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Accelerating Standards for 3D Data to Improve Long-Term Usability

Have you ever virtually walked on Mars or ridden a buggy on the moon? Perhaps you’ve viewed 3D images of mastodons or dinosaurs online? If you’ve done any of these...

Libraries and Librarians as Key Partners in Accelerating Public Access to Research Data

The Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) have released their Guide to Accelerate Public Access to Research Data, the result of two...

ARL Members Celebrate National Library Week, April 4–10, 2021

Duke University Libraries National Library Week Puzzle Giveaway University of Kentucky Libraries Online Exhibit Highlighting Diversity in Libraries Nationwide Penn Libraries "Just Make the Data Available": Exploring Manuscripts with OPenn...

How the Humanities Will Help Us Recover

The humanities enrich our understanding of our own and others’ experience of the world, and help us imagine and build a better future as we recover from a year of...

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Reminds Us That Fair Use Is a Right

Last week more than 50 universities, associations, and organizations celebrated the eighth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, a celebration of these critical copyright doctrines that foster scholarship and creativity. Fair...
Women’s History Month 2021 Celebrated in ARL Member Libraries

The following list includes events, news stories, and resources at ARL member libraries in celebration of Women’s History Month. Events | News and Blog Posts | Resources and Exhibits Events...
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 5 Roundup

Last week was Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities...
Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021

We are excited to celebrate Fair Use Week with a new report from the UC Irvine Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology (IPAT) Clinic: Fair Use Jurisprudence 2019–2021: A Comprehensive Review....
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 4 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities...
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act Promotes Creativity

We started the week sharing the ways that we’re all fair users now, and as #fairuseweek nears its end, we now look to the future. ARL’s Action Plan prioritizes digital...
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 3 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities...
Online Copyright Education Offered by Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS

In early February, Columbia University Libraries and LYRASIS launched the Virtual Copyright Education Center (VCEC) pilot project. With a stellar faculty drawn from experts in research libraries and museums, “the...
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2021 Day 2 Roundup

This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. The week is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities...
Fair Use Best Practices for Open Educational Resources Endorsed by ARL

Iconic news images from the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s can be powerful tools to help students ground events like the murder of George Floyd in their...