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Email Privacy Act Cosponsored by Majority of House of Representatives; ARL Applauds Milestone in ECPA Reform
ARL is pleased that on June 17, 2014, the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 1852, reached a milestone of 218 cosponsors, representing support from a majority of the members of the...
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LibQUAL+® 2015 Registration Now Open: Join the Global Assessment Community
ARL invites libraries to join the global assessment community of LibQUAL+ by registering for the 2015 LibQUAL+ survey. LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track,...
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Majority of House of Representatives Co-Sponsor Email Privacy Act; ARL Applauds Milestone in ECPA Reform Efforts
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased that on June 17, 2014, the Email Privacy Act, H.R. 1852, reached a milestone of 218 co-sponsors, representing a majority of support...
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AAU-ARL Prospectus for an Institutionally Funded First-Book Subvention
The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are working together, through a Task Force on Scholarly Communication, to ensure a robust system of scholarly...
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LCA Updates Google Books Family Tree after Second Circuit rules HathiTrust Fair Use
On June 17, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) updated its Google Books Family Tree after the Second Circuit ruled HathiTrust fair use. Diagram (PDF)
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Public Library Registration Package for Library Assessment Conference 2014
ARL and the University of Washington Libraries are offering a special $200 public library package for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference to be held August 4–6 in Seattle, Washington. The...
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Controversial FIRST Bill Moves Forward
On May 28, 2014, the US House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014, H.R. 4186. The...
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Future-Proofing the Research Library: Sarah Thomas Delivers Judith Nadler Vision Lecture
On May 22, 2014, Sarah Thomas, vice president for the Harvard Library and Roy E. Larsen librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard, presented the inaugural Judith...
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ARL Joins Coalition in Letter Supporting Surveillance Reform
On June 4, 2014, ARL joined 23 public sector organizations that engage on privacy and surveillance issues in a letter (PDF) to US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Republican...
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ARL Membership Refines Strategic Thinking and Design at Spring 2014 Meeting
ARL president Carol Pitts Diedrichs of The Ohio State University (OSU) convened the 164th ARL Membership Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday afternoon, May 6, 2014. Almost all of the...
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