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Europe’s open-access drive escalates as university stand-offs spread

Submitted by Blake on May 20, 2018 - 7:16pm
Bold efforts to push academic publishing towards an open-access model are gaining steam. Negotiators from libraries and university consortia across Europe are sharing tactics on how to broker new kinds of contracts that could see more articles appear outside paywalls. And inspired by the results of a stand-off in Germany, they increasingly declare that if they don’t like what publishers offer, they will refuse to pay for journal access at all. On 16 May, a Swedish consortium became the latest to say that it wouldn’t renew its contract, with publishing giant Elsevier.
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Sweden cancels Elsevier contract as open-access dispute spreads

Submitted by Blake on May 17, 2018 - 9:42pm
Swedish universities have moved to cancel their contract with journal publisher Elsevier as concern over slow progress towards open access spreads. The Bibsam Consortium, which represents 85 higher education and research institutions in the country, said that its current agreement with Elsevier would not be renewed after 30 June.
From Sweden cancels Elsevier contract as open-access dispute spreads | Times Higher Education (THE)
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The Natural Enemy of the Librarian

Submitted by Blake on May 17, 2018 - 7:25pm
Uplifting monument or waste of space? Philip Johnson’s Bobst Library and a conflict between professions, a shift from book warehouses to social hubs. Photographs by Andrea Geyer.
From The Natural Enemy of the Librarian - Triple Canopy
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The mysterious Cambridge library tower, supposedly full of banned books, is opening to the public

Submitted by Blake on May 1, 2018 - 10:28am
At 157ft tall and 17 floors, Cambridge University Library’s tower can be seen for miles around but has largely kept its secrets to itself and its contents (approaching one million books) have given rise to much speculation. But now in a new free exhibition, Tall Tales: Secrets of the tower, we reveal some of the truth about what the great skyscraper really holds.  
From The mysterious Cambridge library tower, supposedly full of banned books, is opening to the public | The Independent

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Competitive advantage of the library

Submitted by Bibliofuture on April 29, 2018 - 1:13pm
Malcolm Gladwell asked about not liking Google and then discussing the competitive advantage of the library. The entire interview is 50 minutes but the link drops directly to the comments on Google and libraries and that discussion is around 1-2 minutes.
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Library built over river

Submitted by Bibliofuture on April 23, 2018 - 10:05am
See a picture of the Renton Library (Washington) that is built over a river.
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What Do You Think of Reading Books as a Punishment?

Submitted by birdie on April 6, 2018 - 12:29pm
From an article in The New York Times, a judge imposes juveniles to read from a list of books and report on their reactions.

  • A Virginia judge handed down an unusual sentence last year after five teenagers defaced a historic black schoolhouse with swastikas and the words “white power” and “black power.”

    Instead of spending time in community service, Judge Avelina Jacob decided, the youths should read a book. But not just any book. They had to choose from a list of ones covering some of history’s most divisive and tragic periods. The horrors of the Holocaust awaited them in “Night,” by Elie Wiesel. The racism of the Jim Crow South was there in Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” The brutal hysteria of persecution could be explored in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller.

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    For Bookmark Aficionados

    Submitted by birdie on March 3, 2018 - 9:36am
    Like bookmarks? Check out the International Friends of Bookmarks site run by Laine Farley.

    Link should work now.
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    Jeremy Keith on forced SSL, AMP, and abuse of power

    Submitted by Blake on March 1, 2018 - 12:39pm
    I strongly disagree. If you also disagree, I encourage you to make your voice heard. Remember, this isn’t about whether you think that we should all switch to HTTPS—we’re all in agreement on that. This is about whether it’s okay to create collateral damage by deliberately denying people access to web features in order to further a completely separate agenda. This isn’t about you or me. This is about all those people who could potentially become makers of the web. We should be welcoming them, not creating barriers for them to overcome.
    From Adactio: Journal—Ends and means
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    From Overdue Books to Overdosed Patrons

    Submitted by birdie on March 1, 2018 - 9:43am
    Story from the NYT .

    The opioid epidemic is reshaping life in America, including at the local public library, where librarians are considering whether to carry naloxone to battle overdoses. At a time when the public is debating arming teachers, it is another example of an unlikely group being enlisted to fight a national crisis.
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