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ARL Letters to Congress Urging Oversight and Appropriations for NARA
On February 20, 2025, ARL sent letters to four congressional committees urging them to provide oversight and appropriations for the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and to take...
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ARL Has Love for Data Week
It’s raining data! “Hallelujah!” During Love Data Week, the international celebration of data focuses on building and engaging community around good data practice. ARL libraries are enthusiastic supporters of Love...
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Participate in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week!
Let us know what your library is planning for Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2025, February 24–28. This is the 12th annual celebration of the “balance in copyright law, promoting further...
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Call for Learning+DEI Cohort Program Event Hosts
Member institutions of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are invited to submit expressions of interest to host ARL Learning + DEI cohort program events in 2027–2028. Opportunities include hosting Intensive Learning Program...
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Lunch Briefing: Fair Use & Research Innovation
Join the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) for a congressional staff briefing during Fair Use Week. The briefing will highlight how fair use fosters innovation and supports transdisciplinary research. Experts...
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Re:Create New Congress Welcome Letter
The Re:Create coalition sent a welcome letter to Congress outlining their balanced copyright priorities for 2025. Re:Create New Congress Welcome Letter
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Holly Mercer Appointed Dean of Libraries at University of Maryland
The University of Maryland (UMD) will soon have a new dean of University Libraries. Effective July 1, Holly Mercer will lead the expansive UMD university library system—which stretches across seven...
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LOCKSS Co-founders Honored with 2025 Paul Evan Peters Award
Victoria Reich and David Rosenthal, co-founders of the LOCKSS Program, have been named the 2025 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Award by the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the...
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Finally! A Licensing Guide to Help Libraries Protect Fair Use Rights in the Digital Age
If you’ve ever read through a library e-resource license agreement, you know it can feel like wading through legal quicksand. That's why a team of library licensing experts and the...
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ARL Welcomes US Copyright Office Report on Copyrightability of AI-Generated Outputs
Today, the US Copyright Office released a report on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. Katherine Klosek, ARL director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, shared the following statement: “ARL welcomes...
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