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LCA Submits Comments on Section 1201 to the Copyright Office
*This post is written by Caile Morris, ARL Law and Policy Fellow* The Copyright Office published a notice of inquiry on December 29, 2015, announcing a public study to “assess the...
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ARL Seeks Program Director for Assessment
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is recruiting an individual to direct the assessment program. The program director provides leadership for assessment initiatives and projects in support of the ARL...
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SHARE Curation Associates Chosen for 2016–2017 Pilot Cohort
SHARE has selected the inaugural cohort of 35 curation associates—library professionals who will participate in a yearlong, “train the trainer,” service-learning program. The SHARE Curation Associates program merges librarians’ interest...
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Canada Introduces Legislation Preparing for Accession to the Marrakesh Treaty (Take Two)
In June 2015, proposed amendments to Canada's Copyright Act were introduced in the House of Commons. These amendments, contained in Bill C-65, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act, were...
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District Court Reaffirms Fair Use in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case
On March 31, 2016, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion (PDF) on remand in Cambridge University Press v. Becker, the case in which...
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A Deeper Dive Into the New Georgia State Decision
Last week, on March 31, 2016, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion on remand in the Georgia State University e-reserves case. The case had...
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Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality: University of Iowa
by John Culshaw | University Librarian | on April 4, 2016 The University of Iowa Libraries collaborates on a campus-wide social justice video project In the spring of 2016, the University...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce—Applications Due May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS)...
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Advocacy and Public Policy Update—March 2016
An update on key advocacy and public policy issues of interest to the research library community in Canada and in the US from December 22, 2015 to March 31, 2016...
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New Decision in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case Released; 41 of 48 Claims of Infringement Found to Be Fair Uses
On March 31, 2016, the District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion on remand in the Georgia State University e-reserves case, Cambridge University Press v. Becker. The district court...
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