Comments on: US and UK libraries advocacy compared … and an Ode to the Library https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/us-and-uk-libraries-advocacy-compared-and-an-ode-to-the-library.html What's happening to your library? Thu, 11 Jul 2013 22:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: John Kirriemuir https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/us-and-uk-libraries-advocacy-compared-and-an-ode-to-the-library.html#comment-5795 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:14:55 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=5565#comment-5795 A good piece. There are many members of the American Library Association who are not American, or live in America, or are even librarians. It’s a good organisation to be a member of, especially an active participant, you get loads of stuff for your monies, and the rates are pretty good:

http://www.ala.org/membership/aladues#personal

]]> By: Gary Green https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/us-and-uk-libraries-advocacy-compared-and-an-ode-to-the-library.html#comment-5794 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:52:15 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=5565#comment-5794 Hi Ian. Just thought I’d mention that the Shelf Free is advocating on behalf of UK public libraries in the ebook debate too. http://shelffree.org.uk/

]]> By: Aaron Lodge https://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/2013/07/us-and-uk-libraries-advocacy-compared-and-an-ode-to-the-library.html#comment-5793 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:51:28 +0000 http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/?p=5565#comment-5793 “I found it interesting to note that the makeup of this independent panel was dominated by publishers, with only a total of two of the six panel members (including the Chair) explicitly representing the library community”

Good stuff, but wasn’t the panel (excluding chair) made up:
Publishers – 2
Library sector – 2
Booksellers – 1
Authors – 1

Even with the chair having a fairly modest publishing background (certainly not explicitly representing) that hardly seems to be dominated by publishers. If anyone could feel aggrieved by such a panel I’d imagine authors could, and if anything they should be most represented regarding publishing rights – after all it is their work.

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