Libraries

The digital repository HathiTrust scores another victory as a federal appeals court rules its practices fall under the "fair use" doctrine.

A new metric for journals ranks them by open access. Scott McLemee checks the index.

With the transition to electronic resources "nearly completed," university libraries turn their attention to student support, a new survey finds.

When library services were at risk due to budget cuts, faculty at the U. of California at Berkeley found the money to save them.

In an effort to reduce the hundreds of thousands of dollars students spend each year on course material to which they have free access, colleges are looking to technology and internal cooperation.

Six months after Aaron Swartz's suicide, report says MIT acted appropriately but missed opportunity to be leader on key legal and technology issues. Critics call it a whitewashing.

Making books, artwork, and historical documents of all kinds universally available for free is a great ambition. Scott McLemee thinks the job will require a little more, though.