Keyword - Page: 238

• SHARE Notification Service Architectural Overview

  The SHARE notification service will gather information about research release events through both a direct push protocol and a harvest strategy. The service will then notify consumers of these events...

• LCA Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Defendant—Appellees in Garcia v. Google

  In April 2014, the Association of Research Libraries signed on to the Garcia v. Google amicus brief. In the brief, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urges a federal appeals court...

• Travel Awards for Underrepresented Professionals Available for Library Assessment Conference 2014—Deadline May 30

  ARL is offering travel awards of up to $2,000 each for five individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable,...

• ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at Emory: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching

  Register by Thursday, May 1, to receive the early-bird discount on the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at Emory...

• Library Assessment Conference 2014 Registration Now Open—Deadline July 6

  Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop...

• James G. Neal’s Supplemental Testimony for the Apr. 2, 2014 House Copyright Hearing

  James G. Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian for Columbia University in the City of New York, testified at the April 2, 2014 Hearing on Preservation and...

• Supplemental Testimony of James G. Neal on Preservation and Reuse Endorsed by Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)

  One week after testifying before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet during the Hearing on Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works, James...

• LibQUAL+® Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2015

  LibQUAL+ will award up to three institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2015 LibQUAL+ survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50 libraries registered. This will...

• LCA Submits Comments to the Copyright Office on the Study of Making Available Right

  On April 4, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted comments to the US Copyright Office for the study on the right of making available. In the comments, LCA explains...

• Letter to Congress in Opposition of Bulk Collection

  On April 1, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries joined over 40 other organizations in signing a letter on bulk collection to Congress. The letter states that any legislation should...

---