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Some Rather Differing Takes — in Two Recent Law Library Journal Articles — on...
…Legal Education in Crisis, and Why Law Libraries Are Doomed vs. Like Mark Twain: The Death of Academic Law Libraries Is an Exaggeration… Cross-posted on Law Library Blog.
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Library of Congress (LoC) Launches New Web Archive Content on Its Website
Please see: A New Interface and New Web Archive Content at Loc.gov A total of 21 named collections are now available in the new archive interfac Cross-posted at Law Library Blog.
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New U.S. Copyright Office Report: “Orphan Works and Mass Digitization”
The United States Copyright Office has recently issued a new report on “orphan works,” or copyright-protected work for which rights-holders are not determinable or contactable, as well as on...
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Continuing Addition of New Features to Congress.gov Based on User Feedback
Please see: New Features Added to Congress.gov Based On Your Feedback From the above blog post, note in particular the intent of the Law Librarians of Congress: “Since the unveiling of Congress.gov in...
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No Valid Copyright in the “Happy Birthday” Song Lyrics
In a decision filed yesterday, Chief Judge George H. King of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has held there is no valid copyright in the “Happy Birthday” song lyrics —...
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Pew Research Center’s “Libraries at the Crossroads” Report
The Pew Research Center has released Libraries at the Crossroads: The public is interested in new services and thinks libraries are important to communities (September 15, 2015) The “Summary of...
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World Bank Group: World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends
The World Bank Group has posted this report here. The Overview of the report is here. Some highlights from the report’s Foreword (page xiii)/page 15 of the PDF)… The world is in the midst of the...
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Wikipedia Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary
15 amazing things since the idea of Wikipedia was launched to the world on January 15, 2001. Cross-posted at Law Library Blog.
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World Economic Forum (WEF) White Paper: Internet Fragmentation
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recently posted the white paper Internet Fragmentation: An Overview (January 2016) From the Executive Summary (page 3/6 of the PDF) of the document: …the Internet is...
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American Library Association (ALA) Reference and User Services Association...
The list includes: Open States: Discover Politics in Your State Crime Statistics Travelers’ Health Famous Trials, UMKC School of Law Country Statistics In Motion: The African-American Migration...
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