Among the week's headlines: a new federal education bill recognizes school librarians; the freedom to read appears in danger in yet another appeals court case; librarians in Iowa and Arkansas grapple with new state laws; and the 'New York Times' hears from dozens of librarians.
If recent tensions over library ebook legislation has shown librarians anything, it is that maintaining the status quo in the digital library market is ultimately a choice being made by librarians. Legislation or not, can librarians change their approach?
What do libraries want from the major publishers in the digital library market? Hint: it isn't to destroy copyright. Librarians and ReadersFirst organizer Michael Blackwell weighs in on the group's just released proposal for fair digital license terms.
