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We’re All Fair Users Now
Today kicks off Fair Use Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrine of fair use/fair dealing. Previously, ARL has debunked common fair use myths, and reviewed the fundamentals of...
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Venture Fund Award Proposals Due from ARL Members by February 26
In 2019, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) established the Venture Fund to support the work of ARL member organizations that are advancing key priorities of the Association. The Venture...
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Persistent Identifiers Connect a Scholarly Record with Many Versions
In the past few months, we’ve seen large commercial publishers express renewed concern that green open access (OA)—sharing author manuscripts in open repositories—threatens the scholarly record because multiple versions undermine...
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Making the Library More Inclusive by Learning from Black Students
Duke University Libraries staff are using findings from an in-depth study of Black students to make library spaces and services more welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Black undergraduates and graduate students...
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Three Things You Might Not Know about Presidential Records and Transitions
The week after President Biden’s inauguration, Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) David S. Ferriero, who was hired by President Obama to transform the relationship between people and their government,...
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Digital Democracy Project Letter to President Biden on Good Government
On February 9, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to President Biden restoring transparency and accountability in the United States government and reclaiming global leadership on democracy and human...
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Celebrating Black History Month 2021 at ARL Member Libraries
The following list includes events, exhibits, and resources at ARL Member libraries in celebration of Black History Month. Events | Exhibits | News and Blog Posts | Resources Events...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, has been designated by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. ARL member libraries and archives hold vast collections of...
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ARL Libraries Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021
ARL member libraries are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2021 with exhibits and educational events. Below is a list of activities. University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press Art...
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Why We Celebrate Public Domain Day
Have you ever seen an eighth-grade production of Romeo and Juliet? You may be interested to know that classroom productions would not be possible to put on in a cost-effective...
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