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Brief of Amici Curiae Nine Library Organizations and 218 Librarians In Support of Defendant-Appellant Internet Archive
(2023-12-22)CDL is based in copyright law and respects the rights of copyright holders by acquiring the works legally, while also broadening access to the books that library systems purchase to build their collections. CDL is a ... -
Fast and slow at the same time
(ABEC Brasil, 2023-09-27)Open-access advocates should pursue fast and slow strategies at the same time. The primary long-term strategy discussed here is the reform of research culture to the point where institutions and individuals care more about ... -
Rethinking Digital Preservation: Conceptual Foundations
(2023-09-20)In support of a multi-year initiative to revitalize its core digital preservation infrastructure, the Harvard Library is engaged in an open-ended exploration of an ideal system solution. The individual components of that ... -
The Publisher Playbook: A Brief History of the Publishing Industry’s Obstruction of the Library Mission
(2023)Libraries have continuously evolved their ability to provide access to collections in innovative ways. Many of these advancements in access, however, were not achieved without overcoming serious resistance and obstruction ... -
Misinformation in countries with limited technological literacies: How individuals in sub-Sahara Africa engage with fake news
(Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, 2023)In an event where the problem of information access is almost terra incognita, the derivate challenge is whether too much information is bad. Most research suggests so, yet very few attempts have been made to examine the ... -
Analysis of Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s MOOC Course, Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management: Learner Demographics and Motivations
(Center for Open Science, 2022-08-04)The Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management launched on Canvas in January 2018. This report analyzes learner reported data and ... -
Brief of Library Amici Curiae (ALA, ACRL, LFI, ARL, SPN, EveryLibrary)
(Council Press, 2022-06)The Court’s decision in this case may bear directly on the interests of visual artists who rely on existing works as raw material for their own creations, but it could also affect far more. As the Court considers how to ... -
Publishing Without Exclusive Rights
(University of Michigan Library, 2022-04-26)Journal publishers don’t need exclusive rights. Or, they don’t need them for publishing. They don’t need them to make a work public or to add value in the form of peer review, copy editing, metadata, formatting, discoverability, ... -
Data as assemblage
(Emerald, 2022-03-03)Purpose A definition of data called data as assemblage is presented. The definition accommodates different forms and meanings of data; emphasizes data subjects and data workers; and reflects the sociotechnical aspects of ... -
Open Access helps both: authors and readers
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The information and knowledge landscapes of mutual aid: how librarians can use participatory action research to support social movements in community development
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022)Mutual aid - including and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic - is a case study in how social movements can facilitate transformative community development through grassroots knowledge production, reliant on information management. ... -
Copyright and Legal Issues Surrounding 3D Data
(Association of College & Research Libraries, 2022)An overview of essential legal concepts and strategies, this chapter synthesizes the ideas, questions, and legal issues that arise in relation to 3D data. Case studies provide scenarios based on real-world situations that ... -
Transforming State of the Art Offline Approaches for the Digital World: A Methods Guide for Youth and Well-being Focus Groups
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Statement on Using Controlled Digital Lending as a Mechanism for Interlibrary Loan
(2021-10-01)Many libraries and consortia practicing interlibrary loan (ILL) are unsure how and when controlled digital lending (CDL) can be applied in the context of resource sharing. Libraries want to ensure their practices are aligned ... -
Using a Distributed Deposit Program to Populate an Institutional Repository and Foster Open Access Advocacy with Library and Administrative Staff
(Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, 2021-10)This recipe bakes a diverse network of library and academic staff who can facilitate deposits through an institutional repository (IR), increasing the size of its collection, improving its metadata, and assuring greater ... -
Youth and Extended Reality: An Initial Exploration of Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities
(Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, 2021-10)Extended reality (XR) technologies are becoming increasingly pervasive in the lives of young people today, entering homes, classrooms, and museums. These immersive technologies hold great promise for learning, creativity, ... -
Trying to read Sappho out loud without running out of breath
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A question of “reception”: how could Homer ever outlive his own moments of performance?
(Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies, 2021-08-30)In the cover illustration for this essay, a painter is picturing Homer at a moment of performance. Or, I could even say that we see Homer here in—not just at—a moment of performance. Homer sings, accompanying himself on ... -
Analysis of Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s MOOC Course, Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management: Focus on the effects of COVID-19
(Center for Open Science, 2021-08-27)The Harvard Medical School Countway Library’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management launched on Canvas in January 2018. This report analyzes student reported data and ...