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SPARC/ACRL Forum: Advancing “Open” through Library Partnerships with Students and Early Career Researchers
Over the past few years, collaborations have been increasing between academic libraries and students and early-career researchers—specifically around the issues of open access, open educational resources, and open data. Although...
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ARL Survey Coordinators and SPEC Liaisons Meeting
The ARL Survey Coordinators and SPEC Liaisons Meeting is a biannual event hosted by ARL in conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting and the ALA Annual Conference....
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ARL Survey Coordinators and SPEC Liaisons Meeting
ARL invites Survey Coordinators and SPEC Liaisons to a meeting at the upcoming American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta–Midtown, 590 West Peachtree St...
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LCA Joins Brief with Reply Comments on E-Book Accessibility DMCA Exemption
On May 1, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) along with the TLPC, the American Foundation for the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, the Library Copyright Alliance, and...
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LCA Joins Reply Comments on 1201 Exemptions for Proposed Class 1 Audiovisual Works
On May 1, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined the reply comments on Digital Millenium Copyright Act Section 1201 exemptions for proposed class 1 audiovisual works. LCA Joins Reply...
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LCA Joins Reply Comments on 1201 Exemptions for Proposed Class 3 Audiovisual Works
On May 1, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) joined the reply comments on Digital Millenium Copyright Act Section 1201 exemptions for proposed class 3 audiovisual works. Reply Comments (PDF)
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Apply by May 22
ARL and the Digital Library Federation (DLF) are sponsoring up to four fellowships to promote racial/ethnic diversity at the Digital Library Federation Forum. The fellowships will provide up to $1,250...
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What’s Missing from the Register’s Proposals
*Guest post by Jonathan Band, policybandwidth* In her wrap-up testimony yesterday in the House Judiciary Committee’s two-year Copyright Review, Maria Pallante, the Register of Copyrights, identified three categories of policy...
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Webinar—Working Together: Research Libraries and Publishers on the Value of Inclusive Learning Resources
Produced by ARL visiting program officer Katya Pereyaslavska, this webinar was designed to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Creating an Aboriginal Internship
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Jill Mierke, director of human resources for the University of Saskatchewan Library, contributed the April essay, “Creating an...