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Data Visualization Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 288
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 288, an issue focusing on how research libraries are using data visualization to improve their services and to communicate their value. The...
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ARL Libraries Support Digital Scholarship—Profiles to Be Published This Spring and Summer
Digital scholarship—the use of computer technology to conduct research and scholarship—is at its heart an iterative and collaborative process that increasingly turns to library resources, staff, and faculty to reach...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline June 1, 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which supports the attendance of one master...
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Supreme Court denies Authors Guild Petition for Certiorari
The Supreme Court of the United States has denied the Authors Guild for petition of certiorari in Authors Guild v. Google. This decision leaves the Second Circuit's opinion affirming fair use...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: University of Michigan
by Jeff Witt | Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, University of Michigan Library | on April 14, 2016 As a part of the University of Michigan's (U-M) Diversity Strategic Planning Process, the...
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ARL Awarded IMLS Grant to Extend ARL/SAA Mosaic Program
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a $299,518 Laura Bush 21st Century Librarians Program grant to the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) to extend the ARL/Society...
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Captioning and Copyright Law—Tensions and Work-arounds in the Current Legal Landscape
Video captioning for the deaf or hard of hearing has become more common since the turn of the century. The copyright owners of some of this video programming are taking...
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ARL Applauds House Judiciary Committee Action on Email Privacy Act
Today, April 13, 2016, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to pass the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act...
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ARL Joins More than 50 Organizations and Companies Supporting Manager’s Substitute on ECPA Reform
On April 13, 2016, ARL joined a coalition of more than 50 civil society organizations, trade associations and companies in writing to support the Manager's Substitute Amendment to the Email Privacy...
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ARL Opposes State Laws That Limit Civil Rights and Legal Protections for GLBTQ Individuals
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the ARL Diversity and Inclusion Committee stand firm in their commitment to social responsibility and equality, core values of the library and information...