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ARL Awarded Grant to Continue Research on Institutional Expenses for Public Access to Research Data
The US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), in collaboration with Duke University, the University of Minnesota, and Washington University in...
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Public Access Letter on Appropriations
On August 3, 2023, ARL sent a letter to appropriations leadership in the House and Senate asking them to remove Section 552 from the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill....
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Leadership Fellows Program Call for Applications—Deadline September 12
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is accepting applications for the 2023–2024 cohort of the Leadership Fellows Program (LFP). The LFP is a thirteen-month hybrid experience that provides the next...
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ARL Letter to OMB on Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions
On August 7, 2023, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Federal Financial Management at the OMB on 2 CFR Chapter 2, Part 200—Data-Driven Evidence Supporting Important Revisions. Read...
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Three Ways to Commemorate Disability Pride Month
July is Disability Pride Month in the US, when we commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990. The ADA was born of the Rehabilitation...
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Plan to Submit a Proposal for ARL IDEAL 2024: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives Conference, July 15–17, in Toronto
Plan to submit a proposal and join us for the next Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives (IDEAL) Conference, to be held...
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Association Meeting, Spring 2025 (Invitation Only)
The 186th ARL Association Meeting will be held April 28–30, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. View the meeting website for more information. Registration Register by Friday, March 28, 2025 via the...
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US Copyright Act Can Address AI without Amendment
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can help authors and other creators brainstorm ideas, edit original works, conduct research, and more. But rather than rely on existing law...
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ARL and DCN Comments on NIST Research Data Framework (RDaF)
On June 6, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce, released a request for comments on NIST's Research Data Framework (RDaF). The Association of...
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A Federal Right of Publicity May Address AI-generated Deepfakes While Protecting Free Expression
During July 2023's Senate hearing on artificial intelligence and copyright, witnesses and Senators discussed how deepfakes—images or videos created using machine learning algorithms that appear to be real—can be used...