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December 18, 2008

In this Issue
ARL: OCLC Review a Chance To Be Heard on Policy Change At Last! Supreme Court Decision on Tasini Settlement Expected—in 2009 The Library Journal Academic Newswire Newsmaker Interview: Tim Mack, President of the World Future Society More Pain for Book Publishing; EContent's 100 Companies that Matter Editor’s Note: The Library Journal Academic Newswire Will Return January 6, 2009

• ARL: OCLC Review a Chance To Be Heard on Policy Change
  With the announcement of an Association of Research Libraries and Association of Southeastern Research Libraries committee to review OCLC's "Policy for Use and Transfer of WorldCat Records," ARL director Charles Lowery told the LJ Academic Newswire this week that the committee will assure that more voices are heard by OCLC before the policy is implemented. Of course, those voices will have to hurry—the committee has given itself a January 16 deadline.
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• At Last! Supreme Court Decision on Tasini Settlement Expected—in 2009
  Here’s something else to look forward to in early 2009—a decision on whether the Supreme Court will review a Second Circuit decision that quashed the Tasini settlement on jurisdictional grounds is now expected after the Court's recess ends January 9, 2009.
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• The Library Journal Academic Newswire Newsmaker Interview: Tim Mack, President of the World Future Society
  With another year of “disruptive” technology and change for libraries coming to a close, Tom Sloan, executive director of SEFLIN, Inc. (Southeast Florida Library Information Network), discusses the future of libraries with Tim Mack, editor of the oldest and best respected professional journal in the foresight area, Futures Research Quarterly, and presidenct of the World Future Society.
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• More Pain for Book Publishing; EContent's 100 Companies that Matter
  This week’s Library Journal Academic Newswire Marketplace Notes.
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• Editor’s Note: The Library Journal Academic Newswire Will Return January 6, 2009
  From all the editors at Library Journal, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season. The LJ Academic Newswire will be back January 6, 2009.
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