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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Thursday Threads: Publisher/Librarian Rights, Cultural Commons, HTML5 Web Apps, Wifi Management

    This week's list of threads starts with a pointer a statement by the International Coalition of Library Consortia on the growing pressure between publishers and libraries over the appropriate rights and permissions for scholarly material. In that same vein, Joe Lucia writes about his vision for libraries and the cultural …

     Posted on  June 23, 2011
     and last updated June 23, 2011
     ·  6 minutes reading time
  • OCLC Record Use Policy Issue Coming to a Head

    In roughly a week, the OCLC membership through the Members Council will hear of the preliminary findings from the Review Board of Shared Data Creation and Stewardship. The Review Board was tasked with formulating recommendations in response to the community's objections to the proposed Record Use policy. The charter for …

     Posted on  May 12, 2009
     and last updated May 13, 2009
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • ARL Statement to Scholarly Publishers on the Global Economic Crisis

    ARL issued a statement today on the impacts of the global economic crisis on library budgets and the corresponding effect on subscriptions and purchasing patterns. The statement backs up a similar release by ICOLC last month.

    The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a statement on the current global …

     Posted on  February 19, 2009
     and last updated February 19, 2009
     ·  3 minutes reading time
  • ICOLC Issues Statement on the Global Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Consortial Licenses

    On Monday, January 19th, the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) issued a statement on the impact of the global economic crisis on libraries, with a particular focus on library consortia.

    Written on behalf of the many library consortia across the world that participate in the ICOLC, this statement has …

     Posted on  January 31, 2009
     and last updated February 01, 2009
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • Google Book Search Settlement and Library Consortia

    The Google Book Search Settlement Agreement includes two points where library consortia come into play: discounts for institutional subscriptions and receipt of digitized books by members of a consortium. The Google Book Search Settlement calls such consortia "Institutional Consortia" and the definition of that phrase and the places in the …

     Posted on  November 25, 2008
     and last updated November 25, 2008
     ·  5 minutes reading time