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• Legislative and Regulatory Update - April 25, 1997

  Bob Oakley testified on behalf of AALL before the Committee on Automation and Technology of the Judicial Conference of the United States

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - August 26, 1997

  Legislative Branch Appropriations FY 1998
  Oakley Submits Amicus Brief in Support of Equal Remote Access to Court System
  Report of the Judicial Conference's Committee on Automation and Technology Disappointing
  AOUSC Compliance with the Proposed Revisions to Title 44
  WIPO Implementing Legislation Advancing
  TWO QUICK BYTES
  

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 7, 1997

  Oakley to Testify at House Appropriations Hearing
  ALA Convenes Inter-association Task Group
  Second Study Underway on Executive Branch Printing
  Institute of Museum and Library Services Established
  CDA Oral Arguments before the Supreme Court
  Illinois Obscenity Bill Reintroduced

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 7, 1997

  Outlook for the 105th Congress
  Database Protection
  Revisions to Title 44
  State News

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - July 31, 1997

  AALL Endorses Goals for the Revision of Title 44
  Library Community's "Federal Information Access Act of 1997"
  Virginia Librarians Meet with Sen. Warner
  Free Public Access to MEDLINE
  Supreme Court Victory on the CDA
  Two New Noteworthy Reports
  Great to See You in Baltimore!

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 27, 1997

  AALL Comments on ABA Citation Proposal
  CDA Back in the Headlines...
  ...As Is the Illinois Obscenity Bill
  Lehman Cautions Against Aggressive WIPO Action on Databases
  JCP "Concepts" Paper on Title 44
  Madison Awards Recognize NOCALL/SCALL Victory

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 6, 1997

  Library Community Applauds Oakley's House Testimony
  Loss of Public Domain Information--a New Champion?
  No Surprise--Copyright Term Extension, WIPO Treaties and Database Protection Are Back
  Comments on "A Framework for Global Electronic Commerce"

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - May 29, 1997

  Oakley Testifies on GPO before House Committee
  Senate Rules Hearing on JCP Draft Bill
  U.C.C. Article 2B
  CONFU Guidelines
  See you in Baltimore!

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - October 30, 1997

  Review of the First Session of the 105th Congress, and What's Looming on the Horizon for Next Year
  W.I.P.O. Implementing Legislation
  S. 1146--the Ashcroft Bill
  H.R. 2652--New Database Protection Bill
  TITLE 44
  UCC2B
  Welcome to the New SuDocs, a Librarian!

• Legislative and Regulatory Update - September 25, 1997

  Oakley Testifies at Two Copyright Hearings
  Legislative Branch Appropriations FY 1998
  Personnel Changes at GPO
  At Long Last--Title 44 Bill to be Released Next Week
  NCLIS/GPO Study Coming Along
  Missed the GRC's "Sea Change in Access to Federal Government Information" Program in Baltimore?

• Legislative and Regulatory Updates - July 22, 1997

  But first a general word about this new Congress
  Before I Move into Talking About Legislative Initiatives, I should bring you up to date on Citation Reform
  Copyright
  Licensing

• Special Program: A Sea Change in Access...July 23, 1997

  TITLE 44 AND THE ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

• UCC Article 2B: Some Preliminary Comments on a New Issue for the Library Community

  October 16, 1997

• Washington Report - July 15, 1997

  Draft JCP Bill to Revise Title 44
  House Government Reform and Oversight Hearing
  Victory for Public Access: MEDLINE Now Free
  Supreme Court Decision on the CDA
  New GAO Report on Agency Web Sites