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LCA Petitions a Proposed Exemption Under Section 1201 for Literary Works Distributed Electronically
On November 3, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) petitioned a proposed exemption under Section 1201 for works distributed electronically. Petition (PDF)
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ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2012-2013
ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2012–2013 presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 60 medical libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada.This publication is available...
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ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2012-2013
ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2012–2013 presents data that describe collections, expenditures, personnel, and services in 73 law libraries at ARL member institutions in the US and Canada.This publication is available for...
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ARL Statistics 2012–2013
This edition of the ARL Statistics describes the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 125 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in fiscal year 2012–2013.This publication is available...
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Letter to FCC in Opposition to E-Reader Waiver
On September 4, 2014, the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers (“Coalition”) filed a Petition for Extension of Waiver (“Petition”) with the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) in response to the Commission’s January...
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An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert
On October 27, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) wrote an open letter to Stephen Colbert in regards to Mr. Colbert criticizing LCA's amicus brief filed for Kirtsaeng v. Wiley....
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Libraries are Champions for Academic Freedom and Balanced Copyright (infographic)
This infographic by ARL illustrates the benefits of a balanced copyright system and the roles research libraries play in maintaining the balance of Copyright & IP. Infographic downloads: Full-size PDF...
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SPEC Kit 343: Library Support for Faculty/Researcher Publishing (October 2014)
By actively participating in the research and writing process, librarians can use their subject expertise to develop new roles for themselves and devise new modes of contributing to the scholarly...
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SPEC Kit 342: Next-Gen Learning Spaces (September 2014)
This SPEC Kit explores the configuration and uses of learning spaces in ARL libraries, the developments and transformations that have occurred over the past 10 years, and future plans for...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Chapter 12 of Title 17
On September 16, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on Chapter 12 of Title...