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Library Copyright Alliance Supports WIPO African Group Proposal on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions
The Library Copyright Alliance joined a letter to delegates of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) in support of the African Group...
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ARL and CNI Release Report on Strategic Implications of AI Futures for Research Libraries
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the research and information environment in consequential ways. To help research library leaders think strategically about those changes, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the...
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Strategic Implications of AI Futures for Research Libraries: Workshop Report
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) have released the report from our Strategic Implications Workshop, Futurescape Libraries: Mapping Possibilities for Tomorrow’s Information Hubs....
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ALA/ARL Section 230 Senate Commerce Hearing Letter
On March 24, 2026, the ARL and ALA sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation reiterating their opposition to any repeal of Section 230. Read...
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ARL Statement on Reintroduction of Pro Codes Act
ARL continues to oppose the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes (Pro Codes) Act, which would grant private entities exclusive copyright ownership over elements of the law. The Pro...
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ARL Letter on ADA Title II Final Rule
On March 18, 2026, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requesting a meeting to discuss the importance of the ADA Title II website regulation...
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ARL Annual Report Highlights Community Resilience in 2025
2025 tested research libraries in ways both familiar and newly unsettling. Across higher education, government, and civic life, trust in institutions fell to historic lows, resources became even more constrained,...
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ARL Comments on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested comments on “accelerating the American scientific enterprise.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments below. A...
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Fast-Tracking H.R. 6028 Can Threaten Copyright Deposit & the Public Interest
On December 11, 2025, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on H.R. 6028, highlighting concerns about ending the Library of Congress’s supervisory authority over the US Copyright Office, removing rulemaking...
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ARL Statistics 2024 Publications Describe Resources, Services of Member Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published the ARL Statistics 2024, ARL Academic Health Sciences Library Statistics 2024, and ARL Academic Law Library Statistics 2024. These three publications present...
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