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ARL Statement on the US Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
As approved by the ARL Board of Directors on October 9, 2020 The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) calls on the White House to withdraw Executive Order No. 13,950 on...
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ARL Board of Directors 2020–2021 Elected by ARL Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2020–2021 Board of Directors on October 6 during the Fall 2020 Association Meeting. At the end of the meeting on October 7,...
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Sovereign Immunity Boondoggle at the US Copyright Office
State sovereign immunity—the immunity of states from being sued in federal courts—is a doctrine with a long history and lots of recent controversies. This form of immunity from lawsuit has...
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Registration Now Open for 2020 Library Assessment Conference October 29 Virtual Session on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Register online for the first session of the virtual 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference, an October 29, 2020, half-day webinar on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The 2020–21 Library Assessment Conference will...
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ARL Member Libraries COVID-19 News: October 5–9
Georgia Tech Library Library to Act as Covid-19 Testing Site MIT Libraries MIT Libraries Update Service Policy for Fall University of Oregon Libraries Library Doors Reopen to Students and Employees...
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Association of Research Libraries Files Amicus Brief in Michigan Supreme Court Case Ahmad v. University of Michigan
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) filed an amicus brief in the Michigan Supreme Court case Ahmad v. University of Michigan, a case involving the use of a public...
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Amicus Brief in Ahmad v. University of Michigan
On September 30, 2020, ARL, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Historical Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, the University of California Libraries, the University of Illinois...
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Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Opposing Online Content Policy Modernization Act
On September 30, 2020, ARL joined the Re:Create coalition in sending a letter to Senator Graham, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and Senator Feinstein, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee...
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ARL Member Libraries COVID-19 News: September 28–October 2
MIT Libraries Starting September 28, MIT Students, Faculty, and Staff Can Request Delivery of Books, Media, and More to On-campus and Off-campus Addresses Queen's University Library The Adaptive Technology Centre...
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Letter to US House Leadership on Fall COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill
On September 25, 2020, ARL signed on to an ACE letter to House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and House Minority Leader McCarthy (R-CA) on a Fall COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill, requesting...