On June 11, 2013, five major library associations—ARL, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), American Library Association (ALA), Medical Library Association (MLA), Special Libraries Association (SLA)—sent this letter to the US Senate Committee on Rules & Administration, supporting President Obama's nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks for Public Printer of the United States. The Public Printer oversees the US Government Printing Office (GPO).
ltr-lib-assns-support-d-vance-cooks-nom-public-printer-11june2013.pdf
Davita Vance-Cooks, photo courtesy GPOOn June 11, ARL joined the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), American Library Association (ALA), Medical Library Association (MLA), and Special Libraries Association (SLA) in a letter (PDF) to the US Senate Committee on Rules & Administration supporting President Obama's nomination of Acting Public Printer Davita Vance-Cooks for Public Printer of the United States. The Public Printer oversees the US Government Printing Office (GPO). If confirmed, Vance-Cooks would be the first woman and first African American to head the GPO.
RLI issue 273 includes:
- Three Key Public Policies for Research Libraries: Net Neutrality, Fair Use, Open and Public Access
- The Importance of Net Neutrality to Research Libraries in the Digital Age
- Challenges in Employing Fair Use in Academic and Research Libraries
- Public Access to Federally Funded Research: Contributions to Economic Development, Competitiveness, and Innovation
Terms:2010, Access to Federally Funded Research, Access to Government Information, Copyright, Fair Use, Open Access, Public Access Policies, Publications, Research Library Issues, Telecommunications Policies, Text
A scanned version of SPEC Kit 227 is available full view through HathiTrust. View document here »
Terms:1995–1999, 1995–1999, 1995–1999, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Cynthia D. Clark, Cynthia D. Clark, Cynthia D. Clark, Cynthia D. Clark, Judy Horn, Judy Horn, Judy Horn, Judy Horn, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Library Administration, Publications, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, Research Collections, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, SPEC Kit, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text, Text
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
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On May 30, 2013, five major library associations—ARL, American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), American Library Association (ALA), Medical Library Association (MLA), Special Libraries Association (SLA)—sent this letter to the Committee on House Administration, thanking them for rejecting the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) report recommendation that the US Government Printing Office (GPO) charge public user fees for access to government documents via the Federal Digital System (FDsys).
ltr-library-associations-re-napa-fdsys-proposal-30may2013.pdf
On May 30, ARL joined the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), American Library Association (ALA), Medical Library Association (MLA), and Special Libraries Association (SLA) in a letter (PDF) to the Committee on House Administration, thanking the committee for rejecting the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) recommendation that the US Government Printing Office (GPO) consider charging public user fees for access to government documents via the Federal Digital System (FDsys).
This document lists presenters for the October 2005 symposium, The Future of Government Documents in ARL Libraries, which brought together practitioners and administrators to address this important issue and was sponsored by ARL.
gov-docs-symposium-presenters-oct2005.pdf
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
Presented at the 158th ARL Membership Meeting, May 2011.
mm11sp-wilkin.pdf
Terms:2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, 2011, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, Access to Government Information, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, ARL Membership Meeting, 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, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, Federal Depository Library Program/FDLP, John Wilkin, John Wilkin, John Wilkin, John Wilkin, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Proceedings, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Public Access Policies, Publications, Slide, Slide, Slide, Slide
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