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LCA Hails WIPO for Landmark Victory for the Blind
On June 16, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) hailed the World Intellectual Property Organization for finalizing the Treaty for the Blind. Press Release (PDF)
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Institute for Internet Culture, Policy & Law to Highlight Privacy, Accessibility
Privacy and accessibility issues will be featured at this year's Cornell University Institute for Internet Culture, Policy, and Law (ICPL), to be held September 18–20, 2013, at Cornell. The oldest...
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LCA Files Amicus in HathiTrust Case, Joins Flood of Support from Higher Ed, Disability Groups, Nonprofits
On June 3, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief (PDF) in support of HathiTrust and its partners as they defend their district court victory on appeal in...
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Research Library Issues, no. 281 (Dec. 2012): Special Issue on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities
The ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities released this report to bring much-needed attention to the challenges of print-disabled individuals who are seeking access to...
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Berkeley Clinic Prepares Fair Use White Paper for Library Copyright Alliance
On February 15, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance distributed a white paper created for discussion at the 2nd Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest at Fundação Getulio...
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ARL to Host National Digital Stewardship Resident: Apply by April 5
ARL has been selected as one of ten host institutions for the inaugural National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) program, launched by the Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum...
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LCA and COSLA Comment on Nov. 23, ’12 Draft Text of Print Disabilities Treaty/Instrument
On January 28, 2013, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) along with the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies submitted comments on the draft text of an international instrument/treaty on limitations...
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ARL Publishes Report on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities
ARL has released the report (PDF) of its Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities, scheduled for final publication later this month in Research Libraries Issues(RLI). ARL formed the task...
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Report of the ARL Joint Task Force on Services to Patrons with Print Disabilities (Nov. 2, 2012)
Research libraries have a responsibility to make library collections and services universally accessible to their patrons. And as research libraries provide more content electronically to students, faculty members, researchers, and...
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SPEC Kit 321: Services for Users with Disabilities (December 2010)
SPEC Kit 321 explores what services are being provided and how users are made aware of them; what assistive technologies are being offered today and who maintains them; which library...
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