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ARL Comments on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested comments on “accelerating the American scientific enterprise.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments below. A...
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Fast-Tracking H.R. 6028 Can Threaten Copyright Deposit & the Public Interest
On December 11, 2025, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on H.R. 6028, highlighting concerns about ending the Library of Congress’s supervisory authority over the US Copyright Office, removing rulemaking...
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Library Copyright Alliance Champions Fair Use Rights in Comments on US AI Action Plan
In comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) encouraged the administration to safeguard fair use principles and prevent licensing restrictions...
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ARL Comments on US National Institute of Justice Draft Public Access Plan
The US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) requested comments on its “Draft Public Access Plan.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments on the plan below....
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ARL Comments on NIH Draft Public Access Policy
On August 19, 2024, ARL submitted comments on the National Institutes of Health Draft Public Access Policy applauding the elimination of the 12-month embargo period and clarification that compliance with...
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ARL Comments on Social Security Administration’s Plan for Increasing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
On May 13, 2024, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released a request for information for the “Plan for Increasing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research (SSA-2023-0039).”...
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Association of Research Libraries and Partners Urge National Center for Education Statistics to Retain Vital Academic Library Survey in IPEDS
In partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), ARL strongly opposes the proposed removal...
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ARL Comments on the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science 2023–2028
March 15, 2024 NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Re: Request for Information (RFI)—Inviting Comments on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic...
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ARL Comments on Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research
On September 27, 2023, and October 10, 2023, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) held stakeholder listening sessions around their 2023 Implementation Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research...
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Association of Research Libraries Calls for Born-Accessible Publishing in Comments to US Department of Justice
In response to the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rulemaking “Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government...
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