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16 hours ago ago from Open Book Alliance
On Tuesday, three national library associations sent a letter to the Department of Justice expressing their concern over Google’s pricing power should the GBS be approved. In their opinion, entrusting a single entity with the exclusive rights to digitized books would, “make libraries particularly vulnerable to profit maximizing pricing.” The group had previously expressed these concerns in a July 2009 letter, writing: In the ...
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11 hours ago ago from MOBYLIVES
Three major American library associations have asked the U.S. Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, according to a Reuters wire story . The American Library Association , the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries say there is unlikely to be an effective competitor to Google's ...
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21 hours ago ago from Misadventures of the Monster Farmer-Librarian
Since I am on my all-things-libraries-kick, here is some more: According to the American Library Association , "CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) selected five books as finalists for the 2010 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, which honors the best nonfiction books written for young adults between Nov. 1, 2008 and Oct. 31, 2009. This is the first time the awards have been announced. YALSA will name the ...
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17 hours ago ago from Book by Book
The National Book Foundation is again sponsoring a competition recognizing those who have gone to great lengths to inspire people to become lifelong readers. I know there must be some Innovation in Reading contenders in our midst at libraries, schools, book clubs, booksellers, community groups. Line up and send those applications to the National Book Foundatio n. The prize is given in six categories: Education & Community ...
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Libraries ask for oversight of Google books product
18 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Entertainment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three library associations have asked the Justice Department to oversee Google's plans to create a massive digital library to prevent an excessively high price for institutional subscriptions, the groups said on Thursday. The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Association of Research Libraries said that there was unlikely to be an effective competitor to Google's ...
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6 hours ago ago from Media General - WSPA.com
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