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SPEC Kit 351: Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources (July 2016)
This SPEC Kit explores the degree to which ARL member institutions advocate, support, and develop affordable course content and open educational resources (ACC/OER). This study gathered information on ACC/OER initiatives...
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Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, SPEC Kit 351, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Affordable Course Content and Open Educational Resources, SPEC Kit 351, an exploration of the degree to which ARL member institutions advocate, support,...
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Assessing the DMCA’s Notice-and-Takedown Regime
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* There is an escalating war of words between supporters and detractors of the notice-and-takedown regime of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The content...
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Gary Price Interviews Judy Ruttenberg about SHARE for Open Access in Action Series
Library Journal's Open Access in Action series released on June 30, 2016, a video interview of Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries program director for SHARE, talking with Gary Price, editor of...
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Webinar on IPEDS Academic Library Definition Changes for 2016–2017
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has adopted revised definitions for the FY 2016–2017 Academic Libraries Component as a result of public review comments and recommendations made by a...
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ARL Celebrates 20th Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty to Improve Global Access to Publications for Print-Disabled Users
Today, June 30, 2016, Canada acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, becoming the 20th...
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Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Print Disabled to Enter Into Force
Today, June 30, 2016, the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled Reached its 20th ratification and will enter into force...
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LibQUAL+ 2017 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+® by registering for the 2017 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a tool that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and...
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ARL Libraries Invited to Apply for Humanities Open Book Grants—Deadline September 13
Last year, the US National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation partnered to create Humanities Open Book, a grant program that offers awards up to...
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Learn about Changes to IPEDS Survey Definitions for 2016–2017 in July 28 Webinar
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) has adopted revised definitions for the FY 2016–2017 Academic Libraries Component as as result of public review comments and recommendations made by a...