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Concerns with April ACTA Text
Addresses concerns with the text of the public release of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). acta-text-comments-23apr10.pdf
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Partnering to Publish 2010: XML: It’s Not Rocket Science (but…The more you know the more you know you don’t know)
Introduction to XML for publishing, presented at the SSP/ARL "Partnering to Publish" Seminar, November 2010. partnering-to-publish-benson-nov2010.pdf
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Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T: Amicus brief in support of FCC
Brief of Amici Curiae Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics In Washington, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, the...
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Transforming Special Collections in the Digital Age Working Group
Charge developed in collaboration with the Chairs of TRL Steering Committee and of the Working Group, and with input from the Executive Committee. Endorsed by Executive Committee Feb 11, 2010...
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Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries
This report summarizes research into the current application of fair use to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. Sixty-five librarians were interviewed confidentially by telephone for around...
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In the Matter of Preserving the Open Internet Broadband Industry Practices: Comments of the Open Internet Coalition
The Open Internet Coalition ("OIC") submits the following comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission's October 22, 2009, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM" or "Notice"), FCC No. 09-93. oic-nn-comments_final.pdf
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LCA Releases Issue Brief on Streaming Films for Educational Purposes
This paper considers three provisions of the Copyright Act that could permit streaming of this sort: Sections 107, 110(2), and 110(1). While all three provisions may apply, Section 107 fair...
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Partnering to Publish 2010: The Benefits of Collaborative Marketing at Purdue University Libraries / Press
After presenting an organizational context in which Purdue University Press is embedded in the Libraries, the speaker explores the concept of "a continuum of scholarly communication needs" at Purdue University,...
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Comments of the Association of Research Libraries Concerning “Public Access Policies for Science and Technology Funding Agencies across the Federal Government”
ARL supports enhanced access to federally funded research resources because such policies are integrally tied to and support the mission of higher education and scholarship. ARL believes that extending public...
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The Library as Strategic Investment
Presented at "ARL Lib-Value: Return on Investment (ROI) for Academic Libraries Workshop." lib-value-kaufman.pdf