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SPEC Survey Webcast on Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services to Be Held October 14
ARL is offering a series of webcasts that present the findings from the latest SPEC surveys and allow webcast participants to discuss trends with the survey authors. A 45-minute webcast...
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Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on ECPA Reform
Today, September 16, 2015, the Senate Judiciary Committee will host a hearing on "Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act." The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) was passed in 1986 and...
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Inaugural Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Awardee, Memorial Lecturer Selected by ARL
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund. This fund supports a scholarship for...
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Infographic on Library and University Press Collaborations in Digital Scholarship, by Liz Hamilton
Liz Hamilton, recipient of the 2015 Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, submitted this infographic as part of her application, "How do Library and University Press Collaborations Advance Digital Scholarship in the...
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ARL Urges Elsevier to Revise Policy That Impedes Sharing of Scholarship
ARL president Deborah Jakubs sent a letter on September 10—on behalf of the ARL Board and ARL member libraries—to Elsevier chairman Youngsuk Chi urging him "to consider the negative impact...
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ARL Urges Elsevier to Revise Policy That Impedes Sharing of Scholarship
In April 2015, Elsevier announced a new sharing and hosting policy for Elsevier journal articles, which imposes excessive restrictions on authors and institutions, employs embargo periods that are counter to...
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9th Circuit Holds Fair Use Must Be Considered Before DMCA Takedown Notices are Sent
On September 14, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled in Lenz v. Universal Music that "copyright holders must consider fair use before sending a takedown notification, and...
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ARL Fall Forum to Explore Research Partnerships in Digital Scholarship for the Humanities and Social Sciences—Register by September 17
A few seats remain open for the ARL Fall Forum 2015, “Research Partnerships in Digital Scholarship for the Humanities and Social Sciences,” to be held at the Dupont Circle Hotel...
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SPEC Kit 348: Rapid Fabrication/Makerspace Services (September 2015)
This SPEC Kit explores current ARL member library engagement with 3-D printing, rapid fabrication and digitization technologies, and makerspaces. This study covers the types of services libraries offer, the location...
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More Than 2,500 Organizations Call on US Congress to Avoid Fiscal Disaster, End Sequestration
Just weeks before federal funding runs out and draconian budget cuts stopped by a 2013 Congressional budget deal are scheduled to go back into effect, more than 2,500 national, state...