Among the week's headlines: Congress quietly advances a bill to make the Register of Copyrights a presidential appointee; Baker & Taylor's collapse is still being felt; New York's mayor increases library funding; and a great Q&A with EveryLibrary's John Chrastka.
Amid surging demand, budget stress, high prices and unwieldy restrictions, librarians say the digital library market is unsustainable and they are looking to a new wave of proposed legislation to support some fundamental reforms.
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