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ARL, ALA, and ACRL and Other Groups File Amicus Brief in Vernor v. Autodesk, Inc.
On February 11, 2010, the Library Copyright Alliance members joined the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), Public Knowledge (PK), and U.S. Public Interest Research Group...
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Research Library Issues, no. 262 (Feb. 2009)
RLI issue 262 includes the following articles: The University's Role in the Dissemination of Research and Scholarship: A Call to Action ARL Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic...
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MINES for Libraries Final Report
This final report of a ground-breaking study summarizes findings on 34,000 randomly captured uses of electronic resources over a 12-month period from the 21 members of the Ontario Council of...
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LCA Outlines Concerns with the Leaked Internet Chapter of ACTA
Analysis of the U.S. proposal for an Internet chapter in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which was leaked to the press and widely disseminated on the Internet. acta-leak-24mar10.pdf
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Partnering to Publish 2010: New Roles for Librarians as Editorial Consultants
Learn how the NIH Library is meeting the more complex research needs of its customers and is propelling researchers to publish through the Writing Center and Editing Service. Presented at...
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Library Association Response to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator’s Request for Comments on the Joint Strategic Plan
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) respond to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator's (IPEC) request for...
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Partnering to Publish 2010: Research Libraries Support for Small Publishers
Reports on a project to explore the potential for ARL libraries to provide support to print-only publishers to ensure long-term digital access to their content. Presented at the SSP/ARL "Partnering...
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ARL Statement of Principles on the Federal Depository Library Program
Statement from ARL directors managing both regional and selective Federal Depository Libraries affirming certain principles of the FDLP program. fdlpprinciples14oct10.pdf