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ARL and California Digital Library Kick Off Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot Site Visits at Northwestern University
In September, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the California Digital Library (CDL) conducted a site visit to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine’s Galter Health Sciences Library....
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Opportunities to Protect Copyright User Rights from Contractual Override
The US Copyright Act includes special rights for libraries and the scholarly functions they support. However, when licensing digital content, publishers and vendors sometimes include terms to restrict certain uses...
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ARL Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2024
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting current and historical attempts to remove or restrict books in libraries and...
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month 2024
The Association of Research Libraries is excited to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15). Below is a roundup of the events, blogs, resources, and exhibits from our member libraries....
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ARL’s 2024 Labor/Labour Day Roundup
The first Monday in September is commonly celebrated as Labor/Labour Day. The fight to improve conditions at the worksite didn't happen by sheer benevolence from industrialists, it happened as a...
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ARL Celebrates Pride Month 2024
June is internationally recognized as Pride Month for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) community. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and our member libraries...
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Recap, Slides, Video: Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) Webinar
ARL recently hosted a virtual member session on the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), a worldwide network of organizations committed to helping secure open access and open...
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ARL Libraries Remember Juneteenth
The following list includes events, blog posts, exhibits, and other resources from ARL member libraries in honor of Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States....
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Canadian ARL Libraries Celebrate National Indigenous History Month
ARL libraries in Canada are celebrating National Indigenous History Month (NIHM) in June. See below for a roundup of their NIHM events and resources. Events Tuesday, June 11 University of...
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ARL Celebrates Jewish Heritage Month
Join ARL and our member libraries in celebrating Jewish Heritage Month. Learn more about the history, stories, and rich traditions of the Jewish community by viewing the events and resources...
