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Two More Parties to the Marrakesh Treaty: Argentina and Singapore
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled now has eight ratifications or accessions,* with Argentina and Singapore...
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Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Call for Applications—Deadline May 13, 2015
ARL is accepting applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS) students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Florida State, U Florida, U Miami
ARL executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a “listening tour” of ARL member libraries to see the innovative work ARL libraries are doing and to learn how ARL can...
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LCA Applauds Re-Introduction of the Unlocking Technology Act
On March 24, 2015, U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Jared Polis (D-CO) re-introduced the bipartisan Unlocking Technology Act, a bill that would permanently...
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Recent Developments on UN Special Rapporteurs: copyright policy; privacy in the digital age
There have been two recent developments regarding UN Special Rapporteurs in the last month relevant to issues of copyright and privacy. First, UN Special Rapporteur in the filed of cultural...
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Library Copyright Alliance Applauds Re-Inroduction of the Unlocking Technology Act
On March 20, 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauded the re-introduction of the bipartisan Unlocking Technology Act on March 24, 2015. This bill would permanently allow consumers to unlock...
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Google Analytics Workshop to Be Offered by ARL in San Francisco on June 25
The ARL Statistics and Measurement Program is offering a full-day, in-person workshop on Google Analytics to be held in San Francisco on Thursday, June 25, 2015, in partnership with LunaMetrics,...
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ARL Joins Broad Coalition Calling for Surveillance Reform
On Wednesday, March 25, 2015, ARL joined a coalition of 47 advocacy groups, technology companies and trade associations in sending a letter to President Obama, Director of National Intelligence James...
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Coalition Opposes Fast Track Authority for Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
On Monday, March 23, 2015, 20 organizations, including the American Library Association, the Association of College & Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, sent a letter to Congress...
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ARL Statistics & Assessment Presentations from ALA Midwinter 2015 Now Online
Slideshows and the accompanying audio from ARL Statistics & Assessment presentations delivered at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago on January 30, 2015, are now freely available...
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