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March 15, 2018 by Gary Price

News Roundup

March 15, 2018 by Gary Price

1. Statements re: Marrakesh Bill in U.S. Senate

  • Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Urges US to Ratify Marrakesh Treaty, Improve Access to Publications for Visually Impaired
  • ALA Hails Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act as Possible ‘Turning Point
  • Library Copyright Alliance Welcomes Introduction of Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
  • Updated: Marrakesh Treaty Guarantees Right To Read For The Print-Disabled (Authors Alliance; March 19, 2018)
  • The National Federation of the Blind Applauds the Introduction of Legislation Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty
  • Blind Users Celebrate as Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Bill Drops (via EFF)
  • Read the Bill
  • Track the Legislation

2. Supporting Quality Information: IFLA, Publishers’ Organisations Issue Joint Press Release
3. Australian Library and Information Association, Australian Publishers Association, Others Release Statement on Safe Workplaces
4. Netherlands: Oxford University Press and VSNU Reach Agreement on 100% Open Access Deal

  • See Also: Dutch Universities (VSNU) and Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Unable to Reach Deal For Online Access to Journals (March 13, 2018)
  • See Also: Springer Nature and VSNU renew agreement on open access publishing (March 12, 2018)
  • See Also: Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VNSU) Releases 2018-2020 Road Map to Open Access (March 8, 2018)

5. Duke University Libraries Announces Leadership Team Changes
6. Getty Research Institute Acquires Archive Of Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)

Filed under: Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing, Roundup

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.

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