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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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Net Neutrality Principles
On July 10, 2014, ARL along with 10 other higher education and library organizations released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles they recommend form the basis of an upcoming...
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Maps of Fair Use and Fair Dealing around the World
The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) distributed a map of countries with fair use and fair dealing around the world. Map (PDF)
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35 Organizations Write to TPP Ministers Opposing Lengthy Copyright Terms
On July 9, 2014, ARL joined thirty-four other organizations in sending a letter to ministers of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiating parties opposing the copyright term of life plus seventy...
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District Court Releases Order Upholding Fair Use of West Publishing and Reed Elsevier in White v. West Publishing
On July 3, 2014, the District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its memorandum and order in White v. West Publishing following its grant of summary judgment...