Archive for "Sep 2009"

Office of Government Relations issues urgent PATRIOT Act Action Alert

URGENT ALERT:
USA PATRIOT ACT REFORMS – JUDICIARY COMMITTEE MARKUP SEPTEMBER 30TH
ADVOCATES ASKED TO CONTACT SENATORS ON JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ASAP
It is critical that library supporters from states with senators on the Judiciary Committee call them as soon as possible urging reforms to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT [...]

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ALA sends letter to Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in support of Federal Research Public Access Act

As part of our ongoing efforts to champion open access, the ALA Washington Office today submitted a  letter to members of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee, voicing our support for the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (S. 1373).  Specifically, the letter includes the resolution passed by the ALA Council at [...]

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President picks intellectual property czar

Last week, President Obama chose Victoria Espinel for the position of the White House’s “intellectual property czar.” Espinel, whose official title will be U.S. intellectual property (IP) enforcement coordinator, became the first assistant U.S. trade representative for intellectual property and innovation in 2005 and served as the U.S. trade negotiator on IP issues before the [...]

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If you haven’t signed on yet….

Tomorrow we will host an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the upcoming legislative activities on Capitol Hill. Join us for an ALA Washington Office Webinar where Kristin Murphy (ALA Washington Office) and Stephanie Vance (Advocacy Guru), offer insights in to the end of the year legislative madness in Washington, DC over the next couple [...]

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The Google Books Settlement: Who Is Filing And What Are They Saying?

The Association of Research Libraries, the American Library Association, and the Association of College and Research Libraries have prepared The Google Books Settlement: Who Is Filing And What Are They Saying? (PDF) to summarize in a few pages of charts some key information about the hundreds of filings that have been submitted to the federal [...]

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