA Files Amicus Brief with Supreme Court in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined the American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), who all work collectively as the Library Copyright Alliance...
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SPEC Kit 328: Collaborative Teaching and Learning Tools (July 2012)
SPEC Kit 328 gathers information about what collaborative teaching and learning tools are currently being offered to users in ARL member libraries. It covers questions on which kinds of tools are...