Well, I did not attend ALA Midwinter, but spent time this morning reading coverage of hot issues by Library Journal. Here are three recommended articles about issues facing libraries:
- Kelley, M., ALA Midwinter 2012: ALA To Meet With Top Executives of Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, and Penguin on Ebook Lending, Library Journal (January 22, 2012), http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/publishing/ala-to-meet-with-top-executives-of-macmillan-simon-schuster-and-penguin-on-ebook-lending/ (last visited January 27, 2012).
- Kelley, M., ALA Midwinter 2012: Head of RLUK Calls Research Works Act “Audacious in the Extreme,” Library Journal (January 24, 2012), http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/publishing/ala-midwinter-2012-head-of-rluk-calls-research-works-act-audacious-in-the-extreme/ (last visited January 27, 2012).
- Kelley, M., UPDATED: ALA Midwinter 2012: Fair Use a Good Argument Even in an Age of Mass Digitization, Library Journal (January 22, 2012), http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/01/copyright/ala-midwinter-2012-fair-use-a-good-argument-even-in-an-age-of-mass-digitization/ (last visited January 27, 2012).
I’ll also add the mentioned blogs to my Links (see list to the right under “Librarians”): Stephen’s Lighthouse and Agnostic, Maybe
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