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Prisoners’ Right to Read: A New Interpretation to the Library Bill of Rights
Adopted June 29, 2010, by the ALA Council.

The NYC Collective of Radical Reference will have a table at the 4th Annual NYC Anarchist Book Fair, and will present a workshop on Saturday at 12:45
Workshop description from program:

Some say we live in the Information Age – a lot of the time it can feel like we’re drowning in the stuff. Libraries exist to collect and organize information in print, electronic and other formats, and librarians are trained to know what’s in there. Librarians from the NYC collective of Radical Reference want to let you know how to educate yourself by taking advantage of specialized resources and collections in support of the struggle for a better world.

SUMMARY: With this notice, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) within the Executive Office of the President, requests input from the community regarding enhancing public access to archi

The OSTP Blog is opening a (brief) window for public input into the formation of classification policy.

FYI for non-ALA members, a call for survey participation. Excerpt from ALA President Jim Rettig's message:

"Your input is needed!

SAVE THE DATE! 6th Annual NYC Grassroots Media Conference
Saturday, May 30, 2009
9am-6pm: Hunter College, 68th St & Lexington Ave, 5th Floor

MSU's African Studies Center and MATRIX digital humanities center, with their colleague Richard Knight in New York, announce the launch of the new African Activist Archive Project website

The Max Plank Institute for the History of Science has posted a page of "Recommendations Concerning the Free Use of Visual Media for Scholarly Purposes", which includes links to a great deal of related information, including their recommendations for best practices.

I'm sure our friends at FGI will talk about this soon, but I wanted to share this notice from the National Coalition for History

... is the title of a new book published by Columbia University Press.