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Magical Moments: Harry Potter at the Library
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by Brandi Scardilli
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The last book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, turned 10 on July 21, 2017. Public libraries have been putting on Harry Potter-themed programming over the past 20 years, and they have no intention of stopping. In this way, they introduce today's children to the series for the first time. And there are other organizations keeping the love alive too. That's the power of Potter.
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Tunefind Provides Tiered API Solutions
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Tunefind, a music discovery service for TV and film, introduced four tiers of APIs to give developers and third-party sites options for their range of development needs, including those creating early versions of an entertainment-focused app or enterprises looking to access accurate, robust, and real-time data.
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Library of Congress and National Archives Partner With PDF Association
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The Library of Congress (LC) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) joined the PDF Association, an organization promoting the adoption of international standards for PDF technology.
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PCG Agrees to Help RedLink Expand in North America
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RedLink signed an exclusive representation agreement with Publishers Communication Group (PCG) to accelerate its growth in the library market of the U.S. and Canada. PCG will bring RedLink's Library Dashboard of usage statistics to more libraries.
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Kudos Pilot Concerns Content Sharing on Scholarly Collaboration Networks
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In cooperation with ReadCube, Kudos is starting "a pilot program to help publishers prevent copyright infringement and reclaim lost usage from sharing of research articles on scholarly collaboration networks (SCNs)."
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Atypon's Literatum Gets Upgrades
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Atypon updated the Literatum publishing platform with enhancements such as a fully integrated e-reader, a new multi-user license framework, and three new login options. It also features the new Atypon Insights, a business intelligence module. ...
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Elsevier and Other Scholarly Publishers Target Content Pirates
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by George H. Pike
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The scholarly publishing industry has stepped up its attack on copyright-infringing piracy websites in a series of lawsuits filed in the federal courts. ... Legal analysts question whether pirate sites such as Sci-Hub and ABCDeBook can be shut down through lawsuits. Other commentators see the sites as providing access to scholarship hidden behind high-priced paywalls.
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