Government considers extending mandatory deposit to electronic materials
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
‘Extending Legal Deposit’, a new consultation paper by the Australian Government, asks whether publishers should be required to deposit electronic material with the National Library of Australia. The paper says...
Mt Isa library to open soon in new temporary location
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Residents of Mt Isa will soon have a new library after almost six months with limited facilities. The town’s original library closed for renovations between 22 October and 15 November...
Australia’s first feminist journal goes online
Monday, 19 March 2012
The National Library of Australia (NLA) has digitized and made available online Australia’s first feminist journal, The Dawn, (1888-1905). The Dawn was published by Louisa Lawson, the mother of writer...
Random House increases ebooks price for libraries
Monday, 19 March 2012
Random House US, has increased the price of its ebooks for library wholesalers. Wholesale charges for ebooks will rise by over 20 % for new adult releases. Prices will more...
Judge asked to rule on ‘fair use’ in HathiTrust case
Monday, 19 March 2012
The latest actions in the copyright infringement lawsuit against digital repository HathiTrust and five universities in the US could force a more specific legal definition of what constitutes 'fair use'...
Penguin to stop supplying new ebooks, audiobooks through OverDrive
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Penguin has announced that it has ended its relationship with ebook and audiobook distributor Overdrive, saying that it will no longer provide new copies of ebooks and audiobooks for purchase...
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