Friday, January 17, 2014

News for Library Nerds, January 17

Elsevier is demanding the removal of published articles from the authors’ own websites. They're getting more serious about protecting their copyright. At least authors will still be able to post previous drafts without worry. 

Net Neutrality is at risk, and the FCC’s classification of the Internet is behind it. 

Continued concerns about MOOCs. If you aren't already aware of the big issues, this is a nice summary.


Tired of people telling you that librarians are going the way of the print index? Well, a new study tries to figure out which jobs are at risk of being replaced by computers. Turns out that librarians probably won’t be replaced by EMERAC anytime soon. Librarian is right in the middle of the pack, along with home entertainment system installers and machinists. (See the very end of the article for the list.) Library technicians, however, are going to need reboots instead of coffee in the near future.

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