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Shows & Events
ALA Report 2012
It was an upbeat annual conference for the American Library Association in Anaheim, Calif., highlighted by the awarding of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, the ALA’s first-ever book award for adult fiction and nonfiction. But with the release of a new Pew report and a pilot project announced by Penguin, the issue of library e-book lending loomed large over the meeting.
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ConferencesALA 2012 Attendance Roughly Flat with 2011
It was an upbeat annual conference for the American Library Association in Anaheim, and ALA officials reported that 20,134 attended the 2012 meeting in Anaheim, roughly flat with the 20,125 at the 2011 show.
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Awards & Prizes
ALA Hands Out First Adult Prizes to Massie, Enright
At its annual convention being held in Anaheim, the American Library Association awarded its first-ever Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction to Irish novelist Anne Enright for her book The Forgotten Waltz (W.W. Norton). Robert K. Massie, meanwhile, took home top honors for nonfiction for Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Random House).
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Copyright
What’s the Impact of the GSU E-Reserve Decision? ALA Panel Says None...Yet
At a copyright panel at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Duke University scholarly communications officer Kevin Smith said the true impact of the decision in the Georgia State e-reserves case will start to become clear when Judge Evans issues her final order for relief, and after that, what might happen on appeal.
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Conferences
Author Rebecca MacKinnon Kicks Off ALA With Talk On Digital Privacy
Issues with e-book lending may loom large over the 2012 American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim, CA, but Rebecca Mackinnon’s opening keynote focused on another aspect of the digital revolution important to librarians: privacy.
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Content / e-books
As ALA Opens, Pew Issues Report On Libraries and E-Books
The good news, according to a report issued today by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, is that 69% of adults say libraries are important to them and their families. The not-so-good news: surprisingly few library patrons are aware of their library's e-book offerings.
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Copyright
Authors Guild vs. Google Trial Schedule Delayed a Month
Judge Denny Chin yesterday issued a scheduling order in the Authors Guild v. Google case delaying the proceedings by a month, with motions for summary judgment now to be filed on July 27.
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Copyright
Google Appeal May Not Delay Trial
While Google's appeal in the Authors Guild suit could lead to a stay while the appeals process plays out, that isn’t automatic.
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Nancy Pearl
Check it Out with Nancy Pearl: Bears!
Nancy Pearl has some tips for librarians who want to be part of the Nancy Pearl army, helping to get books into readers' hands.
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Copyright
Google Appeals Authors Guild Class Action Status
Google officials have confirmed that their attorneys last night filed a petition to appeal Judge Denny Chin’s recent order granting the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification.
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Copyright
Google Parties Delay Summary Judgment Filings
In a bit of housekeeping news, an order filed June 1 in the Authors Guild vs. Google lawsuit has given the parties an extension to file their motions for summary judgment until June 26, from the original filing deadline of June 14.
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Content / e-books
Scholarly Publishing 2012: Meet PeerJ
Over the past decade, the open access movement has grown by leaps and bounds, with increased awareness and a slew of institutional, funder, and government mandates. But the real sign of maturity may be in how the business models associated with open access publishing have evolved. And this week comes a fascinating new entry into the field: PeerJ.
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Copyright
Google Settles With Authors—In France
How do you say “opt-in” in French? According to statements, Google and the French publishers association have agreed to a "framework" settlement that will allow Google to scan and sell copyrighted but out-of-print French books.
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Trade Shows
Scholarly Publishing 2012: Looking to the AAUP Conference
As the Association of American University Presses prepares to celebrate a milestone 75th birthday at its upcoming annual conference in Chicago, June 18–20, university press leaders are sure to have a long list of birthday wishes. Even the AAUP’s own conference description refuses to soft-pedal the tenuous state of affairs facing academic publishing, acknowledging the “collision of crumbling business models and revolutionary innovation.” Yet there is hope. Even as some long-held traditions and practices “go up in flames,” the conference description goes on to declare, there are “sparks of opportunity.”
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U.S. Book Show
BEA 2012: Buzzing the Librarians
Librarians packed the room and listened to fast-paced and often funny presentations by publishers at the AAP Librarian Book Buzz yesterday.
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Content / e-books
Barnes & Noble Urges Court to Reject DoJ’s Price-Fixing Settlement
In comments filed this week in federal court, Barnes & Noble argued that the court should scrap the Department of Justice’s price-fixing settlement with three publishers. “The proposed regulatory provisions of the settlement are not in the public interest,” the brief concludes.
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Copyright
Publishers Propose Sweeping Injunction After GSU E-Reserve Verdict
Publishers may have succeeded in winning just five of 99 infringement charges in the Georgia State e-reserve case, but according to their proposed order for relief those five wins are sufficient to justify a sweeping injunction.
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Copyright
After Ruling, Google and Authors Guild Appear Headed for Trial
On May 31, Judge Denny Chin rejected Google's motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff, and granted the Authors Guild's motion for class certification.
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Copyright
Big Win For Authors Guild in Google Case
The battle is officially on. On May 31, Judge Denny Chin rejected Google’s motion to dismiss the Authors Guild as an associational plaintiff, and granted the Authors Guild’s motion for class certification, meaning that Google’s library scanning program, barring another settlement, is headed to trial on the merits.
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Content / e-books
OverDrive to Launch Browser-based e-Book Reader
E-book distributor OverDrive has announced plans to launch a new HTML5-based, browser-based e-book reader. The reader, dubbed “OverDrive Read” will enable readers to access OverDrive e-books using standard web browsers, without having to download any software or apps.
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