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Library Copyright Alliance Files Amici Brief in Authors Guild v. Google
On July 8, 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 an amici brief (PDF)...
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ARL Annual Salary Survey 2013–2014
This report analyzes salary data for all professional staff working in the 125 ARL member libraries during 2013-2014. Data are reported for 10,168 professional staff in the 115 university ARL libraries...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: Adding Value beyond Discovery
ARL’s Transforming Research Libraries (TRL) Steering Committee has published the second entry in its new monthly column, Workforce Transformation Stories. Tom Wall, university librarian at Boston College, wrote the July...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Moral Rights, Termination Rights, Resale Royalty, and Copyright Term
On July 14, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary for a hearing on moral rights, termination rights,...
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ARL/DLF Forum Fellowships for Underrepresented Groups—Deadline Extended to July 17
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 fellowship application deadline has been extended...
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ARL/MLA Diversity and Inclusion Initiative 2014–2016 Participants Chosen
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) announces the selection of four master of library and information science (MLIS) students to participate in the 2014–2016 ARL/Music Library Association (MLA) Diversity and...
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ARL Strategic Thinking and Design Highlighted by Chronicle of Higher Education
A July 7, 2014, post by the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Ubiquitous Librarian blogger, Brian Mathews, calls out ARL’s strategic thinking and design work for its “optimistic and opportunistic, bold vision...
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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust: Implications for Libraries
Jonathan Band, policybandwidth and legal counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), released on July 7, 2014, an analysis of the recent Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision, “What Does the...
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Coalition Opposes Copyright Term Extension in Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement
On July 9, 2014, ARL joined 34 other organizations in sending a letter to ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating parties, expressing opposition to the copyright term of life...
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Higher Education, Library Groups Release Net Neutrality Principles
Today, July 10, 2014, higher education and library organizations representing thousands of colleges, universities, and libraries nationwide released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles (PDF) they recommend form the...
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