GSU E-Reserves Case Goes On After Publishers Win Second Appeal
Barring a settlement, the decade-old copyright case could still be far from a conclusion. more...and more.
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LibrariesLibrarians, Let’s Make 2019 the Year of the Book
When ALA introduced its successful Libraries Transform campaign in 2015, it was meant to build on our foundational principles. What’s more foundational to libraries than books? If we envision 2019 as the year of the book, imagine the transformation we might lead.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 18, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Librarians prepare to gather in Seattle for the 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting; The U.K. Society of Authors threatens to sue the Internet Archive; And, some Kansas residents want to remove LGBT-themed books from the children's section of the library.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: January 11, 2019
Among the week's headlines: The Authors Guild says American authors are in crisis; Should authors be paid for U.S. library lends? And Canadian libraries call out unsustainable library e-book prices.
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Libraries
Librarians Celebrate as House Passes Key Library Funding Bill
The House of Representatives on December 19 passed the Museum and Library Services Act (MLSA), paving the way for the Institute of Museum and Library Services to continue distributing federal library funding to the states.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: December 14, 2018
Librarians keep the heat on in the final days of the 115th Congress; Congress wastes a chance to get answers out of Google CEO Sundar Pichai; and more on the University of California's tough negotiation with publisher Elsevier.
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Libraries
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2018
PW takes a look back at some of the library stories that captivated the publishing world in 2018, and what they portend for 2019.
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Libraries
Melinda Gates, Isha Sesay to Keynote 2019 ALA Midwinter Meeting
In Seattle, librarians will kick-start what figures to be a busy year with a slate of inspiring authors and speakers; a strong, future-oriented professional program; a host of awards and receptions; and a full slate of author signings and product demos in the exhibit hall.
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Libraries
My Book Is Reading Me Back!
Amazon, AI, and why tomorrow’s librarians are facing a potentially very different future
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Copyright
Appeals Court Shoots Down Digital Resale in ReDigi Case
In upholding a lower court ruling that ReDigi's attempt to create a service that could legally copy digital files for resale copyright infringement, the appeals court made the sale of used e-books all the more unlikely.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: December 7, 2018
Among the week's headlines: The 2018 'I Love my Librarian' award winners are honored at a reception in New York; ALA offers a legislative update as the 115th Congress enters its final weeks; and what does Tumblr's decision to police its platform for pornography say about the future of the internet?
