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Advocacy & PolicyInformation Issues and PolicyThe Medical Library Association supports access to the worlds health sciences information to facilitate informed health care decisions. The Governmental Relations Committee and the Joint MLA/AAHSL Legislative Task Force both have responsibility for addressing national information issues and policies of importance to the health sciences library community.
Civil LibertiesAddresses legislation that seeks to strengthen national security post 9/11, and its impact on libraries and library services. FundingAddresses annual appropriations legislation that funds education and recruitment initiatives, and also library programs and services to ensure that information access is available to health professionals, educators, students, and the public. Information AccessAddresses issues and legislation related to public access to health information, including the NIH policy on enhancing public access to archived publications resulting from NIH-funded research and NLM's PubChem database. Intellectual Property and CopyrightAddresses a wide range of national and international intellectual property and copyright issues impacting libraries and library services in the print and digital arenas. Copyright Issues and Legislation
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Scholarly PublishingAddresses issues on publisher mergers, open access, and links to scholarly publishing initiatives TechnologyMLA position statements that identify roles for information professionals in national telemedicine and NII / HPCC initiatives, and address digital technology issues.
TelecommunicationsAddresses telecommunications and technology issues such as the E-rate and universal service as well as Internet policies such as filtering and content controls. |
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Last Updated: 2008 September 04 |