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USA FREEDOM Act Reintroduced in House and Senate; ARL Urges Swift Passage
On April 28, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and Senate introduced new versions of the USA FREEDOM Act. This legislation would put an end to the current...
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ARL Joins New Re:Create Coalition to Promote Balanced Copyright
Today, April 28, 2015, ARL joined US technology companies, trade associations, and civil society organizations in the launch of Re:Create, a coalition that promotes balanced copyright policy. A balanced copyright...
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Net Neutrality Lawsuits Filed; Congress to Review FCC’s Open Internet Order
On April 13, 2015, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published in the Federal Register its final Open Internet Order protecting net neutrality. The rule—which the FCC voted to approve...
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LibQUAL+® 2014 ARL Group Results Available
The 2014 LibQUAL+ notebook for the ARL group of survey participants (PDF) is freely available for download. The notebook details the results from 9,331 survey respondents—students, faculty, and staff—at the...
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Lorraine Estelle Named COUNTER Project Director
COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources) has appointed Lorraine Estelle as project director, effective summer 2015. She is currently CEO of Jisc Collections and executive director of digital...
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Joy Kirchner Appointed York University Librarian
York University has named Joy Kirchner as university librarian for a five-year term, effective July 1, 2015. She is currently associate university librarian for content & collections and interim associate...
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Lisa German Named U Houston Libraries Dean
University of Houston has appointed Lisa B. German as dean of libraries and Elizabeth D. Rockwell chair, effective August 1, 2015. German is currently associate dean for collections, information, and...
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Libraries That Learn: ARL to Offer Webcast on Analyzing LibQUAL+® Comments to Improve Service
ARL is offering a series of webcasts on how to improve services using LibQUAL+ survey data and other evidence. Join Lorie Kloda, assessment librarian at McGill University, for the third...
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Diversity and Inclusion Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 286
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 286, a special issue focusing on fostering diversity and inclusion in research library operations and culture. The three articles in this issue...
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SHARE Launches Beta of SHARE Notify for Informing Stakeholders When Research Is Released
Stakeholders in the research enterprise—funding agencies, institutions, and individual researchers—often find it challenging to keep track of new research activities that may be relevant to their work. To make research...
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