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Orphan Works and Mass Digitization Roundtables: Myths and Realities of Copyright and Fair Use
On March 10–11, 2014, the US Copyright Office convened roundtables on orphan works and mass digitization. Several participants attacked fair use and libraries, misstated the purpose of the copyright system...
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ARL Joins Amicus Brief in Garcia v. Google Copyright Case
On Friday, April 11, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), along with the American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, and other organizations, joined an amicus brief...
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SHARE Overview by Walters and Ruttenberg Published in EDUCAUSE Review
Tyler Walters, dean of university libraries at Virginia Tech and co-chair of the SHARE Steering Group, and Judy Ruttenberg, program director for transforming research libraries at ARL, provide an overview...
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Travel Awards for Underrepresented Professionals Available for Library Assessment Conference 2014—Deadline May 30
ARL is offering travel awards of up to $2,000 each for five individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable,...
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ARL-SAA Digital Archives Specialist Courses at Emory: Early-Bird Deadline Approaching
Register by Thursday, May 1, to receive the early-bird discount on the Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) courses being offered by ARL and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) at Emory...
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Heartbleed Bug Does Not Affect ARL Websites
After a comprehensive review of ARL’s hosted and operated websites, ARL has determined that its sites were not impacted by the Heartbleed OpenSSL bug. No ARL-hosted system—including the StatsQUAL® sites,...
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Library Assessment Conference 2014 Registration Now Open—Deadline July 6
Registration is now open for the 2014 Library Assessment Conference: Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment, to be held August 4–6, in Seattle, Washington. The conference aims to build and develop...
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LibQUAL+® Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2015
LibQUAL+ will award up to three institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2015 LibQUAL+ survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50 libraries registered. This will...
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Fair Use Promoted at House of Representatives Copyright Hearing
James G. Neal, Columbia University’s university librarian and vice president for information services, served as the voice of libraries to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program Application Deadline Extended
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have extended the application deadline through Wednesday, April 16, 2014, for the second cohort of the ARL/SAA...