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Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017 Highlights Balance in Copyright System
The fourth annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week took place February 20–24, 2017, growing to 142 organizations—as well as numerous individuals—celebrating the important and flexible doctrines of fair use and fair...
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University of Notre Dame Libraries Support Digital Scholarship: 12th Profile in ARL Series
The latest installment in the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) series highlighting digital scholarship support at ARL member libraries features the work of the University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries....
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Infographic Debunks Common Myths about Fair Use
In conjunction with Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2017, the Association of Research Libraries is releasing an infographic that refutes 10 popular misperceptions about fair use (PDF). Fair use and fair...
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Open Scholarship Early and Often: Join the Conversation at ACRL 2017—Register by February 27
Don’t miss this opportunity to help drive a lively discussion with your colleagues in academic libraries about how open infrastructure and open workflow tools can support the creation, preservation, and...
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Gabriela Redwine Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Diversity and Inclusion
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Gabriela Redwine as a visiting program officer for diversity and inclusion from January 2017 through June 2019. Redwine is a digital archivist...
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Research Libraries, University Presses Oppose Trump’s Immigration Order
President Trump’s recent executive order temporarily barring entry into the US by individuals from seven countries is contrary to the values held by libraries and presses, and the Association of...
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Save the Date: ARL Digital Scholarship Institute to Offer First Session at Boston College, June 5–9, 2017
The ARL Digital Scholarship Institute, an exciting new initiative of the ARL Academy, is offering a five-day, cohort-based opportunity for professionals in ARL member libraries who are new to digital...
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Open Scholarship Early and Often: Register to Join This Community Conversation on March 22 at ACRL 2017
Register before February 27, 2017, for the latest Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Institute on Scholarly Communication event, “Open Scholarship Early and Often,” to...
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Joseph D. Combs Jr. Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Accessibility
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Joseph (Jody) Dale Combs Jr. as a visiting program officer for accessibility to advance ARL’s captioning initiative, from January through June 2017....
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ARL/SAA Mosaic II Call for Applications—Deadline February 28
The second iteration of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program is now accepting applications for the 2017–2019 cohort. The program promotes much-needed diversification of...
