Jim Neal represents libraries at House Judiciary subcommittee copyright hearing
Yesterday, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet held a hearing entitled, “Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works.” The hearing convened a panel...
View ArticleUnderstanding a turbulent world to develop library policy agenda
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) releases the draft “Trends Report: Snapshots of a Turbulent World” (with Appendix I (pdf) and Appendix II (pdf)) to stimulate discussion about and...
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Alan’s NYC Adventure
I spent much of last week in New York City as part of the American Library Association (ALA) advocacy effort regarding ebooks. These meetings with publishing executives are described in my post on the...
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Spotlighting the value of libraries in Washington, DC
On November 17, the American Library Association (ALA) partnered with the Internet Association to hold a public session on advancing economic opportunity, targeted to the policy community in...
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ALA in NYC (Part 2): ‘More than a collection of books’
How many times have you heard that phrase? A visit to the Central Library of the Brooklyn Public Library system proved to make that statement undoubtedly true. I work for ALA, I am a librarian, I...
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ALA in NYC (Part 1): Working together, sharing solutions
Last week, OITP Director Alan Inouye and I escaped the DC swamp momentarily for a trip to NYC. We accompanied the Digital Content Working Group (DCWG) co-chairs Carolyn Anthony and Erika Linke, ALA...
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Apply for the ALA Policy Corps by November 3
This is a guest post by Christine Lind Hage, director of Rochester Hills (MI) Public Library and a member of the ALA Policy Corps Working Group. She is a past president of the Public Library...
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