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Letter Urging Representatives to Vote ‘No’ on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA) (Apr. 16, 2012)
We the undersigned organizations urge you to vote "no" on H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (CISPA). We are gravely concerned that this bill will...
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Letter to Paul Broun re: Hearing on Public Access and Scholarly Publication Interests (Mar. 29, 2012)
Letter from library associations thanking Paul Broun for conducting a hearing on Public Access and Scholarly Publication Interests. frpaa-broun-29mar2012.pdf
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Code of Best Practices in Fair Use: FAQ for Librarians/General Overview
fair-use-code-faq-libs.pdf
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Research Library Issues, no. 278 (March 2012)
RLI issue 278 includes: Leading a Full Life: Reflections on Several Decades of Work, Family, and Accomplishment Scenario Planning: Developing a Strategic Agenda for Organizational Alignment Bringing Scenario Planning Home to...
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Synergy Issue 8, January 2012
The theme of this issue is “transitions”. Whether transitioning from student to professional or from one position of leadership to another, one will always encounter challenges and opportunities that are...
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Letter to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee re: H.R. 3699, The Research Works Act (Jan. 24, 2012)
Library association letter expressing opposition to H.R. 3699, The Research Works Act. lt-researchworksact-24jan12.pdf
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A New Day for Website Archiving 2.0
Memorandum discussing legal issues in website archiving. band-new-day-for-archiving-2.0-23feb12.pdf
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LibQUAL+ Webcast
This webcast from February 14, 2012, provides potential and current LibQUAL+® participants with vital information on the LibQUAL+® service. This one-hour webcast provides practical information for administering a survey, helps...
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Fair Use and Education: The Way Forward
The ability to make reasonable "fair use" of copyrighted material is both economically and culturally important to the enterprise of education. In asserting fair use, teachers, librarians, and others cannot...
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Letter to Michael F. Doyle re: H.R. 4004, “The Federal Research Public Access Act” (Feb. 14, 2012)
Letter from higher education and library associations thanking Representative Doyle for introducing H.R. 4004, "The Federal Research Public Access Act." oawg-house-frpaa-14feb2012.pdf