A compelling argument against the Google Books ruling
Here’s a compelling piece that analyzes the recent Appellate Court decision in favor of the Google Book Project. The authors find that, contrary to the generally positive support from libraries for the outcome of the decision — the Court decided that Google’s book scanning amounted to a transformative act covered under Copyright law’s fair use […]
Panel to discuss public access to CRS reports
The Congressional Transparency Caucus is hosting a panel discussion THIS THURSDAY! on public access to CRS reports. I’m so happy to see this movement on this critically important issue. Check it out, and definitely RSVP if you’re in the DC area this thursday! And don’t forget to add your voice to the growing call for […]
GPO announces enhancements to MetaLib
Hat tip to InfoDocket for noticing that Metalib, the Government Publishing Office’s meta-search engine, has added several resources. These include a new MetaLib QuickSet called “Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)” and 8 new databases including the Department of Energy’s “OpenNet,” the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Historical Maps and Charts, and the Catalog of the […]
USA Trade Online now FREE to all
The Census Bureau announced that, on October 15, 2015, “access to USA Trade Online will be FREE to all customers. This transition will be transparent to current users and new users can sign up for free to access data for international trade.” The instructions for depository libraries say that depositories “will no longer have IP […]
Secret GAO Reports
Steven Aftergood says that “The Government Accountability Office this week quietly published a list of titles of its restricted reports that have not been publicly released because they contain classified information or controlled unclassified information.” GAO Posts Titles of Restricted Reports by Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists, Secrecy News (Oct.16, 2015). There are several […]