How wonderful to have them come to our state to do this! Congrats to Nashville!
Dr. Cindy C. Welch
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Information Sciences
UT Experience Learning Fellow
The University of Tennessee
Phone: 865-974-7918
Email:
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Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019 at 2:37 PM
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Subject: NASHVILLE EVENT ON EBOOK EMBARGO: ALA to launch national campaign against e-book embargo
MEDIA ADVISORY
September 6, 2019
Contact: Shawnda Hines, [log in to unmask], (202) 628-8410
Headline: ALA to launch national campaign against e-book embargo
Washington, D.C. - On September 11, 2019, at 11 a.m., the American Library Association (ALA) will unveil a public action campaign opposing arbitrary restrictions to library e-book lending. The campaign is in response to Macmillan Publishers’ new policy to allow a library to purchase only one copy upon release of a new e-book title; no additional copies will be available for eight weeks. The announcement will take place at Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street Nashville, Tennessee. The announcement coincides with the 2019 Digital Book World conference in Nashville.
National library leaders including Kent Oliver, library director, Nashville Public Library; Mary Ghikas, executive director, American Library Association; and Ramiro Salazar, president, Public Library Association, will share library and reader impacts of the embargo and efforts to increase digital access for all.
[Have since added Pat Losinski, CEO, Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library]
Macmillan’s embargo is scheduled to begin November 1, and would limit libraries’ ability to serve their communities in an increasingly digital world.
The American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. For more than 140 years, ALA has been the trusted voice for academic, public, school, government and special libraries, advocating for the profession and the library’s role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all. For more information, visit ala.org.