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Save the IMLS! Gale, ALA Launch New Advocacy Website
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Funding, Gale, Libraries, News
From the Website: The White House budget proposes to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and cut $186.6 million in federal funding for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the only direct federal library funding. Gale, a Cengage company, in partnership with the American Library Association (ALA) and other publishers, has […]
Intellectual Property: “New Bill Would Let Trump Pick the Next Register of Copyrights”
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UPDATE April 26 House Passes Copyright Reform Bill [HR 1695], Register of Copyright Would Become a Presidential Appointee (via Multichannel News) The bill passed by a large margin, 378 to 48, but must still pass the Senate. Currently the register is an appointment of and reports to the Librarian of Congress and has no term […]
Gates Foundation Plans to Launch Open Access Publishing Platform Gates Open Research, This Fall
| Data Files, Funding, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Publishing
From Nature.com: One of the world’s wealthiest charities, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, is set to launch its own open-access publishing venture later this year. The initiative,Gates Open Research, was announced on 23 March and will be modelled on a service begun last year by the London-based biomedical charity, the Wellcome Trust. […]
From the Lawrence Journal-World: A bill pending in the Senate would make a big change to an agency that is one of the smallest in state government, yet one that has a big impact on other agencies and communities throughout the state, the Kansas State Library. [Clip] While the State Library is currently under the […]
From IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced 30 finalists for the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community. For 23 years, the award has celebrated institutions that demonstrate extraordinary and innovative approaches […]
Trump’s Budget Proposal Eliminates Funding For IMLS, NEA, NEH, CPB, and More
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UPDATED May 5, 2017 Good News From IMLS! Federal Support for Museum and Library Services Assured for FY 2017 Today, President Donald Trump signed into law a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through the end of September 2017. The legislation includes $231,000,000 for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which […]
From Follett: Follett Corporation President and CEO Ray A. Griffith today announced the appointment of George F. Coe to Chief Operating Officer for Follett Corporation and Baker & Taylor, effective March 31. In this expanded role, Coe will develop and lead the execution of Follett’s enterprise strategies and direct the company’s businesses, initiatives and resources […]
The “Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act” [HR 890] was introduced in the United States of House of Representatives by Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA], Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA], and Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA] on February 6, 2017 and immediately referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill had been introduced [HR 4241] in […]
ALA Denounces Recent FCC Lifeline Revocations, Report Retractions
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UPDATE: We’ve embedded the full text of the retracted report and retraction announcement below. UPDATE: We’ve linked to statements from the FCC Chairman and Other FCC About the Decisions Made on Friday. From the ALA: On February 3, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revoked all of the designations of Lifeline Broadband Providers and ordered […]
From The Columbus Dispatch: When Gov. John Kasich rolled out his new two-year state budget last week, he talked about leveraging the strength of Ohio’s public libraries, turning them into “continuous learning centers.” Kasich’s budget also cuts the state public library fund by nearly $7 million next year. Ohio’s public library system has long been […]
