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GSU Opposes Publishers’ Motion to Reopen Record in E-Reserves Case
Following the Eleventh Circuit’s reversal and remand of the Georgia State University (GSU) e-reserves case in which the court largely rejected many arguments advanced by the publisher plaintiffs, the publishers...
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Publishers File Motion to Reopen Record in GSU Electronic Reserves Case; GSU Opposes
On October 17, 2014, the Eleventh Circuit ruled in the Georgia State University e-reserve case, directing the lower court to revisit its fair use analysis and avoid using an arithmetic...
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Defense Department Releases Plan for Public Access to DoD-Funded Research
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released a “Plan to Establish Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research” (PDF). The plan provides details and next steps regarding...
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FASTR Bill to Enhance Public Access to Research Introduced in US Congress
On March 18, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate introduced the bipartisan Fair Access to Science & Technology Research (FASTR) Act of 2015 (S.779,...
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National Science Foundation Releases Plan for Public Access to NSF-Funded Research
Today, March 18, 2015, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) released, “NSF’s Public Access Plan: Today’s Data, Tomorrow’s Discoveries—Increasing Access to the Results of Research Funded by the National Science...
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U Rochester Libraries Wins Mellon Grant to Establish Digital Humanities Institute
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the University of Rochester River Campus Libraries a $100,672 grant to fund a pilot program designed to strengthen librarians’ competencies in digital scholarship....
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Tableau at UMass Libraries webcast
Tableau helps the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries staff to both analyze and understand data. Selectors may access purchasing and use data without having to maintain or manipulate spreadsheets....
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FCC Open Internet Order Incorporates Proposals by Library and Higher Education Groups
On February 26, 2015, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted its new Open Internet Order, ensuring that Internet providers cannot create “fast lanes” and “slow lanes,” by reclassifying broadband...
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New FCC Open Internet Order Incorporates Proposals Made in Filings by Libraries and Higher Education
On Thursday, February 26, 2015 the FCC adopted its Open Internet Order, ensuring that Internet providers cannot create “fast lanes” and “slow lanes” by reclassifying broadband under Title II of...
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Fair Use Week 2015 Highlights
On February 23–27, 64 organizations and institutions participated in Fair Use Week 2015, an annual celebration of the important (and flexible) doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. Fair Use...
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