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American Council on Education Statement in Support of Open Academic Inquiry
On March 3, 2022, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) and more than 90 of its members in a statement supporting free and open academic inquiry and debate...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Statement on Academic Inquiry
On March 3, 2022, ARL joined 90 higher education associations in stating that free and open academic inquiry is a core value of higher education. Letter on academic inquiry
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Statement on Ukraine
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We stand with and in support of our professional colleagues in Ukraine and with all caught in the...
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ARL Supports cOAlitionS Call for Publisher Transparency and Reduced Author Burden for Immediate Open Access
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) endorses the cOAlition S call to publishers asking for greater clarity and transparency in manuscript submission processes, enabling authors to exercise the right to...
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Endorsement of Letter by cOAlition S to Publishers
On March 1, ARL endorsed an open letter by cOAlition S to publishers, requesting that they make their policies and contracts more transparent, particularly as it relates to author rights...
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Podcast: ARL Venture Fund Highlights
About the ARL Views Podcast The ARL Views podcast provides deep dives into key issues of interest to the research library community. About This Episode This episode explores...
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Day of Action to Urge White House to Create Truth and Reparations Commissions via Executive Action
On February 28—the last day of Black History Month 2022—supporters of H. Con. Res. 19 (to establish a US Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Commission) and H.R. 40 (to establish...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week Day 3 Roundup
This year, libraries, universities, and civil society groups celebrate Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week February 21–25. Fair use (in the US) and fair dealing (in Canada and other jurisdictions) is a...
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Fair Use Jurisprudence Project—Updated for 2022
Last year, in celebration of Fair Use Week, the UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology (IPAT) Clinic took a deep dive into fair use. We looked at every written judicial opinion...
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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week Day 2 Roundup
This year, libraries, universities, and civil society groups celebrate Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week February 21–25. Fair use (in the US) and fair dealing (in Canada and other jurisdictions) is a...