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Library Community Statement on Freedom of Speech and Access to Information
Library association statement in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. library-statement-free-speech-19sept01.pdf
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Principles for Emerging Systems of Scholarly Publishing (a.k.a. the Tempe Principles)
The "Tempe Principles" were agreed to by the undersigned individuals as a result of a meeting held in Tempe, Arizona, on March 2-4, 2000. Sponsored by the Association of American...
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Statement of Patricia A. Wand before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee on Appropriations on the FY 2001 Appropriations for the Library of Congress.
Statement supporting the Library of Congress request of $428.1 million for FY 2001 (including the authority to obligate $33.6 million in receipts) representing an 11.4% increase in the Library's budget....
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Statement of Patricia A. Wand before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee on Appropriations on the FY 2000 Appropriations for the Library of Congress.
Statement supporting the Library budget request of $383.7 million, representing a 5.5% increase in the Library's budget. wand-statement-loc-00budget.pdf
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Statement of Patricia A. Wand before the Subcommittee on Legislative, House Committee on Appropriations on the FY 1999 Appropriations for the Library of Congress.
Statement in support of the Library of Congress FY 1999 budget request wand-statement-loc-99budget.pdf
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Principles for Licensing Electronic Resources
ARL and its partner library associations issued these principles in 1997 and then developed a series of workshops on licensing to introduce the library community to best practices in contract...
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Fair Use in the Electronic Age: Serving the Public Interest
This statement, released on January 18, 1995, outlines the lawful uses of copyrighted works by individuals, libraries, and educational institutions in the electronic environment. The statement was developed by representatives...
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Intellectual Property: An ARL Statement of Principles
This statement of seven principles adopted by the ARL Membership in May 1994 affirms the rights and responsibilities of the research library community in the area of copyright. intellectual-property-an-arl-statement-of-principles-1994.pdf
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ARL Statement on Unlimited Use and Exchange of Bibliographic Records, 1989
unlimited-use-exchange-bibliographic-records-1989.pdf
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Government Information in Electronic Format: A Statement of Principles
This statement, prepared by the ARL Task Force on Government Information in Electronic Format, was endorsed by the membership of ARL in May 1988. gov-info-e-format-may88.pdf