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Will Dicta from Impression Products v. Lexmark Lead to the Ability to Control Your Own Devices?
Today we're celebrating Copyright Week! Today's topic is "Controlling Your Own Devices: As software-enabled devices become ubiquitous, so do onerous licensing agreements and technological restrictions. If you buy something, you should...
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The Coming Vote on Network Neutrality
*This post was written by Christopher Libertelli and Krista Cox* It is hard to avoid the press coverage of the coming vote to reverse Obama-era Network Neutrality policies. In...
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FCC Eliminates Net Neutrality Rules
On November 22, 2017, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) published its rule, which, if passed, will completely eliminate the net neutrality rules established...
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#OAWeek: Opening LIS Work with the LIS Scholarship Archive
*This is a guest blog post by Vicky Steeves, the Librarian for Research Data Management and Reproducibility at New York University. She serves on the LIS Scholarship Archive Advisory Board.*...
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ARL Member Representatives Retiring in Fall 2017
ARL’s Kaylyn Groves interviewed two of the three member representatives who are retiring in fall 2017. A bio is included in this document for the director the Association was unable...
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Happy Open Access Week: Move FASTR
This week, October 23-29, 2017, is International Open Access Week, a week to celebrate all things open access. While there are a number of events happening worldwide, those of us...
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NC State University Libraries Shift Diversity Training to Focus on Dismantling Systemic Racism
by Jennifer Garrett, Director, Talent Management, NC State University Libraries Contemporary diversity training often addresses prejudicial mindsets, unconscious bias, and “whiteness” as a normative frame. While these experiences are valuable,...
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Change Makers Build More Inclusive Environment at Northwestern University
Change Makers is a campus program using intergroup dialogue and change management skills to create a more inclusive community. Collaborating across the Northwestern University campus, 280 faculty and staff—including 10%...
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What Have Rightholders Said About the Section 108 Fair Use Savings Clause?
As the Copyright Office considers reform of Section 108, the provision of the Copyright Act that provides for specific limitations and exceptions for libraries, one of the critical considerations is...
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Thoughts on the Section 108 Reform Discussion Draft
On Friday, September 15, 2017, the Copyright Office released a discussion document on proposed reform to Section 108 of the Copyright Act, the provision that sets out specific limitations and...
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