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LibrariesCut to the Core: Better Luck Next Year
Fall 2013 will be remembered as the season that the Common Core State Standards began to take effect—and it was a rocky rollout indeed. As the calendar marks a new year, we pause now to reflect upon what has been a bumpy first few months.
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Libraries
Check it Out with Michael Kelley: ALA's Code of Conduct
Does the American Library Association have an issue with harassment at its conferences?
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Content / e-books
Apple Asks Court to Fire Its External Monitor
In a letter filed yesterday, Apple attorneys asked Judge Denise Cote to fire its external monitor, Michael Bromwich. The request comes after Bromwich filed a declaration in which he detailed Apple’s resistance to his work.
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Content / e-books
Macmillan Acquires Cookstr, with Schwalbe In Expanded Role
Cookstr founder Will Schwalbe will stay on in an expanded role as v-p of editorial development and content innovation.
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Libraries
The Top 10 Library Stories of 2013
PW takes a look back at 10 big library stories of 2013, and a look ahead to what might be on the horizon in 2014.
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Copyright
Conan Doyle Estate Says Sherlock Not Free Yet
Attorneys for the estate say the "complete" characters remain under copyright, and say they are exploring an appeal.
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Content / e-books
DoJ, States Slam Apple’s Bid for a Stay
In a strongly-worded brief, attorneys questioned Apple’s conduct, and again suggested that the company is trumping up concerns over the court’s external monitor, Michael Bromwich.
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Content / e-books
Judge Denies Apple’s Bid to Extend E-Book Damages Inquiry
After a flurry of year-end filings, Judge Denise Cote late last week rejected Apple’s bid to extend its deposition of plaintiff expert witness Roger Noll, whose report had pegged Apple’s total e-book damages at just over $307 million.
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Copyright
Court Rules Sherlock Holmes is Public Domain
In a December 23 ruling, a federal judge declared that the character of Sherlock Holmes, as well as other characters and elements of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s iconic series are in the public domain.
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Content / e-books
Authors Guild Appeals Google Decision
In a filing with the district court, the Authors Guild gave notice that it is appealing Judge Denny Chin’s to dismiss its copyright suit over Google’s library scanning program.
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Content / e-books
Kohn Appeals Penguin, Macmillan E-book Settlements
The fight goes on: RoyaltyShare founder Bob Kohn has appealed final approval of the Macmillan and Penguin e-book settlements to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Content / e-books
DoJ: Apple Is Trumping Up Monitor Concerns
In a letter to the court, U.S. attorney Lawrence Buterman hit back at Apple, alleging that the company is publicly maligning its external monitor to bolster its case for a stay of the court’s final injunction.
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Content / e-books
PROSE Awards to Offer $10K for Top Prize
For the first time, the AAP’s Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division is endowing the R.R. Hawkins Prize with a $10,000 cash award to the winning author.
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Libraries
Library of Congress Inks Deal for Digital Collection
Looking to upgrade its ability to archive digital content in an era of increasingly electronic-only publications, the Library of Congress has reached a five-year agreement with Data Conversion Laboratory.
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Libraries
CCC Offers Scholarships for Librarians to Attend ALA Midwinter
Are you an academic librarian who wants to go the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia but just can't afford it? Here's your chance.
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Libraries
Are Libraries Essential? Mixed Message in Latest Pew Survey
While the survey showed Americans are almost evenly split over the essential role of libraries, libraries remain incredibly popular.
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Industry News
The Common Core Toolkit: December 2013
Looking ahead to the ALA midwinter meeting.
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Content / e-books
Judge Tosses Booksellers' Suit Against Publishers, Amazon
Calling the booksellers’ allegations “threadbare,” the judge was unable to find any plausible motive for the publishers to conspire with Amazon to limit their retail e-book options.
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Content / e-books
Judge Approves Final E-book Settlements
Texas state attorney Rebecca Fisher told PW that it would take 30 days for the judgment to take effect, and perhaps another 15-30 days for the retailers to begin disbursing the settlements funds to consumers.
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Trade Shows
U.S. Librarians at FIL
This year, a growing number of librarians, publishers, agents, distributors, and self-published authors have come to the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world.
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