Accessible Formats and Fair Use

In this Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week post, one of a series of posts from UA Libraries and UA campus community bloggers, Academic Technologies Instruction Librarian Melissa Green discusses access to copyrighted works for persons with disabilities made possible under provisions of sections 121 and 107 of the Copyright Act.

For more information about fair use and fair dealing, visit the Fair Use Week website or search the hashtag #FairUseWeek2016.
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Government Documents, Copyright, and Public Domain

In this Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week post, one of a series of posts from UA Libraries and UA campus community bloggers, Government Documents Librarian Dr. Kevin Walker discusses copyright, public domain, and fair use as they pertain to United States federal government publications.

For more information about fair use and fair dealing, visit the Fair Use Week website or search the hashtag #FairUseWeek2016.
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Occasional Lecture Series on Library Technology

While this blog’s primary focus is the academic software installed on public computers in the UA Libraries, we occasionally highlight other library and campus services and spaces at the intersection of academics and technology.

The Office of Library Technology recently announced a new Occasional Lecture Series on Library Technology, the purpose of which is to share what is happening in library technology, both at UA and beyond. Continue reading

New UA Libraries website

While this blog’s primary focus is the academic software installed on public computers in the UA Libraries, we occasionally highlight other library and campus services and spaces at the intersection of academics and technology.

The Libraries recently launched a new website. The site, which was designed with user experience, ease-of-use, and comprehensive access to resources in mind, is now live at http://www.lib.ua.edu.
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UA Libraries presentation practice rooms

While this blog’s primary focus is the academic software installed on public computers in the UA Libraries, we occasionally highlight other library and campus services and spaces at the intersection of academics and technology.

Rodgers Library for Science & Engineering and the McLure Education Library now offer equipment and spaces for presentation practice. Continue reading