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Open Library retweeted
In less than 1️⃣ hour, 10am ET, join the court case livestream where the @internetarchive will state their argument to defend the future of libraries.
ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/court.h… - Courtroom 1505
I believe @aaronsw's @openlibrary must prevail.
Open Library retweeted
Already, @internetarchive & @openlibrary have been forced to remove 500,000 library books from lending, including 50+ year old literary classics, like Fahrenheit 451 & 1984.
Sign the open letter, urge publishers to #LetLibrariesLend & #LetReadersRead:
change.org/LetReadersRead
Open Library retweeted
⏰ "The Countdown to Save US Libraries"
4⃣ days left before courts deliberate on the future of libraries
✊ I wholeheartedly support @aaronsw's @openlibrary, the @internetarchive, and believe in @library_futures
📚 My take:
mekarpeles.medium.com/the-co…
RT @internetarchive: 🚨 500,000+ Books Gone 🚨
We’re collecting your stories about what it means to lose access to more than 500,000 books,…
Open Library retweeted
📚 Attention Readers & Researchers 📚
More than 500,000 books have been removed from our lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit. Have you been affected? Share your story with us and help us fight to restore access. #LetReadersRead
👉 forms.gle/G2GXK6xwMZ3t8oHh9
ALT Internet Archive logo in white on a black background.
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"Libraries like the Internet Archive exist to ensure the universal sharing of knowledge. Sharing knowledge is a fundamental human right. Nothing could be more important to protect than that." -SPARC's @hjoseph in support of @internetarchive.
blog.archive.org/2023/03/20/…
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We support @internetarchive's mission to provide universal access to knowledge. They make millions of books, texts, and archival materials available for all. And when more knowledge is open for anyone to access, share, and contribute to, we all benefit.
🚨LAWSUIT NEWS 🚨We’re standing up for the digital rights of all libraries today in court! At 1pm ET, the Southern District of New York will hear oral argument in Hachette v. Internet Archive. Here's how to participate: blog.archive.org/2023/03/17/… 🧵#EmpoweringLibraries
Open Library retweeted
We took a powerful stand for the digital rights of all libraries today in court! 📕 Here’s how to take action while we wait for the judge’s decision: blog.archive.org/2023/03/20/…
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7. openlibrary.org
Search millions of books on Open Library,(available through digital lending).
All it takes to get a "library card"?
An email address.
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One of my favorite libraries (always open): openlibrary.org/
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8. Open Library
Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books.
🔗 openlibrary.org
Open Library retweeted
maybe everyone knows this but @openlibrary is an amazing service. Wanted to look up "States of Ireland" by Conor Cruise O'Brien & imagine how long it would take to get copy to TBS -- here you can borrow it for an hour or two for free. #research openlibrary.org/
Open Library retweeted
We've had several inquiries about our book donation program following this @washingtonpost article.
Yes, we accept physical donations! ✅📚
We want books we don't already have, & we have new tools to help book lovers determine what we need. Learn more: help.archive.org/help/how-do…
“They’re more like friends than objects,” one passionate bookseller says. What are we to do with our flooded shelves? wapo.st/3W5T4Cd
Open Library retweeted
One of the most surprisingly claims I hear repeated is: "this book is US copyrighted, therefore you need to get the author's permission before lending it".
As @doctorow explains:
"It's not a violation of copyright to buy a book and lend it out - it is copyright."
What's going on between #libraries & publishers?
Author @doctorow weighs in on misconceptions about copyright, libraries & ebooks. 👇
#librarytwitter #ebooks
Open Library retweeted
Why the govt is trying to 🛑 PenguinRandomHouse from becoming a monopsony.
"A monopoly refers to a seller that has too much power over consumers; a monopsony has too much power over suppliers. In this case, the government says those suppliers are authors"
nytimes.com/2022/07/31/books…
Open Library retweeted
From @brewster_kahle in the latest @washingtonpost: “What libraries do is they buy, preserve and lend…Publishers are saying that you may not buy, you may not preserve and you may not lend except under exactly the circumstances that I tell you.” washingtonpost.com/technolog…
Open Library retweeted
The @internetarchive was created for challenges like this. Proud of our work with @sucho_org to archive #Ukrainian cultural history online. 👇
Open Library retweeted
The publishers & lobbyists @AmericanPublish would have you believe their lawsuit is abt @internetarchive hurting poor authors.
But none other than @ChuckWendig writes "It’s not authors. It’s the publishers. They’re the ones doing this. Go be mad at them"
terribleminds.com/ramble/202…
Open Library retweeted
Publishers don’t want libraries to have a digital future.
Look no further than this lawsuit to shut down the @InternetArchive Library and many other public libraries’ ability to loan digital copies of the millions of physical books they OWN for proof.
popsci.com/technology/intern…
Open Library retweeted
In the @InternetArchive there are 700 digitized books abt the Japanese American WWII incarceration--the story of my community & my family. If the publishers win their lawsuit, these books go away. Access to history disappears.
Please don't let this happen: empoweringlibraries.org/