---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Academic Newswire - Library Journal" <ljemail@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@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-00b3:246/ct0_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp> . 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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-00b3:246/ct10_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> 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-00b3:246/ct11_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* *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-00b3:246/ct11_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> ------------------------------ [image: AD Gale Cengage Learning 300x250] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct12_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp> 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-00b3:246/ct13_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* *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. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct13_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> ------------------------------ *Barriers to Innovation Act Would Renew DMCA Exemptions Automatically <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct14_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* *By Matt Enis* [image: DMCA Logo]Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) on April 16 introduced the “Breaking Down Barriers to Innovation Act,” a bill that would make significant changes to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which gives the Library of Congress the power to grant exemptions to DMCA’s ban on circumventing digital rights management (DRM) software, encryption, or other digital restrictions. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct14_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> [image: AD Library Journal/Rowman & Littlefield Webcast] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct15_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp> ------------------------------ *Scholarly Metrics | Reference eReviews <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct16_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* *By Bruce Connolly & Gail Golderman* [image: Institution Selection Graphic] These days, scholarly metrics are a high-stakes game and a lot of effort is being directed toward finding relevant and credible methods to assess and present scholarship. *Read More...* <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct16_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> ------------------------------ [image: Job Zone] <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct17_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>*Job Zone <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct17_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* utilizes unique job matching technology to help you find for the perfect job (and employers find the perfect candidate), whether you’re actively seeking or just keeping an eye out for your possibilities. 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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-00b3:246/ct19_1/1?sid=blsSisbxp> | REGISTER <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct20_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* ------------------------------ *Innovative Debuts “Open Library Stack” | IUG 2015 <http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-036d-1504/Bct/l-00b3/l-00b3:246/ct21_0/1?sid=blsSisbxp>* *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. 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