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Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: ARL Releases Pre-Pub from RLI 280
ARL has released a pre-publication version of an article on “Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries,” which will be featured in the forthcoming Research...
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LibQUAL+® Seeks Applicants for In-Kind Grant Program 2014
LibQUAL+ will award up to three institutions in-kind grants to participate in the 2014 LibQUAL+ survey, with a goal of offering one grant for every 50 libraries registered. This will...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Chicago
ARL executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a "listening tour" of ARL member libraries. This is the third in a series of informal reports from his visits. The latest...
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LCA Releases Issue Brief by J. Band on Impact of Kirtsaeng v. Wiley Decision on Libraries
On April 2, 2013, Jonathan Band, on behalf of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), published an issue brief on the impact on libraries in response to the Supreme Court's decision...
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Impact of Supreme Court Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley: LCA Releases Issue Brief
image © Chrystal Parsons In "The Impact of the Supreme Court’s Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley on Libraries" (PDF), Jonathan Band explains the recent copyright decision on the scope of...
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LibValue: Value of Commons Spaces webcast
This webcast, recorded March 21, 2013, describes research conducted at the University of Tennessee on the value of the information commons. Presenters include Steven Smith, Professor and Dean of Libraries;...
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Week of Action to Oppose CISPA!
Well, the week is half over, but I hope it’s not too late to jump onto this very important bandwagon with a short blog post explaining why libraries should oppose...
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LCA Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley
On March 19, 2013, the US Supreme Court announced its much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a lawsuit regarding the bedrock principle of the "first sale doctrine." The 6-3 opinion...
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Library Copyright Alliance Statement on Supreme Court Decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley—Total Victory for Libraries and Their Users
Today the US Supreme Court announced its much-anticipated decision in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley, a lawsuit regarding the bedrock principle of the “first sale doctrine.” The 6-3 opinion is a total...
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Notes from Register Pallante’s “The Next Great Copyright Act”
By Greg Cram, Rights Clearance Analyst, The New York Public Library On March 4, 2013, Maria Pallante, the 12th United States Register of Copyrights, delivered “The Next Great Copyright Act”...