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Introducing Author Rights [video script]
Transcript of the "Introducing Author Rights" video.author-rights-video-script.pdf
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Memorandum re: Removal or Destruction of Federal Depository Library Documents (Mar. 13, 2002)
In October 2001, the U.S. Geological Survey requested that the Government Printing Office instruct Federal Depository Libraries that received a CD-ROM on characteristics of large surface-water supplies in the United...
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Letter to Howard L. Berman and Howard Coble re: Orphan Works Hearing (Mar. 12, 2008)
Library Copyright Alliance letter expressing gratitude to the Subcommittee for holding a hearing on orphan works—the LCA's top legislative priority. lca-orphanworkshearing-12march2008.pdf
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Institutional Compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy: Ensuring Deposit Rights
Background documents for a webcast on institutional compliance with the NIH Public Access Policy. nih-webcast-resources-07mar08.pdf
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Sample Memo for Libraries Regarding NIH Public Access Policy
This memo alerts you to an important new federal requirement contained in the Public Access Policy from NIH that will affect current and future NIH grants and contracts. sample-nih-memo2007.pdf
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Letter to Congressional Representatives re: S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007 (Mar. 5, 2008)
Letter commending the House for refusing to pass the S. 2248, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act of 2007. lt-fisa-05mar08.pdf
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Research Library Publishing Services: New Options for University Publishing
To foster a deeper understanding of an emerging research library role as publishing service provider, in late 2007 the Association of Research Libraries surveyed its membership to gather data on...
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Synergy Issue 5, February 2008
The fifth issue of Synergy describes two ARL diversity initiatives. Included in this issue are the calls for applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce and the Leadership and...
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Celebrating Seventy Years of the Association of Research Libraries,1932–2002
Compiled by Lee Anne George and Julia Blixrud • 2002 • ISBN 0-918006-95-3 • 40 pp. This publication features a sweeping overview of the major issues addressed by ARL’s programs...
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The Threat Posed By Inflated Statutory Damages: Comments on the January 25, 2008 Meeting Hosted by the Copyright Office
The PRO IP Act (H.R. 4279) proposes to weaken the long established "one work" rule, which today imposes a measure of certainty on how copyright statutory damages are calculated. Under...