We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore. 

https://www.libraryfutures.net/who-we-are

https://bsky.app/profile/littlewow.bsky.social 

https://bsky.app/profile/libraryfutures.bsky.social 

Media mentioned

The End of Ownership https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/ 

UC AI-generated course: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/comparative-literature-zrinka-stahuljak-artificial-intelligence?taid=6755debeb8836e000133c355 

New Research Report: OER in Public Libraries: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/new-research-report-oer-in-public-libraries 

Hoopla content issues: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/hooplas-content-problem 

Storm Center (1956) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049800/ 

Library Futures ebook legislation: https://www.libraryfutures.net/library-futures-ebooks-policy-paper

How to Read a Contract: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/how-to-read-a-contract 

Library Freedom Project vendor scorecard: https://libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Library-Freedom-Vendor-Scorecard-110719.pdf

Authors Alliance - Developing a public interest training commons of books: https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/12/05/developing-a-public-interest-training-commons-of-books/ 

I think AI should leave: https://violetbfox.info/against-ai/ 

Justin’s word list: https://pastecode.io/s/s3kq4kzo 

More from Library Futures

https://cats.libraryfutures.net/

https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/685877/US-Election---the-risk-for-libraries.htm 

https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/piratecareintroduction/

https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/were-still-fighting-for-fair-use

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2020/the-library-commons/

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542333/the-promise-of-access/

https://www.libraryfutures.net/oer

https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/how-much-does-obamas-summer-reading-list-cost-your-library

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/an-app-called-libby-and-the-surprisingly-big-business-of-library-e-books

CATS! from Library Futures https://cats.libraryfutures.net

Vintage banger: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/who-are-you-empowering/

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4184946

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG 

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