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Top 10 Academic Library Stories of 2008
Library Journal’s Andrew Albanese compiles a list of the Top 10 Academic Library Stories of 2008. Published in two parts, the top 3 can be found here and stories 4-10 here. It’s interesting to note that the majority of last year’s biggest stories had to do with Open Access issues. Here’s a brief rundown of his list, be sure to check out the articles for more.
1. Georgia State University Sued by Publishers over E-Reserves
2. Harvard’s OA Mandate
3. The Google Book Search Settlement
4. The Launch of the HathiTrust
5. NIH Public Access Policy Enacted, Challenged
6. The Move Toward Open Source
7. The Section 108 Report
8. The EPA Libraries Reopen
9. South Caroline Slashes PASCAL
10. The Sad Story of Orphan Works
via Open Access News
