The Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the Association of Research Libraries presented a joint statement on expanded public access to data to the National Research Council at the National Academy of Science Forum on May 16, 2013.
 univ-lib-statement-public-access-data-16may13.pdf
The Association of American Universities, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, and the Association of Research Libraries presented a joint statement on expanded public access to publications to the National Research Council at the National Academy of Science Forum on May 14, 2013.
univ-lib-statement-public-access-publications-14may13.pdf
On April 17, 2013, the Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), and Association of Research Libraries (ARL) released this two-page statement by David E. Shulenburger calling on the research university community to provide input to the US Government for increasing access to the results of federally funded research.
expanded-public-access-a-new-era-with-new-challenges-15apr13.pdf
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) commend Edwin Mellen Press’s decision to discontinue its lawsuit against McMaster University and academic librarian Dale Askey. Nevertheless, both associations urge Mr. Richardson, founder and editor of Edwin Mellen Press, to discontinue as well his personal lawsuit against Mr. Askey...
arl-carl-urge-dropping-of-remaining-lawsuit-against-askey.pdf
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) share a commitment to freedom of opinion and expression of ideas and are strongly opposed to any effort to intimidate individuals in order to suppress information or censor ideas. We further share the belief that a librarian must be able to offer his or her assessment of a publisher’s products or practices free from such intimidation...
arl-carl-statement-supporting-askey-mcmaster-feb2013-final.pdf
Announcement that of ARL's joint project with the Center for Social Media at American University, and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property in American University's Washington College of Law, to prepare a code of best practices in fair use for academic and research libraries.
fair-use-code-1pager.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Statement from ARL and other associations arguing that, while copyright promotes creativity, many of the specific measures adopted or recently proposed to protect copyright in the digital age actually impede innovative technologies and services. balanced-copyright-statement.pdf
Terms:Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Fair Use, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
In the wake of Judge Chin's rejection of the Google Books Settlement, there has been a renewed interest in legislative solutions to a variety of copyright issues affecting libraries, including those implicating the mass digitization of books, the use of orphan works, and the modernization of 17 U.S.C. §108 (particularly preservation). The Library Copyright Alliance, comprised of the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has several general comments on possible efforts to address these issues via legislation.
lca_copyrightreformstatement_16may11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Orphan Works, Publications, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Section 108, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Statement concerning the decision in the proposed settlement of the Google Books lawsuit. lca_gbsstmt24mar11.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
This statement, prepared by the ARL Task Force on Government Information in Electronic Format, was endorsed by the membership of ARL in May 1988.
gov-info-e-format-may88.pdf
Terms:1985–1989, 1985–1989, 1985–1989, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Analysis of the U.S. proposal for an Internet chapter in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which was leaked to the press and widely disseminated on the Internet. acta-leak-24mar10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Statement from ARL directors managing both regional and selective Federal Depository Libraries affirming certain principles of the FDLP program. fdlpprinciples14oct10.pdf
Terms:2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, 2010, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
On October 20, 2009, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Representatives Jerrold R. Nadler (D-NY) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009 (H.R.3845). The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library Association (ALA) believe that this bill contains necessary and important reforms to the powers created by the USA PATRIOT Act.
us-patriot-statement-2009.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act, USA PATRIOT Act
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) support including enhanced civil liberties and due process safeguards in the reauthorization of selected provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act. When Congress last reauthorized these provisions in 2005, it recognized the need for oversight and sunsets to ensure that there would be an opportunity to revisit the Act and make necessary changes. Since then, Justice Department investigations have produced abundant evidence of the need for comprehensive reform of the Act. Congress should pass the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009 with key amendments to protect civil liberties.
lib-assoc-statement-patriot-23sep09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, USA PATRIOT Act
The mission of the Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition is to improve the broadband capabilities of schools, libraries, and health care providers so that they can enhance the quality and availability of the essential services they provide to the public and serve underserved and unserved populations more effectively.
shlb-mission-statement-2009.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Marketplace, Marketplace, Marketplace, Marketplace, Marketplace, Publications, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Scholarly Communication, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Members of library community discussed the implications of the Google Book Search settlement in a meeting hosted on February 9, 2009, in Washington, DC, by the American Library Association Washington Office, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College & Research Libraries.
gbs-dc-meeting-summary12feb09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Google Books, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Every year, the federal government funds tens of billions of dollars in basic and applied research with the expectation that the results will accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, stimulate innovation, and improve the public good. These research results typically are reported in articles published in a wide variety of academic journals. However, the high cost of journal subscriptions and restrictive licensing terms severely limits public access to these articles. Because U.S. taxpayers underwrite this research, they have a right to expect its dissemination and use will be maximized. patransitionoawg.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Deepening our understanding of our nation and its culture and history, advancing scientific discovery, tackling environmental, economic issues, and more, all depend on scientists, researchers, students, scholars, and members of the public accessing our nation's cultural, historical, and scientific assets. A large-scale initiative to digitize and preserve the public domain collections of library, governmental, and cultural memory organizations will support research, teaching, and learning at all levels, will help stem the current economic crisis by equipping and employing workers in every state with 21st Century skills, and it will lay a foundation for innovation and national competitiveness in the decades ahead. The goal is to establish a universal, open library or a digital data commons.
open-lib-dig-commons-statement-jan09.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Open Scholarship, Open Scholarship, Open Scholarship, Open Scholarship, Publications, Repositories, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text
Statement from the The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) regarding U.S. copyright policy. lca-copyright-agenda-statement-dec08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution hearing titled, "Restoring the Rule of Law" held on September 16, 2008.
testimony-ruleoflaw-23sept08.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Comment, Comment, Comment, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Analysis from ARL and SPARC asserting that the NIH Public Access Policy is fully consistent with the United States Copyright Act, has no relation to the Berne Convention and the TRIPS Agreement, is consistent with the trend among the United States' trading partners to make publicly funded research articles freely available on the Internet, and is fully consistent with the Administrative Procedures Act (APA).
nihpolicy_copyright_july2008.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted this statement for the record to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing titled "FISA [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] Amendments: How to Protect Americans' Security and Privacy and Preserve the Rule of Law and Government Accountability" on October 31, 2007.
fisa-statement-31oct07.pdf
The American Library Association (ALA) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) (the "Libraries") seek language in the RESTORE Act and other FISA modernization proposals that ensures judicial review of law enforcement requests for library patron records or surveillance of library users through library networks.
protecting-privacy-22oct07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The undersigned organizations are concerned about the current language for Critical Infrastructure Information in the Homeland Security Act of 2002, which contains ambiguous definitions that could unintentionally allow companies to keep broad categories of information secret and provisions that restrict the government's ability to use the information.
fix-foia-statement-2002.pdf
Terms:2000–2004, 2000–2004, 2000–2004, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
The Protect America Act (PAA) has broad implications for libraries and library users. As Congress considers amending the Act prior to its sunset, the library community (the "LC") asks that its interest, and those of its users, be protected in the final bill language by requiring a warrant from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ("FISC") to access the facilities of, or to obtain other information from, libraries in the United States.
paa-and-libraries-5oct07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Privacy, Security, and Civil Liberties, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
H.R. 107, the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, is needed to restore a proper balance in copyright law between the rights of copyright users and the rights of copyright owners--a balance that is essential to the future conduct of research and education in the digital age.
107libstatement23june04.pdf
Terms:Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, First Sale, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Legislation, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Collectively ARL libraries hold more than 470 million print volumes. These works are complemented by many digital works and special collections. Preservation has long been an area of significant activity both for ARL and its member libraries. In 2007, the ARL Task Force on the Future of Preservation in Research Libraries convened a group of preservation experts and association leaders who issued a set of recommendations for ARL, associations sharing ARL’s preservation concerns, and ARL member libraries. This statement expresses the emphasis the task force sees for research libraries and their preservation mission: “For the scholars and researchers we serve to have enduring access to scholarship in all formats, ARL members libraries must invest in maintaining strong local and cooperative preservation programs.”
preservation-responsibility-24july07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Preservation, Preservation, Preservation, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
Statement from ARL, SPARC, and ALA refuting the argument of several publishers of scientific, technical, and medical (STM) journals who argued that proposed legislative changes to the NIH Public Access Policy would violate U.S. treaty obligations under Article 13 of TRIPS and Article 9 of the Berne Convention, and potentially constitute a "compulsory license."
public-access-statement-nih-july07.pdf
Terms:2005–2009, 2005–2009, 2005–2009, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Federally Funded Research, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Copyright, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Statement, Statement, Statement, Statement, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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