The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), is a non-profit organization of 125 research libraries from the US and Canada. Its mission is to promote barrier-free access to educational information.
One of the major challenges libraries face is a copyrighted material. On one side of the balance, there are rights of copyright holders. On the other: the need to access and use the copyrighted material to enable research, learning, and teaching.
The association, shortly after releasing a wonderful infographic on library fair use, comes with the new visual, designed by Yippa web design studio.
The infographic, entitled “Libraries Are Champions for Academic Freedom and Balanced Copyright”, emphasizes the importance of finding the golden mean between copyright and academic freedom:
The infographic explains the threat of unbalanced copyright to academic freedoms, including the freedom to research, to teach and learn, and to publish.
You can get an embeddable png file from the original post on ARL blog. There are also three sizes of print-ready pdf documents (8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 14, and 11 x 17 inches) – feel free to use them at library events.
Click or tap on the image to open it in full resolution.
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