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Part II: Detailed Responses to Section 108 Working Group Questions
The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries convened a workshop to consider and receive additional input from members of the library and archival communities regarding the deliberations...
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Detailed Responses to Section 108 Working Group Questions
The Section 108 Study Group released a Background Paper and requested comments on issues relating to library and archival exceptions under Section 108. The library community provided written and oral...
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The ALA and ARL Position on Access and Digital Preservation: A Response to the Section 108 Study Group
In response to issues raised by initiatives such as the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), in spring 2005 the U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress...
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Statement by Thomas Susman on Behalf of IAA re: Hearings on Single-Firm Anticompetitive Conduct
This statement is presented to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the Agencies) on behalf of the Information Access Alliance (IAA). iaa-doj-ftc-nov2006.pdf
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SPEC Kit 296: Public Services in Special Collections (November 2006)
SPEC Kit 296 explores public service staffing, reference and public services offered, methods of patron access, types of intellectual access tools used, patron registration, the reference interview process, and public...
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Improving Access to Publicly Funded Research: Policy Issues and Practical Strategies: Welcoming Remarks
Welcoming remarks from the October 2006 forum co-sponsored by AAU, ARL, CNI, NASULGC, and SPARC. joseph-public-access-remarks-20oct06.pdf
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SPEC Kit 295: Remote Shelving Services (October 2006)
SPEC Kit 295 focuses on user services and how they have changed since the last survey in 1998 that was published in SPEC Kit 242 Library Storage Facilities, Management, and...
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Letter to Lamar Smith re: in support of H.R. 5439, the “Orphan Works Act of 2006” (Sept. 7, 2006)
lt-orphanworks-smith-7sept06.pdf
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SPEC Kit 294: Managing Digitization Activities (September 2006)
SPEC Kit 294 investigates the purposes of ARL member libraries’ digitization efforts, the organizational structures these libraries use to manage digital initiatives, whether and how staff have been reassigned to...
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Letter to Wayne Allard re: Government Printing Office (GPO) appropriations request (Aug. 22, 2006)
Library association letter in support of the FY 2007 appropriations request for the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). gpo_jnt_ltr_senate_22aug06.pdf
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