Communications & Legal Studies

THR: SAG Award winners

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:38:10 +0000

THR Staff, SAG Awards 2012: The Winners List – The Hollywood Reporter, http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-awards-2012-winners-nominees-285560 (last visited Feb 1, 2012).

Mildly amusing.

Filed under: Television

MediaDailyNews: Super Bowl ads score $4M

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:21:56 +0000

Friedman, W., Super Bowl Ads Score $4M MediaDailyNews (2012), http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/166815/super-bowl-ads-score-4m.html?edition=42816 (last visited Feb 1, 2012).

Prices are up from last year’s.

Filed under: Communications Management &Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations

OECD: Information and communication policy news

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:15:10 +0000

OECD Information and Communication Policy News – January 2012, , http://www.oecd.org/document/42/0,3746,en_2649_34223_49514730_1_1_1_1,00.html (last visited Feb 1, 2012).

The January newsletter lists the following new publications:

NEW PUBLICATIONS
OECD Review of Telecommunication Policy and Regulation in Mexico, January 2012
ICT Applications for the Smart Grid: Opportunities and Policy Implications, January 2012
OECD Council Recommendation on Principles for Internet Policy Making, December 2011
Measuring Digital Local Content, December 2011
Regulation of Transborder Data Flows under Data Protection and Privacy Law, December 2011
Digital Identity Management for Natural Persons – Guidance for Government Policy, December 2011
OECD Communications Outlook 2011
Future of the Internet Economy: A Statistical Profile, 2011 update

Filed under: Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Documentary, Emerging Media, Indymedia, Journalism, Legal Studies, Public Relations, Radio, Television

CSM: Copyright, Free Speech, and the Public’s Right to Know: How Journalists Think about Fair Use Center for Social Media

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:08:43 +0000

Boyles, Jan Lauren et al., Copyright, Free Speech, and the Public’s Right to Know: How Journalists Think about Fair Use Center for Social Media, http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/fair-use/best-practices/copyright-free-speech-and-publics-right-know-how-journalists-think-about-fai (last visited Feb 1, 2012).

An important read for journalists faced with fair use issues in reporting.

Filed under: Journalism, Legal Studies

Library News: Zotero 3.0 has an update that is not browser specific

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:18:56 +0000

Zotero Blog. Zotero 3.0 Is Here!, , http://www.zotero.org/blog/zotero-3-0-is-here/ (last visited Jan 31, 2012).

You can use Zotero with other browsers such as Google Chrome and Apple Safari.

Filed under: Library News

Library News: 6 hour loans on Laptops

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:42:10 +0000

Laptops may now be checked out for six glorious hours of in-Library use! Here is our Circulation Policy for students: http://www.ithacalibrary.com/services/policy_circ.php#student

Filed under: Library News

paidContent: 5 ways Twitter is Changing Media Law

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:40:02 +0000

Roberts, J., Five Ways Twitter Is Changing Media Law paidContent (2012), http://paidcontent.org/article/419-five-ways-twitter-is-changing-media-law (last visited Jan 30, 2012).

Roberts covers; The Courney Love Case (defamation), The Phone Dog Case (company property), The Religious leader case: (First Amendment), The WikiLeaks Case (National Security), and The Tony la Russa Case (trademark).

Filed under: Uncategorized

Library Journal: ALA Midwinter coverage: ebooks, fair use, & the Research Works Act

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:53:08 +0000

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

Filed under: Culture and Communications, Emerging Media, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Library News

PEJ: Social Media win a big one in Washington

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:56:25 +0000

Social Media Win a Big One in Washington, Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) (January 16, 2012), http://www.journalism.org/index_report/social_media_win_big_one_washington?src=prc-newsletter (last visited January 26, 2012).

Guess what the hot topic was this past week? The first issue of the Ithacan covered it, too:

Gonzalez, E., Content Blocked, The Ithacan (January 25, 2012), http://theithacan.org/20835 (last visited January 26, 2012).

The illustration “Congress’ Sway” (p. 4) is great, too.

Filed under: Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Legal Studies

THR: 10 most pirated movies of all time

Communications &Legal Studies Librarian — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:20:35 +0000

Rebecca Ford compiled this list (12/12/2011); forward through the photos: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/10-most-pirated-movies-all-time-271457#1

Filed under: Culture and Communications, Legal Studies