LACA has responded to the UK government's Open Consultation on Copyright and AI, which closed on 25 February, 2025. Our response focused on the needs of the research sector, highlighting the transformative potential of AI for UK research and innovation. The topic of this consultation is a contentious one, and our members are working hard …
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Matt Greenhall, Deputy Executive Director of Research Libraries UK (RLUK) and member of LACA, and Fred Saunderson, Rights and Information Manager at National Library of Scotland and Chair of LACA, introduce LACA's current priorities and new working group structure Providing a voice to the community LACA represents a broad cross-section of the library, information, and …
Library and archive premises across the UK have been closed for months, significantly restricting user access to physical collection materials and onsite services. Even as the country comes out of the Covid-19 lockdown, access limitations are likely to remain for some time. For example, it is likely that library and archive spaces will have capacity …
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