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January 2024
ARL Public Policy Briefing (January 2024) This issue includes: Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2024 Is February 26–March 1 LCA Joins Petitions to US Copyright Office...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Methodology 2022–2023 Surveys and Interviews
This report describes the methodology of research conducted during the first stage of the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), from...
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Webinar: Making Research Data Publicly Accessible—Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has just published its report, Making Research Data Publicly Accessible: Estimates of Institutional & Researcher Expenses. As a result of NSF-funded Realities of Academic...
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Athena Jackson to Helm UCLA Libraries
UCLA has selected Athena N. Jackson as the Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian, beginning March 1, 2024. Jackson, no stranger to the UCLA community, previously served as the director...
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Registration Open: IDEAL 2024—Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives
Join us for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) 2024 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, July 15–17, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 2024 conference...
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Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Letter on Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
ARL joined a letter by CNSF thanking appropriators for protecting NSF in a difficult funding climate, calling for the highest possible amount for NSF in final appropriations, noting the importance of...
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Training Generative AI Models on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use
ARL and ALA are founding members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA). ARL, ALA, and LCA are not involved in the litigation discussed in this post. Among the proliferating AI-related...
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Conversations with US Federal Agency Representatives: Exploring Data Management and Sharing Expenses
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) research entered its second phase in July 2023 thanks to funding from the US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The initial exploratory RADS work funded...
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Member Session: Hachette v. Internet Archive (Invitation Only)
On Friday, February 2, at 3:00 p.m. eastern standard time, Brandon Butler (University of Virginia Library), Peter Jaszi (Washington College of Law, American University), and Jonathan Band (Library Copyright Alliance...
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Institutions Selected to Pilot Development of Scalable Data-Management Infrastructure
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) have selected five institutional teams to pilot the integration or creation of prototypes and possible workflows for machine-actionable...