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ARL news - joining coalitions, new reports, statements, etc.

CARL updates

LCA updates - comments, amicus briefs, etc.

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Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (NASEM)

Education in a pandemic  (US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights)

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Biden’s budget request - research funding

NSF reauthorization/US Innovation and Competition Act

Administration updates - OSTP policies, Biden executive orders, etc.

Committees, leadership updates, etc.

Section 230

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Cybersecurity

Researcher reporting requirements

Department of Education news - rulemakings, personnel

Free speech issues, including updates from the Supreme Court

AAU/APLU/SPARC statements, reports, projects

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Copyright office news - rulemaking, personnel, roundtables, etc.

Right to repair

WIPO updates - TRIPS waiver,
US Trade Representative updates

Bills with implications for copyright - Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA)

State bills that are relevant to copyright, higher education, research

Updates on copyright modernization

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Federal legislative updates
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Marrakesh Treaty Implementation updates
Federal personnel
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FCC updates
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rulemaking
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Title IX
Free speech/free expression

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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC)/federal requirements

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Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) - policy updates/requests for comments
Presidential Records Act/Federal Records Act Reform

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Click here for our advocacy and public policy priorities

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ARL is the collective voice for research libraries and archives on public policy in the US and internationally. We lead on policy and legal issues that advance sustainable, equitable, and barrier-free access to information and culture while protecting core values of privacy and freedom of expression.

ARL partners with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) on Canadian public policy issues, and works in coalition with the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA) on global policy development.

Contact Katherine Klosek ( kklosek@arl.org) to find out how you can get involved.

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We work with member libraries, higher education associations, disability organizations, federal agencies, Congress, and international organizations on promoting and implementing effective public policies that provide access to knowledge for people...

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Advocacy & Public Policy - Association of Research Libraries

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ARL is the collective voice for research libraries and archives on public policy in the US and internationally. We lead on policy and legal issues that advance sustainable, equitable, and barrier-free access to information and culture while protecting core values of privacy and freedom of expression.

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Prompt: Of the issues we track under our "track and inform membership" initiative, which issues would you like to see this committee invest increased time and resources into over the next 12 months? This includes topics that we address through monthly committee meetings, the Public Policy Briefing, memos & talking points, etc. 

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Prompt: Of the issues we track under our "track and inform membership" initiative, which issues would you like to see this committee invest increased time and resources into over the next 12 months? This includes topics that we address through monthly committee meetings, the Public Policy Briefing, memos & talking points, etc. 

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The boxes below includes topics under APPC's "track & inform membership" initiative. Add a thumbs up or thumbs down to each topic; use the "comment" feature to elaborate, or to add topics you are interested in.

For reference, our advocacy and public policy page is linked on this page