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Campus Copyright Rights and Responsibilities: A Basic Guide to Policy Considerations
This document, prepared by the Association of American Publishers, the Association of American Universities, the Association of American University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries, is intended to present...
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The Google Print Library Project: A Copyright Analysis
On August 11, 2005, Google announced that it would not scan copyrighted books under its Print Library Project until November, so that publishers could decide whether they want to opt...
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Part II: Detailed Responses to Section 108 Working Group Questions
The American Library Association and the Association of Research Libraries convened a workshop to consider and receive additional input from members of the library and archival communities regarding the deliberations...
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Detailed Responses to Section 108 Working Group Questions
The Section 108 Study Group released a Background Paper and requested comments on issues relating to library and archival exceptions under Section 108. The library community provided written and oral...
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The ALA and ARL Position on Access and Digital Preservation: A Response to the Section 108 Study Group
In response to issues raised by initiatives such as the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), in spring 2005 the U.S. Copyright Office and the Library of Congress...
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ARL Special Collections Task Force Final Status Report
This is the final report of the ARL Special Collections Task Force, chaired by Joe Hewitt. The task force was charged with advancing a seven-point action plan. The final status...
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Briefing Paper: Key Elements of the NIH Molecular Libraries Initiative – The Molecular Libraries Screening Center Network and PubChem
In order to identify those small molecules that will have the greatest effect on a disease or biological process, NIH will soon be awarding grants to a number of academic...
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A New Day for the DMCA: The Chamberlain and Lexmark Decisions
Recent circuit-level decisions in Chamberlain v. Skylink and Lexmark v. Static Control Components interpreted the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in a manner that will prevent its use to restrict legitimate...
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Education and Training for Careers in Special Collections: A White Paper Prepared for the Association of Research Libraries Special Collections Task Force
Responding to data gathered by the 1998 Survey of Special Collections in ARL Libraries and anecdotal evidence, the ARL Task Force on Special Collections investigated issuesrelated to education and training...
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Law Serials Pricing and Mergers: A Portfolio Approach
Using data from more than 400 legal serials, Mark McCabe estimates the impact of six publisher mergers on law serial prices during the period 1990–2000. The results suggest that merger-related...
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