Group Convenes to Study Exceptions to Copyright Law for Libraries and Archives
Professional Reading Shelf Libraries--Measuring Value
Source: Sirsi OneSource The Value of Libraries: Impact, Normative Data, & Influencing Funders
A new column by Stephen Abram. "These are challenging times for libraries. We need to communicate our value strongly and in many ways. The studies and opportunities outlined above are fabulous initiatives. We must take our basic statistics and turn them into measurements, and then we must share our measurements. Raw statistics are just representations of effort -- something bureaucrats view with cost-cutting eyes. Well-chosen measurements can demonstrate the amazing value and impact of libraries to their communities, host organizations, and funders."
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Web Sites
Source: U.S. Census Fake U.S. Census Web Site Gets Shutdown
"The U.S. Census Bureau today stopped an e-mail scam that lured individuals with a $5 instant cash reward to participate in a bogus online "Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005 Survey." The survey, however, was not a legitimate Census Bureau survey. The e-mail scam, which began at 7:49 a.m. EDT today, provided individuals with a link that took them to a "spoof" Web page that appeared to be the official Census Bureau Internet site."
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Copyright--United States
Source: DigitalPreservation.gov Group Convenes to Study Exceptions to Copyright Law for Libraries and Archives
"The Section 108 Study Group held its inaugural meeting at the Library of Congress on April 14-15. The goal of the group, named after the section of the U.S. Copyright Act that provides limited exceptions for libraries and archives, is to prepare findings and make recommendations to the Librarian of Congress by mid-2006 for possible alterations to the law that reflect current technologies. The U.S. Copyright Office will then hold public hearings before submitting recommendations to the U.S. Congress. This effort will seek to strike the appropriate balance between copyright holders and libraries and archives in a manner that best serves the public interest."
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Health Information--Internet
Source: Pew Internet & American Life Project Health Information Online
"Eight in ten internet users have looked online for information on at least one of 16 health topics, with increased interest since 2002 in diet, fitness, drugs, health insurance, experimental treatments, and particular doctors and hospitals."
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Librarians--PATRIOT Act
Source: USA Today Librarian's brush with FBI shapes her view of the USA Patriot Act
It was a moment that librarians had been dreading.
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