-
FCC to Consider Revised Net Neutrality Rules
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is once again trying to propose network neutrality rules that would assure an open Internet, though early press reports based on a draft proposal indicate...
-
Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce Applications Due April 28
Monday, April 28, 2014, is the application deadline for the ARL Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce (IRDW), a program designed to recruit master of library and information science (MLIS)...
-
ARL, SPARC, Other Organizations Oppose FIRST Act
On March 24, 2014, ARL, SPARC, and 14 other organizations sent a letter (PDF) to Chairman Smith (R-TX) and Representative Johnson (D-TX) urging them to modify the Frontiers in Innovation...
-
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...
-
White House Releases Memorandum on Scientific Collections
On March 20, 2014, the US Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), John P. Holdren, released a memorandum on “Improving the Management of...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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,...
-
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...
-
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...
Affiliates
