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ARL Statistics 2013–2014
This edition of the ARL Statistics describes the collections, staffing, expenditures (for both print and electronic materials), and service activities of the 125 Association of Research Libraries member libraries in...
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Research Library Issues, no. 287 (2015)
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 287, an issue in which Rikk Mulligan offers an overview of the history of scholarly communication from its beginnings in the 17th...
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US Telecom Association v. FCC Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
On September 21, 2015, ARL submitted an amicus brief with the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in the court case...
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Infographic on Library and University Press Collaborations in Digital Scholarship, by Liz Hamilton
Liz Hamilton, recipient of the 2015 Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, submitted this infographic as part of her application, "How do Library and University Press Collaborations Advance Digital Scholarship in the...
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ARL Urges Elsevier to Revise Policy That Impedes Sharing of Scholarship
ARL president Deborah Jakubs sent a letter on September 10—on behalf of the ARL Board and ARL member libraries—to Elsevier chairman Youngsuk Chi urging him "to consider the negative impact...
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SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)
This SPEC Kit explores current ARL member library engagement with 3-D printing, rapid fabrication and digitization technologies, and makerspaces. This study covers the types of services libraries offer, the location...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—August 2015
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues from mid-June to mid-August 2015 by Prudence S. Adler and Krista Cox. advocacy-and-policy-update-august2015.pdf
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Letter to White House OSTP to Include Open Education Resources (OERs) in Open Government National Action Plan
On August 4, 2015, ARL along with a coalition of more than 90 education, library, technology, public interest, and legal organizations, called on the White House to take administrative action...
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LCA Issues Response to Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on Copyright Protection for Certain Visual Works
On July 23, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to questions on copyright challenges for certain visual works. Read Response (PDF). For related copyright issues, visit http://www.librarycopyrightalliance.org/submissions/domestic/orphan-works.
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Synergy Issue 12, July 2015
This issue of Synergy: News from ARL Diversity Programs features three essays on advancement for library and information professionals at various stages in their careers, from library school students to...
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