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ARL Applauds Senate on Passage of USA FREEDOM Act
On June 2, 2015, the US Senate voted in favor of the USA FREEDOM Act—legislation that bans the bulk collection of records that has been practiced by the National Security...
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Canadian Authors Collective—Access Copyright—Dealt Major Blow; Future Uncertain
Bobby Glushko, head of the Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office at the University of Toronto Libraries, recently wrote an ARL Policy Notes blog post about a Copyright Board of Canada decision...
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Copyright Office Releases Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization; Recommends Burdensome Legislation
On June 4, 2015, the Copyright Office released its Report on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization, including recommendations for legislation on orphan works and the creation of an extended collective...
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ARL to Host Events at ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco
ARL, LibQUAL+®, and SPARC are offering several events at the American Library Association (ALA) 2015 Annual Conference to be held in San Francisco this summer. Highlights include: Google Analytics WorkshopThursday,...
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Blog on Web Accessibility in Research Libraries Launched by ARL
ARL’s Accessibility and Universal Design Working Group is pleased to announce a new blog devoted to facilitating Web Accessibility in Research Libraries. The blog is an enhancement of ARL’s Web...
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LibQUAL+® to Offer Training at ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco
LibQUAL+ is offering a free workshop in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, on Friday, June 26, 2015. This one-hour session will provide...
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Publishing Accessibly—Open Access and Your Library as a “Publisher”
The 2015 Library Publishing Forum took place in Portland, Oregon, in late March, nestling itself comfortably following the ACRL conference. Program topics explored themes such as the evolving role of...
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Three Provisions of the PATRIOT Expire; Senate to Vote on USA FREEDOM Act This Week
*Edited to include a link to the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) in-depth analysis of Senator McConnell's proposed amendments to the USA FREEDOM Act* Today, three key provision of...
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ARL Joins Coalition Letter Opposing Two Flawed Surveillance Reform Bills
On Thursday, May 28, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 51 companies, trade associations and civil society organizations to oppose the FISA Improvements Act of 2015, introduced by Senator Burr...
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Section 215 “Library Records” Provision Set to Expire on June 1
Last week, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) engaged in a filibuster designed to stall consideration of a vote on the USA FREEDOM Act as well as Senator McConnell's bill which would grant a...
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