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Two major library groups join chorus of support for controll digital lending

Post on July 2, 2020 by Wendy Hanamura

This week, two major library organizations affirm their commitment to the longstanding and widespread library practice of digitizing physical books they own and lending out secur digital versions. The practice, controll digital lending (CDL), is the digital equivalent of traditional library lending.

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) joine hundrs of individual libraries and supporters in signing a public position statement in support of controll digital lending.

ARL and SPARC collectively represent over 300 academic and research libraries in the U.S. and Canada. ARL advocates on behalf of research libraries and home institutions on many issues and its members include government institutions, including the National Library of Meicine and the National Archives, as well as the continent’s largest land grant institutions and Ivy League colleges. SPARC foc

Temporary National Emergency Library to close 2 weeks early, returning to traditional controll digital lending

Post on June 10, 2020 by Brewster Kahle