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US Telecom Association v. FCC Amicus Brief Supporting Net Neutrality
On September 21, 2015, ARL submitted an amicus brief with the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and Chief Officers of State Library Agencies in the court case...
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Cynthia Hudson-Vitale Appointed Visiting Program Officer for SHARE
ARL has named Cynthia Hudson-Vitale as a visiting program officer to provide outreach and engagement support for the SHARE initiative; she will serve from September 2015 to March 2017. Hudson-Vitale...
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Rick Johnson Named Visiting Program Officer for SHARE
ARL has appointed Rick Johnson as a visiting program officer (VPO) to foster SHARE metadata enhancements and strengthen partnerships between SHARE and other research data stewards and providers; he will...
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Constitution Day: The U.S. Constitution and Copyright Balance
Happy Constitution Day! September 17th commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Among its many clauses, the Framers of the Constitution provided for an intellectual property clause in...
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Save the Date! Fair Use Week 2016: February 22-26, 2016
Save the date! The annual Fair Use Week, a celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing, will take place from February 22-26, 2016. What is Fair...
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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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