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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Appeals Court Reverses Georgia State Fair Use Decision
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by George H. Pike
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Copying practices in the academic world were again thrown into legal disarray when a federal appellate court reversed a fair use finding in favor of Georgia State University (GSU) in its long-standing copyright dispute with several academic publishers.
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Manuscripts From the Vatican Library Are Free Online
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The Vatican Library is working on a digitization project that will make its archive of 82,000 ancient manuscripts available to the public for free. So far, it has digitized almost 4,500 documents, many of which are listed on its website.
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ACRL Extends Public Comments Deadline
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The draft revision of the 2008 Standards for Distance Learning Library Services from the Distance Learning Section (DLS) of ACRL is now open for public comment until Dec. 1, 2014.
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Wiley Online Library Teams Up With ReadCube for More Options
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ReadCube partnered with Wiley to integrate the ReadCube Checkout technology for almost all of Wiley's journals. Wiley Online Library now offers 48-hour rental, permanent cloud-only access, and downloadable PDF options.
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Make Research Easier With These Five Tools
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by Brandi Scardilli
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Students looking for help writing research papers can turn to an online reference manager to streamline the process. Several popular tools provide platforms that store articles, features that generate bibliographies, and functionality that encourages collaboration on projects. But these tools aren't just for people taking college courses. Anyone who needs a way to keep his research organized can benefit from one of the following services.
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Download Our October Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free October content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive subscription offer for Computers in Libraries magazine.
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