ARL is the collective voice for research libraries and archives on public policy in the US and internationally. We lead on policy and legal issues that advance sustainable, equitable, and barrier-free access to information and culture while protecting core values of privacy and freedom of expression.
ARL partners with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) on Canadian public policy issues, and works in coalition with the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) on global policy development.
Contact Katherine Klosek (kklosek@arl.org) to find out how you can get involved.
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ARL, Coalition Partners to Congress: Do Not Restrict the Promise of Generative AI
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined libraries, civil society organizations, and legal experts and scholars in expressing concern to Congress about calls for new copyright restrictions in response to the...
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Coalition for International Education Letter on International Language and Foreign Language Studies
On September 11, 2023, ARL joined a letter by the Coalition for International Education calling on Congressional appropriators to fund the U.S. Department of Education’s International Education and Foreign Language...
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Summer 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (Summer 2023) This issue includes: Appropriations Update ARL Opposes Appropriations Language That Would Defund Public Access to Research in the US ARL Joins Higher Education Associations...
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ACE Letter on the National Defense Authorization Act
On September 21, 2023, ARl joined a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking members of the Congressional Armed Services Committee to strike certain provisions from the bill....
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September 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (September 2023) This issue includes: Accessibility ARL Responds to Proposed Regulations on Americans with Disabilities Act Library of Congress Commemorates 10 Years of Marrakesh Treaty Copyright...
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on FY 2025 Funding Priorities
On November 3, 2023, ARL joined the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) in asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy...
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Open Access Working Group Letter on Public Access
On November 3, 2023, ARL joined the Open Access Working Group in a asking the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to oppose Section 552 of the House Commerce,...
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October 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (October 2023) This issue includes: Accessibility Association of Research Libraries Calls for Born-Accessible Publishing in Comments to US Department of Justice Artificial Intelligence CARL to Prepare...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter Opposing the DETERRENT Act
On December 4, 2023, ARL joined a letter expressing the higher education community's opposition to the "Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT)" Act. The...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for International Students
On December 8, 2023, ARL signed on to a letter to the US State Department asking that the current flexibilities and waiver for in-person interviews for student visa applications be...