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Beginning August 1, information on our web pages will NOT be updated
until the new launch in September. Please check the District Dispatch, the
Washington Office blog for regular updates and information during this time.
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Twice a year, during the ALA Annual and Midwinter Conferences, the ALA Committee on Legislation (COL) drafts Resolutions regarding its position on everything from federal policy to internal organization. This page includes Resolutions from 1999 – Present, organized by subject matter and then alphabetically within that subject. All files are in PDF format.
In 1993, a group of librarians met in Washington, DC, to discuss the Internet's potential impact on libraries. Their goal was to prepare a statement of principles to guide libraries in what was already shaping up to be a major policy reassessment in telecommunication and information policy. Printed in draft form, the principles were never fully adopted by ALA. Nevertheless, the draft version proved to be a helpful resource for library policy advocacy.
State Library Statistics
The ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), in partnership with the Information Institute at Florida State University, has developed a new tool for library advocates: the State Statistics Module. This interactive website contains copious information about broadband connectivity in libraries and allows for the creation of customized reports, based upon 11 variables from the "2006 Public Libraries and the Internet Study."