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Publisher NewsRhode Island ACLU Sues Over Tax Law that Discriminates Against Nonfiction Authors
The suit revolves around a 2013 law designed to help creative workers in the state by offering authors, composers and artists in Rhode Island a sales tax exemption. But in a bizarre twist, the state’s tax officials have ruled that the tax break applies only to authors of fiction, because nonfiction is not “creative and original.”
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: May 3, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Macmillan Learning commits to 'born accessible' e-books; Project Panorama is surveying Readers' Advisory practices; and, is a voluntary 'small claims court' for copyright feasible?
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 26, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Why the DOJ's edition of 'The Mueller Report' gets bad reviews; Melville House, NYPL convene Climate Change Reading Group; and, has Elsevier broken the ice with an open access deal in Norway?
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Copyright
The GSU E-reserves Case Lumbers On
Will the third time be the charm in the Georgia State University e-reserves case? With an April 26 deadline for reply briefs looming in the now 11-year-old copyright case, it's any observer's guess.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 19, 2019
DPLA, partners, announce their next move in pursuit of a "library-controlled" e-book lending platform; Ontario proposes to cut library funding in half; and remembering Susan K. Nutter, one the greats in academic librarianship.
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Shows & Events
Looking for Answers to Copyright at IAF Panel In NYC
At the annual meeting of the International Authors Forum in New York on April 15, the EU Copyright Directive and its consequences for publishers worldwide dominated the proceedings.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 12, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Carla Hayden's 'audacious' plan to offer online public access to Library of Congress collections; NYPL announces the finalists for the 2019 Young Lions Fiction Award; and, LGBTQ-themed books were most challenged in 2018.
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Libraries
Julius C. Jefferson Wins 2020-2021 ALA Presidency
Jefferson will serve as president-elect for one year before stepping into his role as president at the close of the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
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Libraries
Why Doctors and Librarians Make Great Partners
Thirty years after its launch, Reach Out and Read continues to stress the benefits of reading aloud to kids.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: April 5, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Why "one louder" might best describe the ALA's upcoming list of most challenged books; a conservative group is vowing to continue its legal battle against libraries and information providers; and, more movement on the open access front.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: March 29, 2019
Among the week's headlines: Copyright reform passes in Europe; a bill to restore net neutrality advances in the U.S.; and librarians in South Carolina want answers after two library managers mysteriously found themselves unemployed following a controversy over a Drag Queen Story Time.
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Copyright
Librarian of Congress Names Karyn Temple Register of Copyrights
Temple had been serving as Acting Register since October, 2016, earning positive reviews. "Karyn has done a superb job as Acting Register for the last two-and-a-half years,” said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, in a statement announcing the appointment.
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Copyright
European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Overhaul
By a 348 to 278 margin, the European Parliament voted to approve a sweeping copyright reform bill celebrated by publishers and media companies, but which critics say could harm free expression online and fundamentally alter the way the internet works.
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: March 22, 2019
Among the week's headlines: ALA officials urge library supporters to contact their local reps to save federal library funding; CCPL's Sari Feldman announces her retirement; and a federal court boldly finds fair use where Star Trek meets Dr. Seuss.
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Shows & Events
TLA 2019: The Power of Advocacy
The stars are aligning to make this year’s event one of the association’s most highly attended conferences to date.
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Promotional
BookExpo's Librarians' Lounge 2019: 'Pet a Pooch, Cuddle a Kitty' with Gary Weitzman, Sponsored by National Geographic
On Thursday, May 30, from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Weitzman will be in the Librarians' Lounge (booth 557)...along with some of his four-legged friends
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London Book Fair
London Book Fair 2019: Why the Story of Our Networked World Is a Story of Upheaval
In his new book, former F.C.C. Chariman Tom Wheeler deftly explores 500 years of network revolutions, and offers an invaluable take on the challenges we now face.
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London Book Fair
London Book Fair 2019: Why the Double-Digit Growth in Audiobooks Is Likely to Continue
For a second year in a row, the rapid growth of digital audio will be a hot topic at the London Book Fair, and that growth shows no signs of slowing down in 2019. PW recently caught up with Amanda D’Acierno, President & Publisher, Penguin Random House Audio Group to talk about audio’s rise, and its prospects for continued growth.
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Libraries
In FY2020 Budget Proposal, Trump Renews Bid to End Federal Library Funding
ALA officials said the president's budget proposal was discouraging, but the bipartisan support in Congress over the past two years gives library supporters "reason to hope.”
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Libraries
The Week in Libraries: March 8, 2019
Among the week's headlines: OCLC releases an impressive list of the library world's most widely held novels; Texas school librarians score a major victory in the legislature; and more on the University of California's decision to walk away from Elsevier.
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