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This Alabama Library Had to Review 8,000 Books. Here’s What Happened; Golden Gate University Selects FOLIO; Cengage Launches GenAI-Powered Student Assistant In Beta; & More Headlines
AI Video: Can Artificial Intelligence Lead Us to a Smarter ILL Future or Other Library Services? (via IFLA) Alabama North Shelby Library Director Resigns After Board Takeover (via APR) This Alabama Library Had to Review 8,000 Books. Here’s What Happened (via AL.com) Cengage Cengage Launches GenAI-Powered Student Assistant in Beta EBSCO Golden Gate University Selects […]
Textbooks & Educational Materials: Cengage Learning, Bedford, Freeman & Worth; Macmillan Learning; and Elsevier Sue Google For Copyright and Trademark Infringement
The lawsuit was filed today in the Southern District of New York. Claims For Relief Count I – Contributory Copyright Infringement (Asserted by the Publishers) Count II – Vicarious Copyright Infringement (Asserted by the Publishers) Count III – Trademark Infringement under 15 U.S.C. § 1114(1)(b) (Asserted by the Trademark Plaintiffs) From Reuters: Google was hit […]
Report: Four Textbook Publishers Sue ‘Shadow Library’ Library Genesis Over Pirated Books”
From Reuters: A group of major textbook publishers on Thursday sued file-sharing service Library Genesis in Manhattan federal court for what they described as copyright infringement on a “staggering” scale. The lawsuit [attachment 1] by Cengage, Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill and Pearson Education claims the group of websites also known as LibGen illegally distributed more than […]
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Alabama: Children, Teen LGBTQ Book Controversy Moves to Ozark Dale County Library; Ozark Mayor Calls to Cut Funds & More Headlines
Alabama Children, Teen LGBTQ Book Controversy Moves to Ozark Dale County Library; Ozark Mayor Calls to Cut Funds (via 1819 News) AI ChatGPT Plays Doctor with 72% Success (via Axios) California FBI Investigating Series of Bomb Threats at Yolo County Library in Davis (via KCRA) Mississippi Book Uproar Over LGBTQ Content Fizzles Out at Mobile […]
ChatGPT’s AI to Power Chegg Study Buddy As Educators Wrestle with Tech; UK “Publishing Industry Shows Resilience With Record Breaking Growth”, Publishers Association (PA) Releases ‘A Year in Publishing’ Summary; & More News Headlines
Big Ten Academic Alliance and JSTOR Announce Multi-year Agreement for Path to Open Pilot ChatGPT’s AI to Power Chegg Study Buddy As Educators Wrestle with Tech (via Reuters) |||| Official Announcement ||| Join Cheggmate Waiting List Cengage Group Announces $500 Million Investment From Apollo Funds Colorado: LINC Library Innovation Center Hosts Book Brigade To Move […]
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Signs Deal with Gale For E-Resources; Jane Austen Presentation Copy of Emma Sells for Record $425,000 (via Fine Books and Collectors)
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Signs Deal with Gale For E-Resources Jane Austen Presentation Copy of Emma Sells for Record $425,000 (via Fine Books and Collectors) Library System in Frederick County Unveils Book Bike (via WUSA)
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New Data: Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Libraries Calculate $200 Million in Business Value to Local Economy
From a ULC Release: The Urban Libraries Council’s new member tool — the Business Value Calculator — provides public libraries with a concrete way to measure and evaluate its contributions to economic development. Since its launch earlier this year, 30 U.S. and Canadian ULC libraries — which represents just 18% of ULC member libraries — […]
Washington Post Report: “The Next Book Ban: States Aim to Limit Titles Students Can Search For”
From The Washington Post: Republican lawmakers across the country are proposing legislation that would target online library databases and library management technology — tools built by a half-dozen large companies that catalogue millions of books, journals and articles that students peruse for assignments. [Clip] So far, database companies — such as ProQuest, Gale, EBSCO Information […]
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Roundup (January 31, 2022)
Cengage is Aquiring Infosec, a Provider of Cybersecurity Education EBSCO Information Services Releases CAB Abstracts® with Full Text FCC Announces Over $1.2 Billion for Broadband Through Rural Digital Opportunity Fund While Adding New Accountability and Transparency Measures Leading iSchools to Plan Summit (University of Washington Technology and Social Change Group) IOP Publishing Launches Portfolio-Wide Transparent […]
Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Anna Eshoo Send Letters to Nine Aggregators Regarding “Expensive, Restrictive E-Book Lending Contracts with Libraries”
From Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR): U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., today sought answers about expensive, restrictive e-book lending contracts with libraries, in letters to nine e-book aggregators and platforms. Aggregators are middlemen that license e-books to libraries on behalf of book publishers, and can also develop the e-lending platforms used […]
