OCLC

Things are getting heated in LibraryLand. Two vendors are suing OCLC for unfair business practices. Read more about the lawsuit in Marshall Breeding's column in the Library Journal: SkyRiver and Innovative Interfaces File Major Antitrust Lawsuit Against OCLC

Library of Congress: Copyright Exception for Film Clips, Maintains Ebook Exception

Library of Congress Expands Copyright Exception for Film Clips, Maintains Ebook Exception There is news on the copyright front from the Library of Congress via Library Journal.

Topix, library news and e-books

Topix has a great little aggregator of library news stories:  Library News - Topix

I've just been reading a mini-debate about e-books in the Middleton Journal: Do You Think E-Books Will Make Paper Books Obsolete Any Time Soon? As a new owner of a Nook, I have to say that I enjoy both paper and ebooks.  It was interesting to read comments from folks who may not be librarians or employees of libraries for a change.

OCLC Report: How Libraries Stack Up

Here is a link to the 2010 Report Summary:  How Libraries Stack Up

Libraries and Movies

According to a new OCLC study, libraries loan more movies than NetFlix--just another example of how well we serve our patrons.

In the past 10 years, public libraries in the United States have doubled their movie collections — from 73.5 video materials per 1,000 people in 1999 to 166.7 in 2008, according to the most recent study by the Institute of Museum and Library Services

Courant.com: Libraries Loan More Movies than Netflix

Libraries: The Latest, Greatest Pop-Culture Phenom

Check out what NPR has to say about libraries:
Why The Next Big Pop-Culture Wave After Cupcakes Might Be Libraries

Welcome to the LTA blog

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This blog will have updates on the program, local libraries, and information on the field.  We will be posting job offerings too!