The American Library Association (ALA) today released a new report examining critical issues underlying equitable access to digital content through our nation’s libraries. In the report, titled “E-content: The Digital Dialogue,” authors explore an unprecedented and splintered landscape in which several major publishers refuse to sell ebooks to libraries; proprietary…
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Who: You! And anyone you know who supports libraries and supports increasing access to information — especially research that you (the public) helped fund. What: A petition is posted at “We the People” asking the White House to require the published results of taxpayer-funded research be made available via the…
Leave a CommentI guess there was a general assumption on the part of many of us that with advanced digital technologies, many of the access problems for people with disabilities would be resolved–at least there was this hope. For librarians who value equitable access to information for all, accessibility for people with…
2 CommentsAs part of their open government initiative, the Obama Administration has created a web page called We the People, Your Voice in Our Government that allows the public to create petitions asking the government to take action on the topic of their choice. In order for a petition to receive…
Leave a CommentThe American Library Association is pleased to learn that Penguin publishing will reinstitute access to e-books in the Kindle format through OverDrive to libraries. This is a big step in addressing challenges libraries would have faced in denying access to library patrons. Unfortunately, Penguin has not lifted the embargo (or…
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