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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 legal action. This week, Lesley filed a charge of discrimination against the Campbell County Commission and the Campbell County Public Library Board, alleging that her […]
Joint Statement: ACS, Elsevier, and ResearchGate Resolve Litigation, with Solution to Support Researchers
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, News, Patrons and Users, Profiles
|Here’s the Full Text of a Joint Statement (via the Coalition for Responsible Sharing): ACS and Elsevier, members of the Coalition for Responsible Sharing, have agreed to a legal settlement with ResearchGate that ensures copyright-compliant sharing of research articles published with ACS or Elsevier on the ResearchGate site. The lawsuits pending against ResearchGate in Germany and […]
Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan Sworn in by Chief Justice During Ceremony Attended by First Lady
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|From a NARA Release: The National Archives and Records Administration plays a critical role in safeguarding democracy by providing access to records that help citizens hold their government accountable, Dr. Colleen Shogan said during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony held yesterday in the National Archives Rotunda. “The prevalent condition in human history is not democracy or […]
Illinois: Police Respond To Several Bomb Threats Called Into Chicago Area Libraries; Africa Commons from Coherent Digital, Moi University, and Digital Divide Data Partner to Digitize a Major East African Archive; & More News Headlines
Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles
|American Library Association ALA to Distribute Up to $3.6 Million in Grants as Part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities Digital Collections Africa Commons from Coherent Digital, Moi University, and Digital Divide Data Partner to Digitize a Major East African Archive (via Coherent) eLife eLife Introduces New Process to Simplify Publication Fee […]
Mason City Schools Reviews, Rescinds Three Banned Books; USC Press and University Libraries Launch Open-Access Publishing Platform; & More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Open Access, Profiles, Publishing
|Association of Research Libraries (ARL) ARL, Coalition Partners to Congress: Do Not Restrict the Promise of Generative AI California Iowa Fair Use Minnesota Interview with Maureen Hartman: “Meet the New Boss In Charge of Keeping St. Paul Libraries Evolving, Relevant — and Safe” (via Star Tribune) Open AI University of South Carolina
Video Interview: CNN Speaks With Terri Lesley, Former Director of the Campbell County, Wyoming Library System Who Was Fired For Refusing to Remove Books
Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles, Public Libraries, Video Recordings
|From CNN (via YouTube): CNN’s Phil Mattingly speaks with Terri Lesley, the former director of a county public library system in Wyoming. Library board members voted to terminate Lesley’s position after she refused to remove certain books the board claimed were inappropriate for children. Background: Campbell County Library Board Fires Director; Hundreds Attend Special Meeting […]
Report: “Book Battles are Raging Nationwide. A Washington Library Could Be Nation’s First to Close”
|UPDATE: David Gutman, the reporter who wrote the article linked below, was interviewed on KUOW Radio. You can listen to the interview here. —End Update— From The Seattle Times: Book battles are raging across the nation, but none have carried the kind of stakes as the one here in Dayton, a one-stoplight farming community in […]
NBC News: “Top Librarian Calls ‘Marxist Lesbian’ Tweet Backlash ‘Regrettable'”
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|From NBC News: Emily Drabinski took over as president of the American Library Association in July with plans to tackle the pressing issues facing her profession, such as shoring up funding and fighting a record number of book ban attempts nationwide. She said she wants to make sure that the LBGTQ community and Black people see […]
Canada: “Vancouver Librarians Caught in the Middle of the Culture War”
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|From Vancouver is Awesome: The Vancouver Public Library is not immune from the culture war. According to a list for the period of January 2022 to June 2023, released under freedom of information law, library users filed 17 challenges to books and one CD. After review, none was removed from the shelves. “We see complaints […]
Report: Stanford’s Role in the Quest to Save Video Games
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|From Stanford University: Since the early 2000s, Henry Lowood has led or had an important role in numerous initiatives devoted to the preservation and documentation of virtual worlds, digital games, and interactive simulations. Lowood is also a leading game historian and writer on software preservation, authoring numerous articles and papers that were recently republished in a […]