Islands in the Stream: Academic Technology, Digital Copyright, and The TEACH Act

By Raymond Uzwyshyn

Puzzling over the arcana of the TEACH Act [Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act, 2002], more than a few university administrators will be reminded of the minutiae of the tax code. To be sure, copyright law needs to be reconceptualized for the new millennium. Libraries and universities are witnessing a sea change from an earlier era of historical development. Definitions of copyright, technology, and the online classroom need to be recast or the laws become peripheral in handling digital copyright questions that increasingly arise. Recent cases represent the widespread confusion among players. Various strong opposing debates regarding streaming media and the TEACH Act illustrate these facts well.

Continued at: http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/12/14/academic-technology-digital-copyright-and-the-teach-act.aspx

Education Dept. Releases Biennial Report on Academic Libraries

From the National Center for Education Statistics

In the 2010 fiscal year, academic libraries in the United States lent about 11.2 million documents to other libraries and spent about $1.2-billion on electronic subscriptions to current serials, according to the results of a survey released today by the National Center for Education Statistics, the statistical arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The survey report, “Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look,” presents statistics on library services, collections, library staff, expenditures, electronic services, and information literacy, covering some of the same ground as a similar report from the Association of Research Libraries.

Continued at: http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/education-dept-releases-biennial-report-on-academic-libraries/39129

Read the report: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012365

Related articles

• ebrary Announces Partnership with DA Information Services (prweb.com)