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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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Guest Post: Collections Access - Open the Door Wider

Museum 2.0

Copyright infringements: A large portion of historical collections are in the public domain. The Library of Congress advises collection users to go through a risk assessment process for each image they seek to reproduce. Should the museum impose a fee on reproducers or limit their pursuits in other ways?

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5 Keys to Effective Knowledge Transfer for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Download a copy of the full report as a PDF file from Imagine Canadas online reference library: Effective knowledge transfer & exchange for nonprofit organizations : a framework (PDF) Fataneh Zarinpoush, Shirley Von Sychowski, Julie Sperling. Copyright © 2008. Toronto : Imagine Canada , 2007. application. Associations.

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Lawsuit over denying access to a student with learning disabilities

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We're really proud of the rapid growth of our Bookshare online library for people with print disabilities. The legal framework for Bookshare is the Section 121 copyright exception in federal copyright law: all Bookshare users must have a disability that qualifies under that section. serving students with print disabilities.

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10 Steps to Extension Professional 2.0 Remix

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Unlike library subject cataloging, which follows a strict set of guidelines, tagging is completely unstructured and freeform, allowing users to create connections between data anyway they want. the work of copyright holders. You may be wondering whether copyright laws and remix culture are at odds with one another. Enterprise 2.0

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111 Low-Cost or Free OnlineTools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

An online database of what is #trending on Twitter with user-generated definitions of related hashtags. TechSoup is a nonprofit with a clear focus: providing other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. Present.me.

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100 Low-Cost or Free Web-Based Tools for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

If your nonprofit is active on Pinterest or wants to make better use of your digital library, knowledge of photo-editing is essential. Giving Library :: givinglibrary.org. If you are interested in having your nonprofit listed on the Giving Library, you can apply here. FrontlineSMS :: frontlinesms.com. Wibbitz :: wibbitz.com.

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