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Infographic Explains Fundamentals and Importance of Fair Use
Fair use is an important right that provides balance to the copyright system in the US and supports the Constitutional purpose of copyright to “promote the Progress of Science and...
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LibQUAL+® Presentations from ALA Midwinter Meeting Online
In conjunction with the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Chicago on February 2, 2015, LibQUAL+ presented workshops on the foundations of the LibQUAL+ library service quality survey, administering...
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ARL, 46 Groups Support FOIA Reform in US House, Senate
Two bills were introduced on February 2, 2015, in the US House of Representatives (H.R. 653) and the US Senate (S. 337) to update and reform the Freedom of Information...
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LCA Joins in Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1201 Submissions
In early February 2015, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA)—ALA, ARL, ACRL—joined in five filings in the sixth Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Section 1201 Anti-Circumvention Rulemaking. The triennial rulemaking permits...
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Reminder: Register for ScholCommCamp Unconference at ACRL 2015 in Portland
It’s not too late to join the first-ever unconference sponsored by the ARL/ACRL Institute on Scholarly Communication (ISC), ScholCommCamp, to be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., in...
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ARL’s Research Library Issues 285 Highlights Copyright Developments
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 285, a special issue focusing on recent developments in US copyright law as well as international copyright agreements. Many of these developments...
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New Workforce Transformation Story: A Community of Practice around Leadership Development
ARL has published the latest entry in its Workforce Transformation Stories column. Jill Mierke, director of human resources for the University of Saskatchewan Library, contributed the February essay, “Communities of...
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Accessibility Webinar to Foster Library-Publisher Collaboration on Inclusive Learning Resources
ARL is offering a free webinar to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of all abilities. The webinar, “Working Together:...
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ARL Hosts Diverse MLIS Students in Leadership Symposium at ALA Midwinter
ARL hosted its 11th Annual Leadership Symposium January 29–February 1, 2015, in Chicago, Illinois, during the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting. This year, 36 ARL diversity program recruits participated...
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ARL Strategic Thinking and Design Report Charts New Course for Research Libraries
ARL has released a report on the Strategic Thinking and Design work (PDF) that the Association undertook from the fall of 2013 through the spring of 2014. Fueled by the deep...
