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Amicus Brief Supporting Petition for Rehearing in Hepp v. Facebook
On October 28, 2021, ARL signed on to an amicus brief in the case of Hepp v. Facebook with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). ARL’s interest in this case is to...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for Afghan Students and Scholars
On November 1, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking Secretary of State Antony Blinken to grant flexibility in the F-1 and J-1...
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ARL Leadership and Career Development Program 2022–2023: Call for Applications by December 10, 2021
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking applicants for the 2022–2023 Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP). The ARL LCDP is a yearlong fellowship that aims to prepare mid-career...
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If It’s Open, Is It Accessible?
The library and open access (OA) publishing communities have made great strides in making more new scholarship openly available. But have we included readers with vision challenges in our OA...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Priorities in Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 27, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) with a broad coalition of education and social groups encouraging Congress to invest in...
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Library Copyright Alliance Welcomes New Exemptions to Section 1201
Today, the librarian of Congress, upon the recommendation of the register of copyrights, issued new exemptions to the prohibition on the circumvention of technological protection measures set forth in the...
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Section 230 and Libraries
ARL and our partners are working to help lawmakers, our community, and the general public understand how the law protects libraries and universities and not just “big tech,” which is...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Higher Education Investments in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
On October 21, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter by the American Council on Education (ACE) asking House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer to retain the level of higher...
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ARL Member Representatives Retiring or Stepping Down Fall 2021
This document contains interviews or bios of the three ARL member representatives—Arnold Hirshon, Brenda Johnson, and Mary Ann Mavrinac—who will be retiring or stepping down in fall 2021. ARL Member...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, led by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in collaboration with the Data Curation Network (DCN), is an ongoing research project investigating...
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