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What ARL Members Are Doing to Advance Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality
In 2015, student groups at campuses across the United States and Canada challenged their college and university administrations to address issues of institutional and systemic racism and other oppressive practices...
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LCA Members Join Associations in IFLA Letter Regarding TPPA
On July 4, 2012, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined a letter from IFLA regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement negotiations. Letter (PDF)
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Joint Statement in Support of the US Ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty
On February 25, 2016, the Association of Research Libraries along with 14 other organizations circulated a statement of support for the prompt ratification by the United States of the Marrakesh Treaty...
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Fair Use in a Day in the Life of a College Student (infographic)
Created in conjunction with Fair Use Week 2016, the “Fair Use in a Day in the Life of a College Student” infographic shows how a college student relies on fair...
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Fair Use, MOOCs, and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Frequently Asked Questions
On January 22, 2016, Brandon Butler and Peter Decherney, American University Washington College of Law, prepared a short FAQ to explain the a new rule permitting faculty and staff creating...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—December 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from October 1, 2015 to December 22, 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. 2015.12.22-pr-AdvocacyAndPolicyUpdateDecember.pdf
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ARL Letter to US House of Representatives on Copyright Office Modernization Hearing
On December 7, 2015, the Association of Research Libraries sent a letter to the Committee on House Administration regarding the recent hearing entitled “Improving Customer Service for the Copyright Community.”...
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Library Liaison Institute Final Report
The Association of Research Libraries is pleased to release the final report of a pilot Library Liaison Institute organized by Columbia University Libraries, Cornell University Libraries, and the University of...
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Report on Berlin 12 Open Access Conference
On December 8 and 9, 2015, representatives from several regions (Asia, Europe, and North America) met in Berlin, Germany, to discuss a proposal to flip subscription-based journals to open access...
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ARL, Higher Education Groups Support Lingua Editors, Open Access
On November 12, 2015, the Association of Research Libraries—along with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Council on Education (ACE), the Canadian Association of Research...