Did you know that Sept. 29 - Oct. 6th is Banned Books week?
You didn’t? Okay, maybe only those of us studying or actually in the Library world it find it exciting enough to celebrate. But if you do a little investigating you can find some really interesting stuff.
Today I was sitting in the library, doing [...]
This is what I learned in class today:
In order for an item to be copyrighted it must be sent to the copyright office at the Library of Congress. Once the item has been copyrighted the LOC then has the option to catalogue it and include it in it’s collection. Some items, such as certain fiction [...]
Did you know that the Library of Congress has determined that approximately 1/3 of it’s collection would be irreversibly damaged if read? Because most publications were printed on paper made from wood pulp after 1870, and it’s so acidic that it disintegrates quickly (relatively), that after 100 years the pages have become so brittle that [...]
