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Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Category Archives: Licensing
Dyslexia Typeface
I stumbled upon this typeface nearly eight months ago, and thought that I had written about it, but after recommending it for the 3rd or 4th time, I realized that I had failed to actually create the post. OpenDyslexic is … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Education, Licensing, Open Source
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My Library, My Lifeline
The Cecil County Public Library recently ran an awareness campaign called My Library, My Lifeline, which involved creating a logo. Now they are making the logo available to members of the library community: They ask that the logo’s use be … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Event, Groups, Libraries, Licensing, Promotions
Tagged Cecil County Public Library, creative commons, Libraries, Library, license, Logo, promotions
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InfoToday Article on Lawsuit
InfoToday has posted a very good overview of the SkyRiver/III/OCLC suit on their website, written by Edward M. Corrado, who also blogs at http://blog.ecorrado.us (I have quoted him on this blog several times, and follow his posts closely). My post … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Cataloging, Ethics, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, Online Services, Software
Tagged Blog, Edward M. Corrado, Ethics, III, Libraries, OCLC, SkyRiver, Software, technology
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Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
Marshall Breeding at LibraryTechnology.org has gathered together resources and information regarding the lawsuit filed by SkyRiver against OCLC: Guide to the SkyRiver vs. OCLC Lawsuit
Posted in Cataloging, Groups, ILS, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Services, OPAC
Tagged Lawsuit, Libraries, LibraryTechnology.org, Marshall Breeding, OCLC, SkyRiver
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Academic Library Bubble
An interesting column in Library Journal by Stephen Bell: The Bursting of the Academic Library Bubble That is bubble as in housing bubble or stock market bubble. It is not the academic library that is possibly in a bubble, but … Continue reading
Posted in Education, ILS, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Software
Tagged academic libraries, bubbles, Education, ILS, Libraries, Library, Ohio, OhioLink 2.0, open education movement
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OCLC and Data
The OCLC Record Use Policy Council today posted a draft of the WorldCat Rights and Responsibilities for the OCLC Cooperative. This is the second go-around for updating the 1987 Guidelines for the Use and Transfer of OCLC-derived Records, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Cataloging, Copyright, History, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC, Online Databases, OPAC
Tagged OCLC Records Use Policy, Online Computer Library Center
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Public Domain Manifesto
The Public Domain Manifesto is an effort to describe the strengths of public domain, and to encourage support. Some of the general principles: The Public Domain is the rule, copyright protection is the exception. Copyright protection should last only as … Continue reading
Posted in Copyright, Government, History, Libraries, Licensing
Tagged Copyright, Manifesto, public domain, Public Domain Manifesto
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Books : A Plan To Scan
A very straightforward and readable overview of the issues surrounding Google’s book scanning project appeared in yesterdays Financial Times : Books : A plan to scan. A prime focus of the analysis is the Orphan Works issue, books that fall … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Copyright, Ethics, Fair Use, Google, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing
Tagged Book scanning, Copyright, Digital libraries, Financial Times, Google, Library and information science, Orphan works, United States copyright law
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OHP + SPO = OA
The Open Humanities Press (OHP) has joined forces with the University of Michigan Library’s Scholarly Publications Office (SPO) to start up a series of open access monographs: New Metaphysics Critical Climate Change Global Conversations Unidentified Theoretical Objects and my favorite… … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Licensing, Open Access, Publishing
Tagged Entertainment/Culture, Karen Schneiderman, OHP, Open Access, Open Humanities Press, remix, Scholarly Publications Office, SPO, University of Michigan
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Choosing and Choices – Librarianship and Serials
A Look at Librarianship through the Lens of an Academic Library Serials Review is a post from In the Library with a Lead Pipe. It is not only a great examination of the options available, with their assorted benefits and … Continue reading
Posted in ILL, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Periodicals
Tagged Libraries, Periodicals, serials, subscriptions, weeding
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OCLC Withdraws Records Policy
The Review Board on Principles of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship has released their final report on OCLC’s proposed policy for use of records (pdf), and after reviewing the report, OCLC has formally withdrawn the policy. This conclusion to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cataloging, Copyright, Ethics, Fair Use, Groups, Libraries, Library 2.0, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Online Computer Library Center
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Wiley Gets Flexible
Got an update from Linda Hulbert via SERIALST regarding their issues with Wiley (which I posted on Libology last week). Wiley demonstrated that they could be flexible, and in doing so has allowed a library to continue to provide their … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged Linda Hulbert, Minnesota, University of St. Thomas, Wiley
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Wiley Inflexibility
A post on the SERIALST list yesterday by Linda Hulbert, Associate Director of Collection Management and Services at the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library in St. Paul, Minnesota details one library’s response to contractual conditions being imposed by Wiley. I found it interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Acquisitions, Libraries, Licensing, Online Databases, Online Services
Tagged Acquisitions, Associate Director, Diane Conroy, Director of Collection Management and Services, Elsevier, John Wiley and Sons, Linda Hulbert, Minneapolis, Minnesota, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library, online content, online journal content, pain, print +online, representative, Rome, single president, St. Paul, the Elsevier, University of St. Thomas, USD, vendors, Wiley
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ICOLC weighs in on OCLC
The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) has weighed in on OCLC’s proposed policy changes. Of note: “The proposed policy appears to freeze OCLC’s role in the library community based on historical and current relationships. We share the concern, voiced … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Licensing, News, OCLC
Tagged ILS, ILS arena, International Coalition of Library Consortia, Licensing, lousy public relations, OCLC, OCLC Records Use Policy, Review Board, Theodore Roosevelt, Wolf Librarian
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Useful Lists to Browse
This post will contain just a couple of links, but there is a wealth of information on the other end of each: 101 Great Free Sites and Downloads You’ve Probably Never Heard Of has been put together by PC World. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Licensing, Online Services, Open Source, Software, Web Design
Tagged Blogs, creative commons, downloads, media, media resources, PC World, Software, web developers
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