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Libraries in the News: Issues and Controversies

ALA News and Views
ALA news releases, announcements of awards, upcoming conferences, and so forth.

Banned Books Online
An exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The books range from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood.

Buildings, Books, and Bytes: Libraries and Communities in the Digital Age
This report, published in November 1996, reveals what library leaders and the public have to say about the future of libraries in the digital age.

Copyright Management Center
Assists members of the university community as they work with copyright issues in the creation of original works and in the use of existing copyrighted works for teaching, research, and service

Copyright Website
This site endeavors to provide real world, practical and relevant copyright information, to encourage discourse and invite solutions to the myriad copyright tangles that currently permeate the Web.

International Centre for Distance Learning (iCDL)
From the Open University, UK.

Libraries for the Future
The mission of this organization is to preserve and revitalize the free public library as an essential institution for a democratic society.

Telecommunications Act of 1996
Emphasizing its impact on schools and libraries.