Vendor Relations
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Black Librarians: In Their Own Voice
A couple years ago, Book Riot posted an article by Katisha Smith titled, “13 Pioneering Black Librarians You Oughta Know.” Among others, Smith introduces us to Edward C. Williams, the first Black Librarian, Dorothy B. Porter, the “Dewey Decimal Decolonizer,” Clara Stanton Jones, the first Black President of the American Library Association, Eliza Atkins Gleason,… Continue reading
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Want to Choose Your Content? LexisNexis Digital Library Is a Solution
Our library subscribes to LexisNexis Digital Library which uses the OverDrive platform for content. The best thing about this product is that it allows us to select individual titles that we think our students, faculty, alumni, or guests will actually use! We don’t have to buy a huge, expensive package full of titles that we… Continue reading
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Copyright Resources
Libraries are often impacted by issues of copyright. Copyright can be complicated and requires some research to determine outcomes of using resources that may be under copyright. However, there are freely available resources available that will help anyone to learn more about Copyright. The United States Copyright Office provides a wealth of information to learn… Continue reading
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CRIV / Wolters Kluwer Bi-Annual Call
The winter bi-annual CRIV / Wolters Kluwer call took place on January 14, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., PST. In attendance were: Jenna Ellis, Wolters-Kluwer Liaison Vani Ungapen, AALL Executive Director Michelle Dewey Hook, AALL CRIV Board Liaison Cynthia Condit, AALL CRIV Wolters Kluwer Liaison Michelle Dewey Hook was introduced as the new CRIV Board Liaison,… Continue reading
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PACER Access in 2022
As the Open Courts Act of 2021 progresses along its hopeful path to passage, promising the end of exorbitant PACER fees, many of us in academia are wondering what this will mean for the docket access we currently purchase (or wish we could purchase) through vendors such as Bloomberg, Lexis, Westlaw, and/or Fastcase. It’s worth… Continue reading
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