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    ALA Names Feldman, Peha OITP Senior Fellows

    by Andrew Albanese | 09/22/2017 @ 12:00AM

    As senior fellows, Feldman and Peha will provide “strategic advice” to the ALA on a variety of policy initiatives.

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    Copyright

    KinderGuides Copyright Case Ends, Appeal Unlikely

    By Andrew Albanese | 09/20/2017 @ 12:00AM

    The closely watched case is now closed after the plaintiffs dropped the claim of willful infringement. Moppet Books, meanwhile, said they are unlikely to appeal the summary judgment in the case.

  • Libraries

    House Votes to Save Library Funding, NEA and NEH

    By Andrew Albanese | 09/15/2017 @ 12:00AM

    Despite the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate virtually all federal library funding, the House yesterday passed a package of FY2018 spending bills that include full funding for libraries and the arts.

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    Libraries

    Discovery Happens Here: PW Talks with Wikipedia's Jake Orlowitz

    by Andrew Albanese | 09/15/2017 @ 12:00AM

    From its launch in 2001, Wikipedia—the Internet’s hugely popular, user-created free encyclopedia—was viewed with suspicion by reference publishers and librarians. But today, many publishers and librarians today are collaborating with Wikipedia, seeing it not as a threat, but as an ally that can drive users to their local libraries, and to expert resources.

  • Copyright

    Judge Explains KinderGuides Copyright Case Decision

    By Andrew Albanese | 09/12/2017 @ 12:00AM

    Judge Jed Rakoff needed just 12 pages to dispatch with Moppet Books' claims that their works were protected by fair use.

  • Copyright

    Will Ruling in ReDigi Case Open the Door to a Used E-book Market?

    by Andrew Albanese | 08/22/2017 @ 12:00AM

    That’s the heart of the question now before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, after a lively hearing on Tuesday in the case of Capitol Records vs. ReDigi.

  • Libraries

    Nancy Pearl's Next Chapter

    by Sari Feldman | 08/18/2017 @ 12:00AM

    In September, "America's librarian" will publish her debut novel 'George & Lizzie' with Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint.

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    Libraries

    PW Welcomes New Library Columnist Sari Feldman

    by Andrew Albanese | 08/18/2017 @ 12:00AM

    Feldman, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland, Ohio, and a former president of both the Public Library Association (2009–2010) and the American Library Association (2015–2016), will write a monthly column as part of PW's library coverage.

  • Copyright

    Still No Opinion, but Judge's Order Bans Distribution of 'Infringing' KinderGuides

    by Andrew Albanese | 08/17/2017 @ 02:00PM

    A federal judge has signed off on a permanent injunction immediately barring Moppet Books from distributing in the U.S. any versions of its KinderGuides series held to be infringing.

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    Content / e-books

    Spotlight on OverDrive and Digital Book Clubs

    | 08/11/2017 @ 07:00PM

    Libraries and publishers are seeing huge benefits from OverDrive's digital book clubs, especially the Big Library Read (Sponsored)

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