- For Open Access week, Ithaka’s Roger Schonfeld touts the work of the CRMS and HathiTrust in his post, Opening Access the Copyright Review Management System and HathiTrust. Schonfeld introduces an issue brief by Melissa Levine, Finding the Public Domain the Copyright Review Management System, and discusses the work done by HathiTrust and the University of Michigan and other research Libraries to systematically review copyright status for the works in their collections so the Public Domain materials could be made publicly available online. It is encouraging to read about their success and to hear about the toolkit they have created based on this project.
- According to changes made yesterday by the FCC, broadband providers will no longer be able to collect private user information without their permission. Coverage in the NY Times is here.
- Finally, if you’re looking for some last minute tips on carving a pumpkin for Halloween or taking great pictures of Jack-o-lanterns, check out this round-up of posts by Make zine; 5 Halloween Quick Tips!