Roundup (October 1, 2020)

October 1, 2020 by Gary Price

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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New Bill in New York State Assembly: re: Sale of Books Created with Generative AI

The bill linked below was posted on September 29, 2023. From the Summary: Requires online sellers of books created wholly or partially with the use of generative artificial intelligence to ...

A Banned Books Week Video Message From LeVar Burton re: Let Freedom Read Day on October 7, 2023

From the Video’s Description: Beloved reading advocate, writer, and television and film star LeVar Burton is leading this year’s Banned Books Week, which takes place October 1–7, 2023. He’s ready ...

PEN America, ALA, Children's Book Council, Leading Publishers, Teacher Groups, and Other Organizations Launch Letter-Writing Campaign to Oppose...

Here’s the Full Text of a Release From PEN America: For Banned Books Week 2023, PEN America and We Believe gathered a consortium of the nation’s leading publishers, teacher and ...

Academic Librarian Leans on Internet Archive for Access and Analysis; Op/Ed: CT Community College Libraries are Folding—Students Deserve...

Alabama Huntsville Library Disputes Alabama Political Reporter’s Evidence-Based Story on Relocating LGBTQ Books (via APR) Connecticut Op/Ed: CT Community College Libraries are Folding—Students Deserve Better (via CT Mirror) Dryad Dryad ...

Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week

From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were ...

North Carolina: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Reverses Ban on Banned Books Week Events at Schools

From The Charlotte Observer: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools quickly reversed a ban Friday on Banned Books Week events planned in schools. In an email to principals Friday afternoon, a CMS spokeswoman warned ...

South Carolina State Library Leaves American Library Association (ALA), Does Not Renew Membership

From the Charleston City Paper: Librarians are learning the S.C. State Library in August quietly notified the national trade association for libraries that the state was not renewing its membership ...

Former Campbell County, Wyoming Library Director Terri Lesley Files Workplace Discrimination Complaint, Defamation Lawsuit

From the Gillette News Record: Two months after she was fired and nearly two years after a criminal complaint was filed against her, former library director Terri Lesley is taking ...

U.S. Congress: Rep. Raskin, Sen. Schatz Reintroduce Resolution Recognizing Banned Books Week

From Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD): Today, Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) reintroduced a Resolution recognizing Banned Books Week and condemning the escalating attacks on books and ...

SAGE Releases a New Free-to-Read Collection with Research into Academic Freedom and Censorship

From a SAGE News Release: Sage has launched a new collection of free-to-read research highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more. Categories in ...

New Online Resource: University of Maryland Libraries Announces Online Launch of the "Advancing Workers' Rights” Digital Collection

Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Annoucement From the University of Maryland Libraries: The University of Maryland Libraries announces the debut of a significant, newly digitized collection, making available online for the ...

In Affiliation with Arizona State University, "President Biden to Create Library Honoring His Friend and Rival John McCain"

From The New York Times: President Biden plans to announce on Thursday that he will devote federal money to create a new library and museum dedicated to his old friend ...

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