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Why 2021 Is Setting Up to Be a Pivotal Year for Digital Content in Libraries

Publishers Weekly:  “As the calendar turned to 2021, it dawned on me that I have now been working with the American Library Association on e-book and digital content issues for a decade. My work with ALA began in 2011, when then-president Molly Raphael asked me to co-chair the association’s inaugural Digital Content and Libraries Working Group (DCWG) with Columbia University Libraries’ Robert Wolven.Throughout my work on these issues, Alan Inouye, senior director, public policy and government relations at the ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office, has been my liaison. I’ve come to greatly admire Alan’s steady, excellent work on policy, issues, including library e-books. Alan is an unsung hero of libraries. And I’m proud to continue my work alongside him as an ALA policy fellow. As organizations, libraries consistently demonstrate the kind of sound environmental practices, innovation, and resilience that would be the envy of any private sector business. And nowhere has this been more evident than in the digital space. In the early days of the DCWG, ALA’s efforts saw gains for libraries in terms of getting basic access to trade e-books, and in opening new paths of communication with publishers. And today, some 10 years later and facing new challenges, the library community’s work to advocate for the digital future of libraries remains an ongoing and increasingly important effort…”

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