#ebookSOS
@ebooksos.bsky.social
Official BlueSky account for the #ebookSOS campaign
Campaign website: https://academicebookinvestigation.org/
Email: [email protected]
Campaign website: https://academicebookinvestigation.org/
Email: [email protected]
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1/ 🤔 Who really curates #library collections in the digital age?
💡 Our latest webinar pinpoints an uncomfortable truth: publishers, rather than libraries, are making decisions about our access to culture and knowledge!
🔗 youtu.be/_WPbUF8NAng
#eBooks #ebookSOS #eLending
💡 Our latest webinar pinpoints an uncomfortable truth: publishers, rather than libraries, are making decisions about our access to culture and knowledge!
🔗 youtu.be/_WPbUF8NAng
#eBooks #ebookSOS #eLending
June 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
1/ 🤔 Who really curates #library collections in the digital age?
💡 Our latest webinar pinpoints an uncomfortable truth: publishers, rather than libraries, are making decisions about our access to culture and knowledge!
🔗 youtu.be/_WPbUF8NAng
#eBooks #ebookSOS #eLending
💡 Our latest webinar pinpoints an uncomfortable truth: publishers, rather than libraries, are making decisions about our access to culture and knowledge!
🔗 youtu.be/_WPbUF8NAng
#eBooks #ebookSOS #eLending
Reinforces what we have been saying about how the lack of digital ownership for libraries actively inhibits them from exercising some of their core functions - one of which is archiving and preservation.
Libraries can’t archive digital subs like we did with print because we have no ownership rights. One of the endless knock-on effects from the lack of digital ownership and the Spotification of digital scholarly content. 🤷♀️
Lack of backups threatens the scholarly record - Research Professional News
A quarter of online journal articles are not digitally archived, warns Martin Eve
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reinforces what we have been saying about how the lack of digital ownership for libraries actively inhibits them from exercising some of their core functions - one of which is archiving and preservation.
Thanks for having us along to talk about how #ebookSOS impacts law libraries! For follow up, feel free to get in touch here, or with @heroicendeavour.bsky.social or @cathalmccauley.bsky.social directly.
Link for slides in post below.
Link for slides in post below.
#ebookSOS webinar for BIALL members – book now!
This free webinar, delivered by Caroline Ball (University of Derby) and Cathal McCauley (Maynooth University) will take place on 27th May, 12:30-13:30.
More details are on our website: biall.org.uk/ebooksos-web...
This free webinar, delivered by Caroline Ball (University of Derby) and Cathal McCauley (Maynooth University) will take place on 27th May, 12:30-13:30.
More details are on our website: biall.org.uk/ebooksos-web...
#ebookSOS webinar for BIALL members – book now | The British and Irish Association of Law Librarians
biall.org.uk
May 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Thanks for having us along to talk about how #ebookSOS impacts law libraries! For follow up, feel free to get in touch here, or with @heroicendeavour.bsky.social or @cathalmccauley.bsky.social directly.
Link for slides in post below.
Link for slides in post below.
Come along and listen to @heroicendeavour.bsky.social talk about the latest updates in the world of ebooks in the UK! #ebookSOS
📚 #Libraries: it’s time to realise the full potential of #eBooks to support your communities! Join KR21's next webinar on 12 June (12h CEST) to hear inspiring stories from Finland & the UK with @annatuomikoski.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social
🎟️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Come along and listen to @heroicendeavour.bsky.social talk about the latest updates in the world of ebooks in the UK! #ebookSOS
A new report just released by @knowledgerights21.org on libraries and a proposed secure digital lending (or iSDL) model stresses the need for legal reform to allow libraries to operate in the digital environmental and to protect libraries’ right to digitise and user rights.
Rebalancing the Equation: New KR21 Report Highlights Route to Library-Led eLending
The programme Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21) is focused on bringing about changes in legislation and practice across Europe that will strengthen the right of all to knowledge. It is built on a conviction ...
www.knowledgerights21.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A new report just released by @knowledgerights21.org on libraries and a proposed secure digital lending (or iSDL) model stresses the need for legal reform to allow libraries to operate in the digital environmental and to protect libraries’ right to digitise and user rights.
Great to hear the bill has now been passed! After previous bills regulating publishers were challenged & struck down, this approaches the issue from a different angle, but with hopefully the same result! If publishers won’t stop offering exploitative contracts, CT’s libraries now can’t sign them!
CT House approves bill placing limits on library e-book contracts
The bill would put restrictions on contracts with e-book publishers to try to address the costs of e-books and audiobooks for libraries.
ctmirror.org
May 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Great to hear the bill has now been passed! After previous bills regulating publishers were challenged & struck down, this approaches the issue from a different angle, but with hopefully the same result! If publishers won’t stop offering exploitative contracts, CT’s libraries now can’t sign them!
Smashing it! 🥳
One step closer to equitable library ebook access for all. Let's make the next one a giant leap! Who's next? We're here to help!
www.libraryfutures.net/post/connect...
www.libraryfutures.net/post/connect...
Library Futures | Connecticut Passes Landmark Ebook Bill Based on Library Futures Model Legislation
Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.
www.libraryfutures.net
May 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Smashing it! 🥳
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"[Clarivate's] business model is not one the JH Libraries will support."
Welcome to the resistance, Johns Hopkins University libraries!
blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/05/chan...
Welcome to the resistance, Johns Hopkins University libraries!
blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/05/chan...
Changes in Our Ebooks Holdings – The Sheridan Libraries & University Museums Blog
blogs.library.jhu.edu
May 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"[Clarivate's] business model is not one the JH Libraries will support."
Welcome to the resistance, Johns Hopkins University libraries!
blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/05/chan...
Welcome to the resistance, Johns Hopkins University libraries!
blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/05/chan...
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“This vote affirms that the State of Connecticut is no longer willing to be handcuffed by Big Publishing’s unfair pricing for digital content." --Ellen Paul, ED of the Connecticut Library Consortium
WE LOVE TO SEE IT.
WE LOVE TO SEE IT.
May 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
“This vote affirms that the State of Connecticut is no longer willing to be handcuffed by Big Publishing’s unfair pricing for digital content." --Ellen Paul, ED of the Connecticut Library Consortium
WE LOVE TO SEE IT.
WE LOVE TO SEE IT.
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That’s the problem we have with digital ‘ownership’ (or the complete lack thereof) - you don’t own diddly squat, and so they can control how, what, where, when, on what device, even if you get to keep accessing it. Extending that control to physical items? Now THAT’s unethical!
May 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
That’s the problem we have with digital ‘ownership’ (or the complete lack thereof) - you don’t own diddly squat, and so they can control how, what, where, when, on what device, even if you get to keep accessing it. Extending that control to physical items? Now THAT’s unethical!
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I’m going to forgive John the clickbait headline b/c he almost certainly didn’t choose it. Simple answer - DUH.
Yes, it’s ethical, it’s also THE LAW - little thing called ‘first sale doctrine’, and trust me when I say we DO NOT want to lose that and allow manufacturers to control products forever
Yes, it’s ethical, it’s also THE LAW - little thing called ‘first sale doctrine’, and trust me when I say we DO NOT want to lose that and allow manufacturers to control products forever
Used books are a low-cost way to see if you like what an author has to offer. If you do find you like them, then you can buy their next book new, possibly from the same bookseller. They're also a way to get books no longer in print.
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/m...
(gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/m...
Is It Ethical to Buy Used Books and Music?
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 6:37 AM
I’m going to forgive John the clickbait headline b/c he almost certainly didn’t choose it. Simple answer - DUH.
Yes, it’s ethical, it’s also THE LAW - little thing called ‘first sale doctrine’, and trust me when I say we DO NOT want to lose that and allow manufacturers to control products forever
Yes, it’s ethical, it’s also THE LAW - little thing called ‘first sale doctrine’, and trust me when I say we DO NOT want to lose that and allow manufacturers to control products forever
Some promising news from Connecticut - a new bill stopping libraries from entering into ebook contracts that prevent them from performing customary functions like ILL, preservation copies etc, as we know a lot of ebook contracts do! It’s a small step to poke publishers to change practice… #ebookSOS
Connecticut Ebook Bill Passes! — Readers First
Ginny Monk from the CTMirror is reporting that the Connecticut legislators have passed the much-desired (by library patrons and librarians, anyway) ebook bill. It has yet to be signed by Governor ...
www.readersfirst.org
May 16, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Some promising news from Connecticut - a new bill stopping libraries from entering into ebook contracts that prevent them from performing customary functions like ILL, preservation copies etc, as we know a lot of ebook contracts do! It’s a small step to poke publishers to change practice… #ebookSOS
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Can a digital “sale” be real if it can vanish overnight?
Sen. Ron Wyden, Internet Archive, Public Knowledge & allies are calling on the FTC to protect true ownership in the digital marketplace.
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/p...
Sen. Ron Wyden, Internet Archive, Public Knowledge & allies are calling on the FTC to protect true ownership in the digital marketplace.
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/p...
![Image tile featuring a small Internet Archive logo to the lower right. Text of image reads:
"[O]wnership rights are critical to restoring and maintaining the public's trust in digital marketplaces.
Without them, Americans are paying the same or even higher prices for digital goods that can be revoked, altered, or rendered inaccessible
without warning..."
Letter to U.S. Federal Trade Commission from public interest organizations](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:73dpznbu4wqwtcyurwbiulov/bafkreiduacbjksyyb6kofcojiswugpdgzjyxa2mzb5gzr3bv3fpzyztnly@jpeg)
May 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Can a digital “sale” be real if it can vanish overnight?
Sen. Ron Wyden, Internet Archive, Public Knowledge & allies are calling on the FTC to protect true ownership in the digital marketplace.
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/p...
Sen. Ron Wyden, Internet Archive, Public Knowledge & allies are calling on the FTC to protect true ownership in the digital marketplace.
More ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/05/07/p...
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📢Call to Action: Improve the Discoverability of #OpenTextbooks
Developed by LIBER Educational Resources Working Group, the new Step-by-Step Guide identifies five steps, serving as a practical checklist for implementation at your library.
📚 Find it here: ow.ly/6E0w50VOAgW
#OpenAccess #OER
Developed by LIBER Educational Resources Working Group, the new Step-by-Step Guide identifies five steps, serving as a practical checklist for implementation at your library.
📚 Find it here: ow.ly/6E0w50VOAgW
#OpenAccess #OER
May 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
📢Call to Action: Improve the Discoverability of #OpenTextbooks
Developed by LIBER Educational Resources Working Group, the new Step-by-Step Guide identifies five steps, serving as a practical checklist for implementation at your library.
📚 Find it here: ow.ly/6E0w50VOAgW
#OpenAccess #OER
Developed by LIBER Educational Resources Working Group, the new Step-by-Step Guide identifies five steps, serving as a practical checklist for implementation at your library.
📚 Find it here: ow.ly/6E0w50VOAgW
#OpenAccess #OER
“We are seeking to address the significant need for more affordable and accessible educational resources across the UK higher education landscape.”
Significant need, indeed! Well done, @scotunipress.bsky.social!
Significant need, indeed! Well done, @scotunipress.bsky.social!
Scottish Universities Press unveils new open access textbook programme for 2025 — Scottish Universities Press
We are proud to announce that Scottish Universities Press (SUP) is launching an open access textbook programme, commencing in May 2025. We are now open for textbook proposals from authors affiliated ...
www.sup.ac.uk
May 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“We are seeking to address the significant need for more affordable and accessible educational resources across the UK higher education landscape.”
Significant need, indeed! Well done, @scotunipress.bsky.social!
Significant need, indeed! Well done, @scotunipress.bsky.social!
If it costs this much in print, just imagine how much they’re charging for the ebook version of this AI-generated slop. #ebookSOS
Medical textbook is pulled from shelves after an extract found stating the line – "It is important to note that as an AI language model, I can provide a general perspective, but you should consult with medical professionals for personalized advice."
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/1...
pivot-to-ai.com/2025/04/12/1...
$119 Springer cancer treatments book: ‘As an AI language model …’
Peter Purgathofer looked over “Advanced Nanovaccines for Cancer Immunotherapy” by Nanasaheb Thorat, published in March by Springer Nature. On page 25, he found why we pay Springer the big bucks: [h…
pivot-to-ai.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
If it costs this much in print, just imagine how much they’re charging for the ebook version of this AI-generated slop. #ebookSOS
Are there any law firm librarians out there who could give us information about their experiences with ebook access in a legal practice setting? Off the record, anonymous etc - we’re just looking to get a better insight into how these issues affect practitioners, as opposed to students/academics etc
April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Are there any law firm librarians out there who could give us information about their experiences with ebook access in a legal practice setting? Off the record, anonymous etc - we’re just looking to get a better insight into how these issues affect practitioners, as opposed to students/academics etc
I wonder if we start taking this approach every time we come across an outrageously-priced ebook, how long it would take before every library in the country was aglow with glitter… 🤔 #ebookSOS
April 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I wonder if we start taking this approach every time we come across an outrageously-priced ebook, how long it would take before every library in the country was aglow with glitter… 🤔 #ebookSOS
If you’ve not already contacted your MP about #ebookSOS, please do so! We have a template letter ready for you to use or adapt.
www.cilip.org.uk/page/unlocki...
www.cilip.org.uk/page/unlocki...
Unlocking eBooks
Research into the broken market for library eBook acquisition and lending.
www.cilip.org.uk
April 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you’ve not already contacted your MP about #ebookSOS, please do so! We have a template letter ready for you to use or adapt.
www.cilip.org.uk/page/unlocki...
www.cilip.org.uk/page/unlocki...
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If you’re in a medium- to large-sized academic library & you lack any of the titles on this list, you should be ordering them when the fiscal year rolls over.
The current Secretary of Defense really does want officers to be jackbooted automata. 📚
The current Secretary of Defense really does want officers to be jackbooted automata. 📚
The list of books removed by the Naval Academy has been released.
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
media.defense.gov
April 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you’re in a medium- to large-sized academic library & you lack any of the titles on this list, you should be ordering them when the fiscal year rolls over.
The current Secretary of Defense really does want officers to be jackbooted automata. 📚
The current Secretary of Defense really does want officers to be jackbooted automata. 📚
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Libraries just want to own books. That’s it. It’s not hard to understand. Publishers needlessly complicate the picture with talk of models and licences and access, but it’s as simple as that. Libraries want to own books that we can lend to our users. 📚 #ebooksos
February 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Libraries just want to own books. That’s it. It’s not hard to understand. Publishers needlessly complicate the picture with talk of models and licences and access, but it’s as simple as that. Libraries want to own books that we can lend to our users. 📚 #ebooksos
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A thing about the IMLS getting defunded, is that book publishers deliberately make libraries pay way more for the ebooks they lend out.
When libraries begin cutting their budgets, their ebook selections are going to be one of the first services hit and hit hardest.
When libraries begin cutting their budgets, their ebook selections are going to be one of the first services hit and hit hardest.
April 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A thing about the IMLS getting defunded, is that book publishers deliberately make libraries pay way more for the ebooks they lend out.
When libraries begin cutting their budgets, their ebook selections are going to be one of the first services hit and hit hardest.
When libraries begin cutting their budgets, their ebook selections are going to be one of the first services hit and hit hardest.
#ebookSOS has a BlueSky account! Follow us for news and updates about the campaign, as well as ebooks, open access, publishing, licensing, and maybe the occasional cat…
April 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#ebookSOS has a BlueSky account! Follow us for news and updates about the campaign, as well as ebooks, open access, publishing, licensing, and maybe the occasional cat…