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Davita Vance-Cooks Confirmed as Public Printer of the US
The US Government Printing Office (GPO) announced today that the US Senate unanimously confirmed Davita Vance-Cooks as Public Printer of the United States. Vance-Cooks has served as the Acting Public...
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US Patent and Trademark Office Issues Copyright “Green Paper”
On July 31, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) released a long-awaited “green paper” on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (PDF), canvassing a host of copyright...
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ARL Joins Coalition in Urging Congress to Evaluate, Reform NSA Surveillance
Yesterday ARL, together with 59 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter (PDF) to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on Congress to evaluate the National Security Agency's (NSA)...
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NISO Publishes Updated Metrics Data Dictionary for Libraries and Information Providers
On July 29, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) released the fifth edition of the standard ANSI/NISO Z39.7, Information Services and Use: Metrics and Statistics for Libraries and Information Providers—Data...
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UIC Opens Richard J. Daley Collection
Documents, photographs, and artifacts from Richard J. Daley’s six terms as mayor of Chicago (1955–1976) are available for review by researchers and the public, with the opening of the Richard...
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Library Copyright Alliance Submits Statement to House Committee Regarding Copyright and Innovation
Yesterday, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement on the role of copyright in innovation (PDF) to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The committee has been...
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Open Access Week 2013 to Kick Off Oct. 21
SPARC and the World Bank have announced that they will cosponsor the kick-off event for Open Access Week 2013 on Monday, October 21, in Washington, DC. The live event will...
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Clifford Lynch Presents Keynote at JCDL 2013
Video of CNI executive director Clifford Lynch's opening keynote from JCDL 2013, the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, is available online. In his talk, Lynch speculates about the future of...
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SPARC Innovator Award Honors Creators of Declaration on Research Assessment
On July 22, SPARC recognized the creators of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)—which calls for an improvement in the way the output of scientific research is evaluated—with...
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Library Publishing Coalition Debuts New Website
The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC)—a library led, two-year initiative to advance the field of library publishing—has launched its new website at http://www.librarypublishing.org/. Current LPC activities include development of a Shared...
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