Alan S. Inouye, Director of ALA’s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), is the newest member of the Advisory Board of Library For All, an organization based on New York City that is developing and deploying a digital library platform…
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Congress passes an Omnibus Spending Bill for FY 2014
This week, both the U.S. House and Senate approved legislation that would fund the federal government through Fiscal Year 2014. This legislation partially restores funding to the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) that were dramatically cut in FY 2013…
Posted in Funding, Legislation, OGR, Open Access, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Washington Office News
Try out Google Glass at the 2014 ALA midwinter meeting
Come learn about Google Glass, a new device from Google that’s worn like a pair of glasses, made of a lightweight frame and tiny display that rests just above your eyes. The American Library Association (ALA) will host Google Glass…
What impact will the Google Book Search saga have on copyright reform?
Librarians applauded when the U.S. District Court protected Google’s searchable book database in November of last year. In the dismissal of the case, the Court called Google Book Search a fair use under the copyright law. But is the case…
Tagged with: alamw14, fair use, Fred von Lohmann, google, Google Books Search settlement, Laura Quilter, Library Copyright Alliance, Lisa Macklin, mwgbs, opyright law
Posted in Copyright, Legislation, OGR, OITP, Washington Office News
Posted in Copyright, Legislation, OGR, OITP, Washington Office News
The Ebook Revolution Expands
What is the American Library Association doing to improve access to ebooks and other digital content? Join ALA’s Digital Content Working Group and hear about recent organizational activities during the 2014 ALA Midwinter Meeting session “ALA and Digital Content: DCWG…
Tagged with: alamw14, Alan S. Inouye, DCWG, Ginger Clark, Peter Brantley, Robert Wolven, Sari Feldman
Posted in e-books, Events, OITP, Washington Office News
Posted in e-books, Events, OITP, Washington Office News
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