ARL is the collective voice for research libraries and archives on public policy in the US and internationally. We lead on policy and legal issues that advance sustainable, equitable, and barrier-free access to information and culture while protecting core values of privacy and freedom of expression.
ARL partners with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) on Canadian public policy issues, and works in coalition with the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) on global policy development.
Contact Katherine Klosek (kklosek@arl.org) to find out how you can get involved.
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Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
Recognizing the need to centralize government printing and to establish a mechanism to provide US citizens with no-fee access to federal government information, Congress passed the Printing Act of 1895...
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International Copyright & IP
ARL, as a member of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), engages on a number of international copyright and intellectual property issues. In addition, ARL monitors Canadian copyright issues via the...
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Letter Opposing Race and Sex Stereotyping in “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”
On October 8, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to President Trump opposing Executive Order 13950 on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping.” American Council on Education letter requesting withdrawal...
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Letter Requesting Withdrawal of Executive Order on “Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping”
On December 1, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to the US Department of Labor requesting the withdrawal of the Executive Order on "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping." Letter...
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Letter to Chad Wolf, US Department of Homeland Security
On July 22, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to Chad Wolf, US Department of Homeland Security, seeking clarity on the status of incoming international students in the 2020–2021...
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Letter to Chad Wolf, US Department of Homeland Security
On July 10, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter to Chad Wolf, US Department of Homeland Security, opposing the July 6 directive on international students and the 2020–2021 academic...
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Letter to Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Identifying Community Funding Requests for the FY22 Appropriations Process
On June 11th, ARL joined the American Council on Education (ACE) in outlining funding priorities for the higher education community in the next fiscal year. Letter on funding priorities for...
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Letter to House Appropriators in support of funding for International Education and Foreign Language Studies
On May 12, ARL signed onto a letter to Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and Ranking Member Tom Cole endorsing a bipartisan letter from the House of Representatives recommending $151.4 million in...
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Letter to Kelvin Droegemeier, US Office of Science and Technology Policy
On June 5, 2020, ARL signed on to a letter thanking OSTP for its leadership in convening a substantive and thoughtful discussion process on broadening public access to the results...
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Letter to President Biden on Good Government
On February 9, 2021, ARL signed on to a letter to President Biden restoring transparency and accountability in the United States government and reclaiming global leadership on democracy and human...
