A new article in Searcher:
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress
by Mary Alice Baish
Associate Washington Affairs Representative, American Association of Law Libraries

Much of Baish’s article is an excellent review of important library-related issues for the 110th Congress along with suggestions on how advocate for libraries. Issues include:
+ The Digital Media Consumers’ Rights Act
+ The Federal Research Public Access Act
+ Net Neutrality
+ The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government (OPEN) Act
+ The Orphan Works Act
+ The Restore Open Government Act

Source: Searcher

See Also: FAIR USE Act Aims To Clarify Copyright Limits (via InformationWeek)

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