Kingston Public Library patron conduct code faces scrutiny
At its March 2016 meeting, the Kingston-Frontenac Library Board passed a revised Code of Conduct for library patrons in this Ontario community. Opposition to the new Code started to grow amid growing concern that the policy was particularly aimed at…
Upcoming presentations at OLA Superconference
I will presenting on two panels of at the Ontario Library Association Super Conference in Toronto later this week: Intellectual Property and MakerSpaces and 3D Printing (803D) Thursday January 29: 9 am –10:30am MTCC 104A http://www.olasuperconference.ca/sessions/803d/ Speakers: Mallory Austin, Michael…
Copyright and Licensing Agreements: Are We Signing Away Our Rights?
Copyright and Licensing Agreements: Are We Signing Away Our Rights? This presentation will examine the relationship between copyright law and provisions in licensing agreements which are often in tension. Contractual provisions that seek to limit the ability of end-users (such…
Response to the USask TransformUS strategic plan and fate of Prof. Robert Buckingham
The London Chapter of the Progressive Librarians Guild has posted an excellent analysis of recent developments at the University of Saskatchewan. I am reposting it here as it points to underlying problems at this university, which remain ongoing despite the departure…
CFP: Organize and Assemble IV: The Commodification of Information Goods and Library Services
The Edmonton Chapter of the Progressive Librarians Guild has issued a Call for Proposals for its fourth annual Organize and Assemble Symposium. Submissions are due on July 4th; this year the conference proceedings will be published in the Progressive Librarian….
Google’s Fair-Use Claim Prevails in the Google Books Case
The US District Court (for the Southern District of NY) has issued a decision granting summary judgment to the defendant in Authors Guild v Google. Judge Denny Chin has written a very straightforward and easy to read opinion that basically…
Open Access: Historical Highlights, Issues and Policies
In recognition of International Open Access Week (October 21st-25th), the FIMS Graduate Resource Center and the Progressive Librarians Guild (London Ontario chapter) invite you to a panel discussion on current open access issues Thursday, October 24th, noon to 1:20pm 285…
HBR “Notice of Use Restrictions” questioned
There have recently been a number of tweets in response to an article by Joshua Gans in the Contribution Economy blog about a very curious notice of usage restriction attached to Harvard Business Review articles accessed via EBSCO. The restriction…
AUCC’s nine-pack of Fair Dealing Guidelines
The full text of the 9 revised AUCC Fair Dealing Guidelines have now been posted online on the SCRIBD website (links at excesscopyright.blogspot.ca) and at the University of Calgary library. I’m curious as to why AUCC does not just post…
Comparison of Fair Dealing and Fair Use in Education Post-Pentalogy
Lisa Di Valentino, a doctoral student in Library & Information Science at the University of Western Ontario has posted a new working paper on SSRN. Entitled “Comparison of Fair Dealing and Fair Use in Education Post-Pentalogy”, the author discusses and…
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