ALA President Leslie Burger to Testify on EPA Library Closings to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON — On February 6, ALA President Leslie Burger will testify at an oversight hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the impact of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) library closings.
Since first becoming public in early 2006, the closure of several libraries in the EPA network has given the library community cause [...]
FY 2007 Funding Levels Set
U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairmen have arrived at a final joint funding resolution for fiscal year (FY) 2007. This $463.5 billion spending bill will be on the House floor tomorrow.
The bill provides $2.3 billion in additional funding over FY 2006, including $1.17 billion for education. Unfortunately, none of the extra funding [...]
Call for Nominations for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
The James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award are to be presented at Freedom of Information Day on March 16, 2007, and we are now accepting nominations!
Each year, the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award are presented by the American Library Association on Freedom [...]
District Dispatch Podcast #9: Special Midwinter Edition
Episode
District Dispatch Podcast #9: Special Midwinter Edition
Cast
Carrie Russell, Copyright Specialist, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy
Lori Williamson, Access Services Librarian, Victoria College/University of Houston-Victoria Library
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In this special Midwinter edition of the District Dispatch Podcast, Carrie Russell and Lori Williamson talk about one of the Internet’s most important resources for information on copyright: the Copyright Advisory [...]
District Dispatch Podcast #8: Special Midwinter Edition
Episode
District Dispatch Podcast #8: Special Midwinter Edition
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Carrie Lowe, Internet Policy Specialist, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP)
David Lankes, Information Institute of Syracuse, Syracuse University
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Carrie Lowe of OITP chats with Syracuse University’s David Lankes about the value and importance of participatory networks within the library community.
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