The ACRL Update announced the 2013 ACRL Legislative Agenda today. It: focuses on three issues that the U.S. Congress has recently taken, or will most likely take, action on in the year ahead: first sale doctrine, public access to federally funded research, and federal funding for libraries. New this year, the agenda includes a watch list […]
This week, the OLA Legislative Committee voted to draft a letter of support to Rep. Jeff Barker, the Chair of the House Committee on Judiciary, regarding HB 2944, an Act Relating to Electronic Legal Material. This legislation will enact the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) and provide Oregon with a technology-neutral, outcomes-based approach to ensuring […]
Edited 3/22/2013: Due to a conflict with a major gun rights rally at the Capitol, OLA’s Legislative day has been moved to Monday, April 8th. April 4th is closer than you think. *NOW* is the time to make appointments with your State Legislators for the Oregon Library Association’s Legislative Day, April 4, 2013. You will have a […]
OLA’s Legislative Day will be Thursday April 4. Join your OLA colleagues at the State Capitol for a fun and informative day. Learn about library issues and how the Legislature works. Talk to your legislators and show them that people do care about our libraries. Details will be coming as the date approaches. The tentative […]
From the District Dispatch, courtesy of Diedre Conkling: Yesterday advances were made in improving transparency in the federal government. Reps. Mike Quigley (IL-5) and Leonard Lance (NJ-07) introduced the Congressional Research Service Electronic Accessibility Resolution of 2012 <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.uscongress/legislation.112hres727>(House Resolution 727), a resolution that creates a publicly available database of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports and […]
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