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Research Library Publishing Services: New Options for University Publishing

ckeller — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:14:53 -0500

A study of publishing services offered by ARL member libraries that provides valuable context for librarians and campus leaders considering the opportunities offered by this rapidly emerging research library role.

The E-only Tipping Point for Journals: What's Ahead in the Print-to-Electronic Transition Zone

ckeller — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:29:15 -0600

This report examines the issues associated with moves toward electronic-only publication of journals. It is based in large part on interviews with two-dozen academic librarians and journal publishers. Interviews were conducted with collection officers and others at a dozen ARL member libraries; the rest of the interviews were with publishing staff of societies and university presses, publishing platform hosts, and publishing production consultants.

Educational Fair Use Today

ckeller — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:10:56 -0600

Three recent appellate decisions concerning fair use should give educators and librarians greater confidence and guidance for asserting this important privilege. In all three decisions, the courts permitted extensive copying and display in the commercial context because the uses involved repurposing and recontextualization. The reasoning of these opinions could have far-reaching implications in the educational environment.