March 17, 2024 by Gary Price
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (Vol. 19, No. 1) was recently published online. EBLIP is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Library. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a […]
March 16, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Milestone: NewsGuardHas Found 750 AI-Generated “News” Websites (via NG Reality Check) Alabama UPDATE (3/17): Prattville Library Board Appoints Interim Librarian; Protests Over Firing, Book Challenges Continue (via AL.Com) Prattville Library Gets Interim Director Amid Book Ban Controversy (via Montgomery Advertiser) Statement from the EveryLibrary Institute on the Firing of Autauga-Prattville Alabama Public Library Staff […]
March 15, 2024 by Gary Price
Will be updating this post with media coverage, documents, amicus briefs and other filings, etc. At the bottom of this post you will find a link to the Internet Archive’s brief and other materials. From the Association of American Publishers (AAP): Today, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Wiley (the “Plaintiffs”), filed […]
March 14, 2024 by Gary Price
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Announcement: The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles* in schools and libraries. This tops the previous high […]
March 14, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Generative AI’s Privacy Problem (via Axios) Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Response Canada Celebrating a Decade of the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) Idaho Idaho House Passes latest ‘Library Porn’ Bill (via Boise State Public Radio) Minnesota Libraries May Be Prohibited […]
March 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From an EdSurge Article by Jennifer Howard: Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library […]
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February 27, 2024 by Gary Price
From the CBC: More than four months after a ransomware attack shut down the Toronto Public Library’s computer systems, staff are finally putting a million stranded books back on the shelves. [Clip] The restoration of its downed services — which includes the return of nearly 5,000 employee and public computers — is a relief to library staff […]
February 27, 2024 by Gary Price
From Spectrum News/NY1: The leaders of the city’s three public library systems testified to the City Council about their efforts to fight restrictions to certain books in school, libraries and curricula around the country. “We provide regular banned book clubs and a writing contest and offer copies online, and in print, but online, to anyone […]
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February 26, 2024 by Gary Price
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2024 Begins Today! Connecticut Books Can Cost CT Libraries $15. So Why Do E-Books Cost Three Times as Much? (via New Haven Register) New Canaan Library Closed For Second Week After Flooding; Officials Say They Were ‘Lucky’ (via NCA) Idaho Police Bodycam Shows Sheriff Hunting For ‘Obscene’ Books […]
February 23, 2024 by Gary Price
Alaska American Library Association President Hears About Struggles and Successes From Alaska Librarians (Interview with Emily Drabinski; via Alaska Public Media) Idaho Idaho Senate Rejects Bill on ‘Harmful’ Library Material. Is Bill ‘Worse Than this’ Next? (via Idaho Statesman) & Idaho Senate Rejects Library Bill By One Vote (via Idaho Capital Sun) Massachusetts Boston Public […]