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Fair Use Victory Advances a Future of Accessibility for All

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

HathiTrust, a unanimous three-judge panel concluded that digitizing books in order to enhance research and provide access to individuals with print disabilities is lawful on the grounds of fair use —that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work ( Section 107 of the U.S.

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Increasing Accessible Publishing Globally

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Plenary Talk at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union Access to published information is an essential requirement for education, employment and full social inclusion. People with vision impairments and other print disabilities deserve equal access to that treasure of information.

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Public Policy and SOX: Pricey or Priceless!

ASU Lodestar Center

It is not often that public policy intended for the publicly traded-corporate world directly impacts the nonprofit corporate world. Open public access to financial statements. Open public access to audit reports. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012. 22, Number 3, Spring 2012.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities). private and community foundations. Please reach out at research@candid.org. ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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Burlington Public Library: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

Burlington Public Library was one of our test installation sites. The library also offers free WiFi, a laptop checkout program, and 30 public access computers. Installation Date: September 13, 2012. Existing public access IT system the new MultiPoint Server system augmented: 30 Core 2 desktops and P4 desktops.

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Bookshare International Now Serves Thirty Countries

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Benetech’s Bookshare library continues to expand its international service providing accessible books and publications to members in more than 30 countries. These texts will be available in early 2012.? This is the area’s very first library and we are told that the kids there very happy to have access to these books.

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MediaPost Publications Mobile & Social Media Revenue Accelerating At 30% 02/07/2012

AFP Blog

MediaPost Publications Mobile & Social Media Revenue Accelerating At 30% 02/07/2012 : According to new data from PQ Media, total U.S. mobile & social media revenue, including consumer and business access, content, advertising and marketing, increased 30.2% annual rate in 2012. annual rate in 2012.