Legislation

• Library Copyright Alliance

  The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) consists of three major library associations — the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Association of College and Research Libraries—that cooperate...

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  Advocacy and Public Policy Update, April 2019, Released by ARL

  The latest Advocacy and Public Policy Update, by Prudence S. Adler and Krista L. Cox of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), covers key issues of interest to the research...

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  Advocacy and Public Policy Update, January 2019, Released by ARL

  The latest Advocacy and Public Policy Update (PDF), by Prudence S. Adler and Krista L. Cox of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), covers key issues of interest to the research...

• ARL Celebrates National GIS Day, Passage of Geospatial Data Act

  In a bipartisan resolution led by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), who oversaw the recent passage of the Geospatial Data Act of 2018, the United States...

• ARL Celebrates US House Passage of Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, Urges Administration to Complete Implementation

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) celebrates today’s passage of the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act by the US House of Representatives. Earlier this year, the US Senate unanimously ratified the...

• ARL Urges US House of Representatives to Restore Net Neutrality

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is profoundly disappointed with the US Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) repeal of the Open Internet Order, which takes effect today, June 11, 2018. ARL...

• The General Data Protection Regulation: What Does It Mean for Libraries Worldwide?

  The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect May 25, 2018, and is likely to have a significant impact on the way libraries around the globe...

• LCA Letters on the CLASSICS Act

  On April 30, 2018, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) sent letters to Senator Chris Coons, Senator Chuck Grassley, and Senator Dianne Feinstein expressing concerns with the CLASSICS Act (S. 2393)....

• ADA Education and Reform Act Threatens Equity of Access

  Research libraries are committed to making information resources as broadly accessible as possible, regardless of users’ abilities or disabilities. The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) would...

• Marrakesh Treaty

  The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled is a WIPO-based treaty adopted in June 2013. The treaty...

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