I interviewed Nancy Sims, the copyright program librarian at the University of Minnesota, about what faculty members, students, and librarians need to know (but often don't) about copyright and fair use on campus. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“2 Universities Under the Legal Gun”
As part of a package of stories on copyright and fair use, a colleague and I looked at a couple of court cases shaping the debate. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“Hot Type: Librarians Puzzle Over E-Books They May Buy But Not Truly Own”
HarperCollins rankled librarians earlier this year by announcing a library usage limit of 26 on new ebook titles. My latest Hot Type column looks at how the issues raised by the #hcod debate are playing out in the world of academic libraries and publishers. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Threats to the Liberal Arts Worry Scholars in the Humanities”
At the annual meeting of the American Council of Learned Societies, scholars shared war stories about the humanities under threat at their campuses and worried about the diminishing regard for the liberal arts at home even as it's being touted as a sought-after American export. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“Tomorrow’s Academic Libraries: Maybe Even Some Books”
Imagine a library that is not only bookless but is not necessarily tied to a building, one that takes its personnel and services to patrons rather than expecting them to come to it. I explore two experiments in what the library of the near future will look like: a learning terrace for undergraduates, and an informationist" program at a medical library." Read More at "The Digital Campus" (CHE, subscription) »
