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Fair Use in the U.S. Economy: Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use
Summary findings of a study conducted to quantify the economic contribution of fair use to the US economy. ccia-fair-use-study-slides.ppt
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The Humanist: “Dances with Wolves” or “Bowls Alone”?
This paper discusses informal scholarly communication in the humanities; ways in which information technology can influence the content of scholarly communication without necessarily changing its outward forms; and an emerging...
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Scholarly Tribes and Tribulations: How Tradition and Technology Are Driving Disciplinary Change [annotated bibliography]
In 2003, ARL convened a group of scholars, librarians, information technologists, and administrators to explore how the disciplines and sub-disciplines are approaching the use of technology. scholarly-tribes-bibl-dec03.pdf
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Global Changes in Scholarly Communication
This paper addresses some of the strategic issues that relate to the traditional system of scholarly communication by looking at changes in informal and formal communication between scholars and scientists...
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Library Preservation: Changes Incorporated in H.R. 2281, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (PL 105-304)
Addresses changes to Section 108 of the Copyright Act due to passage of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act. dmca-section108-changes.pdf
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Author Rights Resources
Bibliography of author rights resources compiled by ARL and SPARC. author-rights-resources-jun07.pdf
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ARL White Paper on Interlibrary Loan
Statistics, trends, and description of current interlibrary loan (ILL) practices in ARL libraries. arl_white_paper_ill_june07.pdf
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Special Collections in ARL Libraries
Until this 1998 survey, no systematic data had been collected on special collections in ARL libraries for nearly 20 years. The results of this survey provide a snapshot of these...
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Using Sampling to Assess Library Collections
This 2001 document is designed to demonstrate the use of sampling to obtain accurate information about a library collection. Two research projects are explicitly described; the sampling methodology as described...
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ALA and ARL Response to the Section 108 Study Group Regarding Interlibrary Loan and Other Copies for Users
section108study-libresponse26feb07.pdf