News Roundup (May 24, 2018)
1. Support for ACCESS to Recordings Act
- Library Copyright Alliance Issues Statement Applauding Introduction of the ACCESS to Recordings Act
- Public Knowledge Welcomes Sen. Wyden’s ACCESS to Recordings Act (via PK)
- The ACCESS to Recordings Act is the Right Way to Fix Music Copyright (via The Internet Archive)
2. Read/Comment: ACRL Policy Statement on Open Access to Scholarship by Academic Librarians, Draft Revision Feedback
3. Work on Lebanon’s National Library Complete, To Open Soon: Culture Minister (The Daily Star)
4. Top 25 Most-Accessed Dissertations and Theses on ProQuest (April 2018)
5. Milestones: OA Books and Articles Published by University College London (UCL) Press Reach 1 Million Downloads
Filed under: Associations and Organizations, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Open Access, Roundup
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. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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