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University of Virginia Library Supports Digital Scholarship: Fifth Profile in ARL Series
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the fifth profile in a series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries. The latest installment in this series features the...
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Library Copyright Alliance Opposes Reform of US Copyright Act Section 108
The US Copyright Office released a Notice of Inquiry on June 7, 2016, calling for meetings with stakeholders to discuss possible reform of Section 108 of the Copyright Act—exemptions for...
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ARL Applauds US Supreme Court Decision Upholding Diversity in College Admissions
The US Supreme Court decided in a 4-3 ruling today, June 23, 2016, that it is lawful for the University of Texas (UT) at Austin to consider race as part...
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Supreme Court of the United States Upholds University of Texas’ Affirmative Action Policy
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States in a 4-3 vote upheld the affirmative action admissions policy in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (Fisher II),...
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LCA Releases Statement on the Copyright Office’s NOI Concerning Section 108 of the Copyright Act
The Copyright Office in its June 7, 2016, notice of inquiry states that is seeking “to finalize its legislative recommendation” concerning a “re-drafting” of Section 108. LCA continues to oppose any...
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ARL Strategic Thinking and Design Initiative: Extended, Updated Report Now Online
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released an extended and updated report documenting the Strategic Thinking and Design work (PDF) that the Association undertook from the fall of 2013...
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Strategic Thinking and Design Initiative: Extended and Updated Report
This extended and updated report, released in June 2016, documents the Strategic Thinking and Design work that the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) undertook from the fall of 2013 through...
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National Diversity in Libraries Conference 2016 Travel Award Recipients Selected
NDLC ’16: “Bridges to Inclusion” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is awarding 26 scholarships for individuals to attend the 2016 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC ‘16), August 10–13,...
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Librarian Competencies in Support of Research Data Management, Scholarly Communication, Open Access
A joint task force has released two profiles of competencies that library professionals need in order to support new roles—one profile for research data management (PDF) and the other for...
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US Appeals Court Upholds Open Internet Order Governing Net Neutrality
In an important victory for libraries, higher education, and consumers, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit released today its long-awaited opinion in US Telecom Association v. Federal...
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