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Coalitions Support Leahy’s USA FREEDOM Bill for Surveillance Reform
This week, ARL joined two groups of organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in letters to US Congressional leadership expressing support for the compromise version of the USA...
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Library Assessment Conference 2014 Travel Award Recipients Selected
ARL and the conference planning committee have awarded five outstanding individuals Library Assessment Conference Travel Awards for 2014. These grants are offered to students and early-career professionals from historically underrepresented...
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LCA Statement on Copyright Remedies for House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
On July 24, 2014, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet continued its copyright review with a hearing on copyright remedies. Witnesses at this hearing include...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Copyright Remedies
On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the HS House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on copyright remedies. In the...
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Elliott Shore Discusses ARL Strategic Thinking and Design in Europe, Canada, US
During the first three weeks of July, ARL executive director Elliott Shore travelled to Europe, Canada, and across the US to participate in five gatherings that focused on libraries, higher...
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Library Copyright Alliance Urges Lawmakers to Update Statutory Damages Safe Harbor
On July 23, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)—the American Library Association (ALA), Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)—filed a statement (PDF) with...
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Library Assessment Career Achievement Awardees Named for 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Planning Committee have selected the recipients of the 2014 Library Assessment Career Achievement Awards....
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Library, Higher Education Organizations File Net Neutrality Comments with FCC
Today, July 18, 2014, ARL, together with 10 other library and higher education groups, filed comments with the FCC on net neutrality (PDF). These comments largely expand on the points...
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Library and Higher Education Organizations File Net Neutrality Comments with the FCC
On July 18, 2014, ARL, together with ten other library and higher education groups filed comments with the FCC on net neutrality. These comments largely expand on the points made...
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Net Neutrality Comments Filed with FCC by Higher Education and Library Coalition
On July 18, 2014, a coalition of higher education and library organizations—including ARL—filed comments urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect and promote the open Internet. comments-NN-library-highered_NN-18jul2014-final.pdf