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Mark Robertson Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Innovation Lab
ARL has appointed Mark Robertson as a visiting program officer (VPO) for the Innovation Lab initiative from June 2015 to May 2016. Robertson, a recent graduate of ARL’s Leadership Fellows program,...
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MINES for Libraries®: Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services—Call for Participation
ARL invites participation in the MINES for Libraries survey in 2015–2016. Measuring the Impact of Networked Electronic Services (MINES for Libraries, or MINES) is an online, transaction-based survey that collects...
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Senate to Move Ahead with Vote on Fast-Track Legislation
On June 23, 2015, the U.S. Senate cleared the procedural hurdle of attaining 60 votes on a motion for cloture to move ahead with a vote on Trade Promotion Authority...
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ARL Joins 252 Groups, 10 Business Leaders in Call to Action for American “Innovation Imperative”
Following the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAAS) report Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream, ARL today joined scores of other organizations...
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Issue Brief: Marrakesh Treaty—Background and Ratification Status
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, also known as the "Marrakesh Treaty"...
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Issue Brief: U.S. Copyright Status of U.S. Federal Government Works
Works that are prepared by employees of the government pursuant to their official duties are in the public domain in the U.S. due to an express statutory provision prohibiting the U.S. Government...
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LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant in Mavrix Photographs v. Livejournal
On June 22, 2015, members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) filed an amicus brief in support of defendant in the Mavrix Photographs LLC v . Livejournal, Inc. case being...
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ClimateQUAL®: Organizational Climate and Diversity Assessment—Call for Participation 2015–2016
ARL invites participation in the ClimateQUAL survey in 2015–2016. The online survey collects information about: (a) library staff perceptions of the organization’s commitment to the principles of diversity, (b) staff...
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Thoughts on Fair Use and the Copyright Office Report/Proposal on Mass Digitization
On June 4, 2015 the Copyright Office released its Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization. Previous coverage of the orphan works section of the report is available here and...
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ARL Joins Coalition Asking House Appropriations Committee to Oppose Portions of Bill Threatening Implementation of Net Neutrality
On June 16, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 64 public interest groups, civil rights and social justice organizations, and companies to oppose the portions of a House Appropriations bill that would...
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