Legislation

Blog entry: Just Over 6,000 More Signatures Needed on White House School Petition

The email below was sent January 27 to all ALA members with email addresses. The goal is a mere 6,344 signatures away from reaching the 25,000 goal: the magic number that allows the...

Posted January 27, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: Copyright Fair Use—Update

If you missed the fair-use panel presented by the ALA Washington...

Posted January 26, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: For Students: A Challenge! The White House Petition on School Libraries

We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

I urge each of you to send this message to your own student chapter e-list, encouraging everyone not only to sign the White House petition Ensure that every child in America has...

Posted January 25, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: Copyright Fair Use on Digitized and Orphaned Works: Washington Office Update #alamw12

A panel of five copyright experts offered helpful tips and advice on orphaned works and digitization at the ALA Washington Office session this morning in Dallas.

Much of the conversation revolved...

Posted January 21, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Blog entry: Copyright Fair Use on Digitized and Orphaned Works: Washington Office Update #alamw12

A panel of five copyright experts offered helpful tips and advice on orphaned works and digitization at the ALA Washington Office session this morning in Dallas.

Much of the...

Posted January 21, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

News Story: Union Sues to Block Library Outsourcing RFP

Just a month after the Simi Valley (Calif.) City Council voted to withdraw its city library from the Ventura County Library System, the...

Posted January 18, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

AL Video: Top 10 Library Stories of 2011

American Libraries presents its list of the top 10 library news stories of 2011, covering digitization, privacy, copyright, advocacy, and much more.



Posted January 13, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More

Feature: Top 10 Library Stories of 2011

Facing natural disasters, technology issues, and privatization concerns, librarians responded with advocacy and innovation

People’s Library in Zuccotti Park

These are the top library stories of 2011, as selected by American Libraries editors. Share your top 10 in the comments.

1. Ebook Escapades
HarperCollins imposed an arbitrary 26 loans per ebook...

Posted January 12, 2012 | Comments:  | Read More