Several stories are popping up on JSTOR’s Register and Read program which will allow non-affiliates to have limited free access to some of the content in JSTOR, with emphasis on the word “limited.” Signing up gives one access to a…
Posts Tagged ‘Access’
Opening: Head of Access Services, Loyola University Chicago, Law Library
29
Nov
Loyola University Chicago is accepting applications for an experienced librarian to assume the position of Head of Access Services. The Head oversees all aspects of access to the law library’s space and collections, both print and electronic. To be considered,…
What is a Public Defender? Here is what you need to know.
20
Sep
Public Defenders can provide great help for those who really have no access to resources to hire a private defense attorney. But in DUI cases, and warrant cases where quick action is needed, Public Defenders have limitations. Continue reading
PACER Fees Going Up
14
Sep
Public access to federal court docket materials is going up from 8 cents a page to 10 cents a page. As the Judicial Conference puts it: In separate action, the Conference responded to inflationary pressures by increasing, effective November 1,…
Duke, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, and Emory To Offer Orphan Works Electronically
29
Aug
I wrote at the end of June about the decision by the University of Michigan Libraries to give campus access to electronic versions of orphan works scanned by Google from the school’s collection. See University of Michigan To Allow Campus…
Opening: Two PT Research Assistants for the Digital Public Library of America planning initiative (Paid Internship Opportunity), Cambridge, MA
17
Aug
Are you a student interested in helping to launch a large-scale digital public library in the United States? Excited about the future of online access to information? Want to collaborate closely with innovative partners in public and research libraries, government,…
British Library continues mission "to give everybody access to as much of the world’s information as possible" by way of Google Books agreement
10
Jul
The British Library and Google have agreed that 250,000 out-of-copyright texts will be digitized at Google’s expense and made available at no charge on both the Library and Google Books websites. The scope is just a small fraction of the…
