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The FCC's New Open Internet Order Faces the Realities of Implementation
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by Nancy K. Herther
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The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) 2010 Open Internet Order was intended to prevent broadband ISPs from blocking or interfering with traffic on the web to ensure the internet remained a level playing field for any user. In a January 2014 ruling, a U.S. appeals court said that the FCC used a questionable legal framework to craft the Open Internet Order and lacked the authority to implement and enforce its rules. The FCC went back to the drawing board and released a new version of its order in March 2015. However, the battle--both in the U.S. and abroad--is hardly yet won.
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dtSearch Corp. Updates Its Products
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dtSearch Corp. released version 7.80 of its product line, which expands the company's embedded document filters to directly support more types of encrypted PDFs. dtSearch's products can parse, index, search, display, and extract content from full texts and metadata using developer APIs.
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SAGE Announces Two New Journals
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SAGE Publications introduced Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open, an international, peer-reviewed, open access (OA) journal for surgeons and other medical professionals working on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases.
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NIH Plans for the Future of the National Library of Medicine
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The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) director, Francis S. Collins, approved the proposed strategic plan for the National Library of Medicine (NLM). According to NIH's press release, it "calls for NIH to position the NLM as a unifying force in biomedicine that promotes and accelerates knowledge generation, dissemination and understanding in the United States and internationally."
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Adam Matthew Completes American History Archive
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With the publication of Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era, Adam Matthew completed its American History, 1493-1945 collection. Module I focused on settlement, commerce, revolution, and reform (1493-1859).
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SIIA Comments on the Innovation Act
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The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) released a statement applauding the House Committee on the Judiciary's approval of H.R.9, aka the Innovation Act, which is designed to decrease patent infringement lawsuits.
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Public Libraries Embrace Self-Publishing Services
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by Brandi Scardilli
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For authors who want to self-publish their books, the public library may be the best place to find services that can help. One such place is the Seattle Public Library (SPL), which offers a variety of self-publishing initiatives. David Christensen, virtual and instruction services librarian, has been part of the team managing these initiatives since 2013. Don't try to replicate other libraries' self-publishing programs, which may not be a good fit with yours, he says. "Start small and figure out what works well for you."
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Download Our June Editorial Sampler
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Want to review some articles from our library publications? Download the free June content sampler (PDF) of recent articles and an exclusive offer for a free book with a subscription to Computers in Libraries magazine.
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