PETITION: Mega-corps are trying to ban libraries from owning digital books!

peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-12-13

Summary:

"Currently, major publishers offer no option for libraries to own and preserve digital books. They’re even suing to ban libraries from making their own digital books. With so many diverse voices published only in digital format, and digital books often more accessible for the most marginalized library patrons, this is unacceptable. Sign on now to demand that the largest publishing lobby in the US reverse course and stand up for libraries in 2023! ..."

Link:

https://www.fightforthefuture.org/actions/2023books/

From feeds:

Open Access Tracking Project (OATP) » peter.suber's bookmarks

Tags:

oa.new oa.petitions oa.signatures oa.libraries oa.books oa.publishers oa.usa oa.litigation oa.aap oa.cdl oa.lobbying oa.internet_archive

Date tagged:

12/13/2022, 14:23

Date published:

12/13/2022, 09:23