Taken from: ALA Website CALL TO ACTION: Ask your Senator to demonstrate his/her support for S. 1373, the “Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009,” by supporting and co-sponsoring the bill. We are asking all supporters of public access in select states-including librarians, library patrons, faculty, students, researchers, research institutions, consumers, patients, and the public-to [...]

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The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Organization for Transformative Works and the Right to Write Fund have filed an amicus curiae brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reverse the Federal District Court judge’s ruling in [...]

Did you miss out on ALA Annual this year in beautiful Chicago? Well, fret not! ALA has just released the following taped videos for your viewing pleasure. Broadband Stimulus Presentation at Washington Office Update, ALA Conference 2009 – featuring Bob Bocher, Chris McLean, Alan Inouye, and Marijke Visser. Libraries and Mobile Devices: Public Policy Considerations [...]