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White House Requests Public Comment on Big Data and Privacy
In February 2014, ARL joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and 23 other organizations in a letter (PDF) requesting that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...
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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Section 512
On March 12, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement on the importance to libraries of the safe harbors provided by Section 512 of the Digital Millennium Copyright...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at U Alberta: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Tuesday, April 1, 2014, is the last day to register at early-bird rates for the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists...
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Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) Comments on EU Consultation on Copyright Rules
On March 3, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted a response to the EU consultation on the review of copyright rules. The EU website provided a list of 80 questions...
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ARL Library Assessment Forum Highlights Value of Library Spaces—Slides Online
On January 24, 2014, at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, the ARL Statistics and Assessment program hosted an engaging Library Assessment Forum. Bob Fox, dean of libraries at the...
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Using ARL Statistics in Budget Justification Analysis: An Example from U Florida
Helping ARL member library staff understand their libraries’ budgets and make the case for their libraries is an important function of the data ARL collects. Brian Keith, associate dean for administrative...
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LCA Responds to EU Consultation on Copyright Review
On March 3, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) responded to a European Union consultation on copyright review. Response (PDF)
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at Syracuse: Register Now
There are still seats available in the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at Syracuse University, March 10–14, 2014. You...
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Harvard Fair Use Week: Best Practices in Fair Use
This week is #FairUseWeek at Harvard. You can follow all the action here, including fair use posts by guest bloggers, videos about fair use, and a live panel on Friday....
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Library Assessment Conference 2014—Save the Date
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held in Seattle, Washington, August 4–6, 2014. Sponsored by ARL and the University of...