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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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Analytics and Privacy: A Proposed Framework for Negotiating Service and Value Boundaries
Universities and libraries are increasingly moving to use the data streams created by their constituents in order to provide the best services and resources possible, but the use of this...
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Research Awards Available from American Folklife Center
The American Folklife Center is accepting applications through March 9, 2015, for two research awards: the Blanton Owen Fund Award and the Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award....
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President Obama Releases FY 2016 Federal Budget Proposal
On February 2, President Obama released his proposed FY 2016 Budget of the US Government, which focuses on “middle-class economics.” This budget would increase federal spending for many higher education...
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Let Me Google That for You Act Introduced in US House
In late January, Representative Bridenstine (R-OK) introduced H.R. 443, the Let Me Google That for You Act, formerly known as the To Streamline the Collection and Distribution of Government Information...
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act Reform Reintroduced in US House and Senate
Bills to reform the outdated Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) were reintroduced on February 4, 2015, in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate with bipartisan support....
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FCC Proposes New Rules to Protect Net Neutrality
On February 4, 2015, US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler proposed long-anticipated rules governing the open Internet, also known as net neutrality, which is critical for education, research,...
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Ford Foundation Requires Creative Commons Licenses for Funded Projects
The Ford Foundation has adopted a policy, effective February 1, that requires its grantees and consultants to use the Creative Commons license CC-BY 4.0 for all projects and research funded...
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