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Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2012 (No. 44), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Fall/Winter 2012 (No. 44), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
The Story of the $60 Gift
On the following pages, you will see and read about the transformative renovations in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library and the Science & Engineering Library that were completed over the summer. An important part of the story that the photos don’t tell is how these projects have been funded. Unlike major infrastructure improvement projects (including the new elevators and the electrical upgrades), the renovation of interior library space is not directly funded by the state or the campus. The success of the Procrastination Station café over the past several years encouraged our Campus Auxiliary …
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2012 (No. 43), Jay Schafer
Umass Amherst Friends Of The Library Newsletter - Spring/Summer 2012 (No. 43), Jay Schafer
Library News for the Friends of the UMass Amherst Libraries
While climatologically our New England winter and spring have been unusual, the academic calendar continues on at a steady pace. February was again the time to celebrate the birthday of W.E.B. Du Bois with the 18th Annual Du Bois Lecture. We shared this lecture with the Springfield community and then also participated in the second annual tribute to Du Bois at the St. John’s Congregational Church in Springfield.
The 10th Annual Dinner with Friends recognized a new collaboration between Yankee Publishing and the Libraries. We are especially proud that this generations-old New England publishing icon has entrusted its archives to …
1i - How Fair Use Can Help Solve The Orphan Works Problem, Jennifer Urban
1i - How Fair Use Can Help Solve The Orphan Works Problem, Jennifer Urban
New England Copyright Boot Camp
Used in Foundational Copyright (Dec. 1 Boston; Dec. 15 Amherst)
Many works that libraries, archives, and historical societies would like to digitize are “orphan works,” that is, works for which the copyright holder either is unknown or cannot be located after a diligent search. Due to copyright risk if an owner later shows up, nonprofit libraries and similar institutions have been reluctant to digitize and make these works available, greatly limiting access to important cultural and historical information.
While a legislative fix may soon be proposed, this Article argues that legislation is not necessary to enable some uses of orphan …
University Libraries Annual Report 2012, Jay Schafer
University Libraries Annual Report 2012, Jay Schafer
University Libraries Annual Reports
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