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Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2016—Deadline July 17, 2015
ARL is seeking proposals for 2016 SPEC survey topics. For 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program to assist libraries in the continuous improvement...
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Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund Established for Annual Scholarship—Donations Invited
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of long-time ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has created the Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Fund, which will support a scholarship for...
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Net Neutrality Rules Take Effect
On Friday, June 12, 2015, the FCC's Open Internet Order, rules governing net neutrality, went into effect. The FCC published its rules in the Federal Register on April 13, 2015...
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Canadian Copyright Act Amendments Introduced in House of Commons in Preparation for Marrakesh Treaty
On June 8, 2015, the Support for Canadians with Print Disabilities Act (Bill C-65) was introduced in Canada’s House of Commons. Bill C-65 contains amendments that would modify the Copyright...
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Fair Use in Text and Data Mining: ARL Publishes Issue Brief
ARL has released an “Issue Brief: Text and Data Mining and Fair Use in the United States” (PDF), which describes the role and usefulness of text and data mining, provides a...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Changes in Hiring Accelerate and Enhance Culture Change
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Joyce E.B. Backus, associate director for Library Operations, and Kathel Dunn, program coordinator of the Associate Fellowship Program,...
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LCA Releases Statement on the Copyright Office’s Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) released a statement clarifying it's position on fair use and fair use best practices in addressing the orphan works problem. Statement...
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LCA Submits Letter Responding to Orphan Works Report
On June 15, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent a letter to the US Copyright Office clarifying and responding to the recently released report on orphan works. The letter...
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Copyright Office Report on Orphan Works: ARL Releases Issue Brief
ARL has published an issue brief on the US Copyright Office’s June 4, 2015, Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization (PDF), which includes recommendations for legislation on orphan works—copyrighted...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015 Reports Data on 13,671 Staff in ARL Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2014–2015, which analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during...
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