Category Archives: Libraries

Justice Department urges court to reject Google book deal

By doris | Published: September 19, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com In a highly anticipated announcement, Justice Department attorneys cited “class action, copyright, and antitrust” concerns in asking U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin in New York to reject the currently constructed class action settlement between Google and the Authors Guild, which had sued them. Despite the perceived problems, the federal government [...]

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The future of libraries, with or without books

By doris | Published: September 5, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Books are being pushed aside for digital learning centers and gaming areas. “Loud rooms” that promote public discourse and group projects are taking over the bookish quiet. Hipster staffers who blog, chat on Twitter and care little about the Dewey Decimal System are edging out old-school librarians. And that’s just the [...]

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