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Settlement Rumored To Be Close in Google, Publisher Lawsuit
Andrew Albanese & Jim Milliot - 10/10/2008
Sources say that a settlement may finally be near in publishers’ lawsuit over Google’s controversial program to scan books from library shelves. AAP and Google say it isn't so. More

Springer Acquires Open Access Publisher BioMed Central
Andrew Albanese - 10/08/2008
In a major—if not unexpected—deal, the world’s second largest commercial STM publisher has acquired a pioneering for-profit OA publisher. More
Looking in Google’s Direction, Presenters at BLC Digitization Summit Speak Up for Public Domain
Andrew Albanese - 10/05/2008
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In Blunt Terms, Copyright Lawyers, Researchers, Librarians Blast Anti-NIH Bill
Andrew Albanese - 09/19/2008
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After Hearing, Sweeping Anti-NIH Bill To Be Shelved—for Now
Andrew Albanese - 09/18/2008
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NIH Public Access Policy To Face Copyright Challenge in Congress?
Andrew Albanese - 09/05/2008
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Ithaka Survey Reports Rising Faculty “Ambivalence” Toward Campus Libraries
Andrew Albanese - 08/29/2008
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UI Library To Open Collection Regarding Obama’s Work With Radical Academic
Andrew Albanese - 08/26/2008
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