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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Fiscal Year 2022 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
On July 14, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to Representative Rosa DeLauro and Representative Kay Granger, chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations, in support of...
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ARL Publishes Issue Brief on Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
The 117th US Congress is holding hearings and debating bills on changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that protects internet service providers and internet...
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Issue Brief: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act: Research Library Perspectives
The 117th US Congress is holding hearings and debating bills on changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), a 1996 law that protects internet service providers and...
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ARL Welcomes Researcher-First Policies in Bills to Reauthorize US National Science Foundation
On behalf of the leaders of 125 major research libraries, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to see that the US House of Representatives included the following policies...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Negotiated Rulemaking for Title IV of the Higher Education Act (HEA)
On July 1, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter to the US Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, in response to its intent to prepare regulations for programs authorized...
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Coalition for International Education Letter on US Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education Programs
On June 28, 2021, ARL signed onto a letter asking Senate appropriators Patty Murray and Roy Blunt to recommend $151.4 million for International Education and Foreign Language Studies, including $134.3...
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Library Impact Practice Brief: Supporting Bibliometric Data Needs at Academic Institutions
This practice brief presents research conducted by staff at the University of Waterloo Library as part of the library's participation in ARL's Research Library Impact Framework initiative. The research addressed the...
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ARL Supports Creation of US Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is proud to join civil society, higher education, racial justice, and other organizations dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the movement for US...
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American Historical Association (AHA) Statement Opposing Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism and American History
On June 14, 2021, ARL joined American Historical Association in opposing legislation that aims to prohibit or impede the teaching and education of students concerning what are termed “divisive concepts.”...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Identifying Community Funding Requests for the FY22 Appropriations Process
On June 11, 2021, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) in outlining funding priorities for the higher education community in the next fiscal year. Letter on funding priorities...