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Via LLRX.com: Should libraries start their own, more trustworthy Facebook? – David Rothman proposes that the time may be fast upon us for libraries perhaps allied with academic institutions, newspapers and other local media to start their own more trustworthy Facebook. His involvement with the Digital Public Library of America provides a reference …
Sag, Matthew, Predicting Fair Use (February 25, 2012). Ohio State Law Journal, Vol. 73:1 47-91 (2012); TRPC 2011; Loyola University Chicago School of Law Research Paper No. 2012-005. Available at SSRN “Fair use is often criticized as unpredictable and doctrinally incoherent – a conclusion which necessarily implies that the copyright system is fundamentally broken. This …
ReadersFirst: “Libraries have a responsibility to fight for the public and ensure that users have the same open, easy and free access to e-books that they have come to rely on with physical books. They face two major challenges. The first is that, unlike print books, publishers are not required to sell e-books to libraries …
Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate: A Report from the Value of Academic Libraries Summits, by Karen Brown and Kara J. Malenfant, June 2012. “Five overarching recommendations for the library profession emerged from the discussions, presentations, and facilitated small group work at the summits: Increase librarians understanding of library value and impact in relation to various dimensions …
Follow up to previous postings on the Google Book Search project litigation, this posting via The Public Index Blog, Class Certification Granted, by James Grimmelmann [Thursday, May 31, 2012] “Today, Judge Chin issued an opinion granting class certification. The Authors Guild lawsuit will proceed as a class action on behalf of: All persons residing in …
Via FindLaw: “Apple has responded to the United States’ antitrust complaint arising out of supposed collusion between Apple and book publishers to fix the price of e-books appearing on Apple’s iBooks store. The tech company calls the complaint “fundamentally flawed,” arguing that Apple’s entry into the marketplace actually broke Amazon’s de facto monopoly on e-books.” …
“This report offers a quick environmental scan of the repository landscape and then focuses on disciplinary repositories–those subject-based, often researcher-initiated loci for research information. Written by Senior Program Officer Ricky Erway, Lasting Impact: Sustainability of Disciplinary Repositories is intended to help librarians support researchers in accessing and disseminating research information. The report includes profiles of …
Academic spring campaign aims to make all taxpayer-funded academic research available for free online: “The government has drafted in the Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales to help make all taxpayer-funded academic research in Britain available online to anyone who wants to read or use it. The initiative, which has the backing of No 10 and should …
OCLC Research: 2011 Activity Report: “This report provides highlights of OCLC Research activities, focusing on 2011. The purpose is to dive more deeply into our work, to provide a flavor of important themes, and to point to sources of further information. It reviews our internal work and provides an overview of our external shared work …
Online Catalogs: What Users and Librarians Want – An OCLC Report: “In 2008, OCLC conducted focus groups, administered a pop-up survey on WorldCat.org (OCLCs freely available end user interface on the Web) and conducted a Web-based survey of librarians worldwide. The Online Catalogs report presents findings from these research efforts. The findings indicate, among other …
OnlineUniversities.com” 10 Changes to Expect from the Library of the Future: “Libraries have acted as community cornerstones for millennia, and every April marks School Library Month, celebrating how they promote education and awareness in an open, nurturing space. What makes them such lasting institutions, though, isnt the mere act of preserving books and promoting knowledge. …
Briefing Paper on Embedding Creative Commons Licences into Digital Resources – Naomi Korn, Strategic Content Alliance IPR Consultant, March 2011 “Creative Commons licences (also referred to as CC licences) can facilitate the copying, reuse, distribution, and in some cases, the modification of the original owners creative work without needing to get permission each time from …
