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Library Publishing Coalition to Host Inaugural Library Publishing Forum
The Library Publishing Forum aims to bring together representatives of libraries engaged in or considering publishing activities. The first forum will be hosted by the Library Publishing Coalition in Kansas City,...
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Copyright Week Explores Principles of Copyright Policy
This week, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is hosting Copyright Week, with each day devoted to a different issue. Copyright Week will last six days, ending on Saturday, January 18,...
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Library Copyright Alliance Submits Comments on Copyright Reform to Commerce Department
On January 8, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted additional comments (PDF) on the US Department of Commerce “green paper,” Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (PDF),...
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Library Assessment Conference 2014: Proposals Due January 17
ARL, the University of Washington Libraries, and the conference planning committee are still accepting proposals through next Friday, January 17, 2014 (now extended to Tuesday, January 21, 2014), for the...
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Innovation and R&D, SPEC Kit 339, Published by ARL
ARL has released Innovation and R&D, SPEC Kit 339, which investigates the current state of both innovation and research and development (R&D) in research library organizations. This SPEC Kit examines...
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ARL Salary and Demographics Webcast Series Videos Available on YouTube
Videos of four webcasts highlighting uses of data from the ARL Annual Salary Survey are now available on ARL’s YouTube channel. The webcasts address what data are available through ARL,...
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Strategies to Sustain Digitized Special Collections: Key Lessons from Ithaka S+R/ARL Report “Searching for Sustainability”
Museums and libraries are taking advantage of advances in technology to move their rare and unique collections online. What most institutions learn quickly is that digitization is the easy part....
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Strong Fair Use Decision Issued in Bouchat v. Ravens
In a long-running legal dispute between Frederick E. Bouchat and the Baltimore Ravens along with the National Football League (NFL), a federal appeals court has ruled that the use of...
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CNI Program Plan, Membership Meeting Materials Now Online
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) released the CNI Program Plan 2013–2014, surveying areas that CNI intends to focus on during this program year, at the CNI Fall Membership Meeting earlier...
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Library Copyright Alliance Participates in Public Meeting on USPTO Copyright Green Paper
On Thursday, December 12, the US Department of Commerce hosted a daylong event at the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in Arlington, Virginia, to discuss some of the copyright...