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Fwd: Library Assns. Spearhead Copyright Coalition; Ex Libris Acquires oMbiel; Act Would Renew DMCA Exemptions
by naglaxman 01 May '15

01 May '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Academic Newswire - Library Journal" <ljemail(a)libraryjournal.com> Date: 01-May-2015 12:31 am Subject: Library Assns. Spearhead Copyright Coalition; Ex Libris Acquires oMbiel; Act Would Renew DMCA Exemptions To: "Laxman Rao Nagubandi" <naglaxman(a)gmail.com> Cc: To view this email as a web page, click here <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> . 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In the wake of recent proposals to amend the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, as well as constant advances in the field of knowledge creation, coalition members are calling for responsive copyright law that balances the interests of those who create information and products with those of users and innovators, providing robust exceptions as well as limitations to copyright law in order that it not limit new uses and technologies. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> WEEKLY COLUMNS FROM THE WIRE *Intersections, Frames, and Lines | Peer to Peer Review <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* *By Kevin L. Smith* [image: Kevin L. Smith]So many ideas can be sparked by coincidental juxtaposition. In the past few weeks, I have been thinking about the intersections between scholarly communications and information literacy. This was largely because I was part of a panel at the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Conference about the task force charged with implementing the 2013 White Paper on the topic. My specific task was to discuss how the new Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education illuminated the approach we called for in the white paper. On top of these concerns came the Blurred Lines copyright case, which was all over the media in the past few weeks, and about which I have been asked my opinion repeatedly. Can these different strands be woven into a coherent idea? *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> ------------------------------ [image: AD Gale Cengage Learning 300x250] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> MORE NEWS *Ex Libris Acquires oMbiel, Establishes Mobile Campus Solutions Division <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* *By Matt Enis* [image: campusM Logo]Ex Libris today announced the acquisition of Wolverhampton, U.K.-based oMbiel, developer of the campusM and governmentM cloud-based mobile app solutions for universities and local government services, respectively. The company will be incorporated into Ex Libris as a new business unit, Ex Libris Mobile Campus Solutions, led by oMbiel founder and CEO Hugh Griffiths. 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Join us on Wednesday, May 6th at 3PM EDT for a free webcast to learn about recent advances in implementing discovery services and the results that these libraries have seen regarding their collections. *MORE INFO <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> | REGISTER <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* ------------------------------ *Innovative Debuts “Open Library Stack” | IUG 2015 <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* *By Matt Enis* [image: IUG 2015 Logo]Kicking off the 23rd annual Innovative Users Group (IUG) conference on April 14–16 in Minneapolis, officials from Innovative Interfaces announced that the company’s new Mobile Worklists app is now available in the Apple iOS app store. Version 1.0 of the new app enables librarians to use tablets and mobile devices to create and track lists of materials, scan barcodes with their device’s camera, and share lists in the Sierra Library Services Platform (LSP) for real-time updating and editing. More importantly, as the first product developed with Innovative’s multi-tenant, cloud-based “Open Library Stack” (OLS) infrastructure, Mobile Worklists marks a milestone for Innovative. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> [image: AD Library Journal/Innovative Webcast] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> ------------------------------ *The “New” University, Life of Indra Nevi, Political Power of Music, Plus Pro Media, Paris Memoirs | Social Sciences Reviews <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* *By LJ Reviews* [image: New University]An extensively investigated explanation of the strengths and limitations of contemporary higher ed, the so-called “first lady of yoga,” moving true stories with the historical backdrop of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Palfrey leads libraries into the future. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…> ------------------------------ *READ Nepal To Help Earthquake Survivors <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l…>* *By Lisa Peet* [image: Nepal Earthquake Map]Nonprofit READ (Rural Education and Development) Global’s network of community libraries in Nepal is starting to reopen and respond to the recent devastating earthquake. 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Fwd: Obama Announces Universal Library Card, Free Ebook Initiative
by naglaxman 01 May '15

01 May '15

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Extra Helping - School Library Journal" < sljemail(a)schoollibraryjournal.com> Date: 01-May-2015 12:36 am Subject: Obama Announces Universal Library Card, Free Ebook Initiative To: "Laxman Rao Nagubandi" <naglaxman(a)gmail.com> Cc: To view this email as a web page, click here <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…> . 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During an appearance at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library in Washington, DC, this morning, sixth grader Osman Yaya interviewed the President, who announced an initiative to get $250 million in free ebooks into the hands of students <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…>—while reiterating his commitment to improve Internet access at libraries and schools in all communities as part of the ConnectEd program <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…> . And speaking of exciting library happenings, we’ve extended the submissions deadline for *SLJ*’s Build Something Bold Award to Monday, May 11. Don’t miss out—check out the guidelines <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…> here. 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It might look something like “Hack Your Notebook,” a project that adds illumination—literally—to what you write or draw with a craft called paper circuitry. *Read More›››* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…> [image: AD: Library Reads 160x600] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…> ------------------------------ *Interview: Paul B. Janeczko On Poetry, Anthologizing, and Shelfies <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…>* *By Kiera Parrott <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-0370-1504/Bct/l-00c8/l…>* [image: Paul B. Janeczko] *SLJ* reviews editor Kiera Parrott chats with Paul B. 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