Right before the Public Library Association Conference in Philadelphia last week, there was another important get together in New York: the Association of American Publishers (AAP) annual meeting held on March 14, as LJ reported. AAP today posted videos of all four panels, two of particular interest to librarians are below. The first video here […]
On the Front Lines of Ethical Use: Librarians didn’t need ACTA to tackle copyright issues, they’re already there
By on March 1, 2012
Librarians are schooling students on the nuances of copyright, piracy, and good digital citizenship. That’s difficult when kids get conflicting messages.
SOPA Is Top Story for Young People
By on January 30, 2012
Young people under 30 followed protests over SOPA more closely than news about the upcoming presidential election, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
DPLA, Syracuse, Library Blogs Take Part in SOPA/PIPA Protest
By on January 18, 2012
Thousands of websites, from major sites like the social news website Reddit, the Internet Archive’s main site, and the English-language version of Wikipedia, to small personal WordPress blogs, have “gone dark” today as part of a coordinated protest against the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), currently in committee in the House, and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), scheduled for a Senate vote on January 24. Among the sites taking part are those of Digital Public Library of America and the Syracuse University iSchool, as well as several popular blogs in the library world.
White House Weighs In on SOPA
By on January 16, 2012
In a statement released on January 14, three top White House technology officials weighed in on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and other similar bills currently being debated in Congress, coming out firmly against a controversial provision involving website blocking, and saying that “the important task of protecting intellectual property online must not threaten an open and innovative Internet.”
Copyright Clearance Center Purchases Pubget
By on January 11, 2012
The Copyright Clearance Center announced Monday that it had acquired Boston-based Pubget. Terms were not disclosed.
SOPA: A Call to Action for Librarians
By on January 11, 2012
Voicing her opposition to SOPA, the anti-piracy bill making its way through Congress, library technologist Jessamyn West has called on her peers in the profession to take action, for starters, by becoming informed.
Librarians, Open Access Advocates ‘Vehemently Oppose’ Research Works Act
By on January 9, 2012
A new bill would roll back the National Institute of Health’s Public Access Policy and give publishers greater control over access to taxpayer-funded research.
