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Principles to Guide Vendor/Publisher Relations in Large-Scale Digitization Projects of Special Collections Materials
Principles endorsed by the Association of Research Libraries Board of Directors on July 26, 2010. principles_large_scale_digitization.pdf
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ARL Profiles: Emerging Themes
arl-profiles-rllf-report.pdf
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Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries
This report summarizes research into the current application of fair use to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. Sixty-five librarians were interviewed confidentially by telephone for around...
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Concerns with April ACTA Text
Addresses concerns with the text of the public release of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). acta-text-comments-23apr10.pdf
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GSU Fair Use Order
This is a copyright infringement case brought against various officials of the University System of Georgia, including officials of Georgia State University. Plaintiffs are three publishing houses who claim that...
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LCA Outlines Concerns with the Leaked Internet Chapter of ACTA
Analysis of the U.S. proposal for an Internet chapter in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which was leaked to the press and widely disseminated on the Internet. acta-leak-24mar10.pdf
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Library Association Response to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator’s Request for Comments on the Joint Strategic Plan
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) respond to the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator's (IPEC) request for...
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ARL Statement of Principles on the Federal Depository Library Program
Statement from ARL directors managing both regional and selective Federal Depository Libraries affirming certain principles of the FDLP program. fdlpprinciples14oct10.pdf
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LCA Files Amicus Brief in Costco v. Omega
Brief Amici Curiae of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries in Support of Petitioner. amicus-lca-costco08jul10.pdf
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Comments of the Association of Research Libraries Concerning “Public Access Policies for Science and Technology Funding Agencies across the Federal Government”
ARL supports enhanced access to federally funded research resources because such policies are integrally tied to and support the mission of higher education and scholarship. ARL believes that extending public...