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ARL Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2024
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting current and historical attempts to remove or restrict books in libraries and...
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Artificial Intelligence
Libraries are at the forefront of information stewardship, where the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, presents new opportunities to enhance access, management, and dissemination of information. AI...
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ARL Comments on NIH Draft Public Access Policy
On August 19, 2024, ARL submitted comments on the National Institutes of Health Draft Public Access Policy applauding the elimination of the 12-month embargo period and clarification that compliance with...
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Title II and Research Libraries: Community Call
On April 24, 2024, the Federal Register published the US Department of Justice’s final rule on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which includes specific rules for...
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Letter Opposing Amendment 1082 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
On June 10, 2024, ARL signed on to a letter opposing amendment 1082 in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which would extend copyright protection to standards that are incorporated...
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Research Libraries Prepare for a World of AI-Influenced Research and Scholarship
As organizations uniquely responsible for the past, the present, and the future of scholarship, research libraries have extensive experience with disruptive technology. Building on their rich history of embracing digital...
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Sunsetting Section 230 Will Limit Free Expression
This week, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on a legislative proposal to “sunset” Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act by...
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No One Can Own the Law—So Why Is Congress Advancing a Bill to Extend Copyright to It?
This week, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act, or the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631), to the...
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Protecting AI Usage and Training Rights: Three Ideas for Congress
This week I had the opportunity to participate as a panelist in the Public Knowledge (PK) briefing for congressional staffers, called “The Big Picture on AI & IP: Research, Openness,...
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Stewarding Collections in Times of Changing Perspectives: How Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions Can Facilitate Preservation and Access (Invitation Only)
On Wednesday, May 15, at 2:00 p.m. eastern daylight time, please join ARL’s Advocacy and Public Policy Committee (APPC) for a member session on traditional knowledge (TK) and traditional cultural...
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