Comments on: The Concerned Librarian’s Guide to the 2012 ALA Midwinter Exhibit Hall http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/ the neverending reference interview of life Fri, 24 May 2013 07:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ann Okerson http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6125 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:43:14 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6125 This is an exemplary piece of work. Though I’m wondering, vis a vis ALA exhibits advocacy, whether any of the individuals staffing the booths are decision-makers in their companies or even close to those decision makers. Some of these folks are even hired to take care of the booth during the exhibits – don’t work for the publisher. Also want to second some comments above — a number of AAP members have distanced thmselves from RWA, publicly or more privately, for various reasons. It’s not unreasonable for them to do this, while remaining members of a trade organization that is in many ways important for their companies.

]]> By: Grace Baynes http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6121 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:04:49 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6121 Three Macmillan Publishers Ltd divisions (our sister company is Macmillan US) have stated (18 January) that we do not support SOPA or PIPA. The Digital Science, Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave statement is here: http://bit.ly/yS6XSJ

Digital Science and Nature Publishing Group have also issued a statement (available here: http://bit.ly/wPtAni) saying we do not support the Research Works Act.

We hope that both statements will be reassuring to readers of this post, and to our library customers. My colleagues who are attending ALA would be delighted if you would like to stop by and see us (we’re at booth #2010).

Grace Baynes
Nature Publishing Group

]]> By: James Staub http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6118 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:35:43 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6118 Edit: Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) ain’t chair of the House Judiciary cmte – that’s Rep Lamar Smith (R-TX)

]]> By: Michael Bikeman http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6117 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:49:02 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6117 Oh, another Librarian Tempest in a Teapot!

]]> By: SOPA, PIPA and protests « Library Chic http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6116 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:35:49 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6116 [...] Iris and Steve have created Protest Coupons to leave at the ALA Midwinter booths of the vendors that Andy has identified as supporters of SOPA/PIPA. However, I will not be at Midwinter, so the coupons aren’t going [...]

]]> By: The librarian’s guide to being a concerned librarian « bringyournoise http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6115 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:52:09 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6115 [...] let me say this: I thought Andy Woodworth’s post The Concerned Librarian’s Guide to the 2012 ALA Midwinter Exhibit Hall was excellent. So, no, the title of my post is not meant to ridicule his. I was impressed by the [...]

]]> By: Protest SOPA, anywhere your vendors are | SLA Academic Division http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6113 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:45:18 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6113 [...] who need to seriously consider these opposing voices.  Some of our largest information vendors have directly or indirectly supported this legislation as well.  SOPA-supporting vendors claim to share our passion for sharing knowledge and making connections, [...]

]]> By: Non-harassing protest of SOPA at ALA Midwinter | Pegasus Librarian http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6110 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:29:12 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6110 [...] Andy’s Exhibit Hall map to help you know which vendors support this legislation, and take them a coupon or [...]

]]> By: Bibliotecher http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6101 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:30:51 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6101 Nice work Andy! Hopefully, some people will act on this information.

Miss Jenica, will you be my supervisor???

]]> By: Ivy Anderson http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/2012/01/12/the-concerned-librarians-guide-to-the-2012-ala-midwinter-exhibit-hall/#comment-6090 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:32:10 +0000 https://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/?p=1291#comment-6090 the University of California Press has also disavowed the position of the AAP on this matter – see
http://poynder.blogspot.com/2012/01/university-of-california-press-differs.html

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