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J.K. Rowling Charged With Plagiarism—Again By Lauren Barack - 06/19/2009
Harry Potter’s being dragged into court again, this time by the estate of Adrian Jacobs, a British children’s book author who died in 1997. His family is suing J. K. Rowling’s British publisher Bloomsbury for plagiarism.
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Judge Temporarily Halts Publication of Catcher Follow-Up By Lauren Barack - 06/17/2009
Holden Caulfield’s return to the printed page was temporarily stayed yesterday when a federal judge issued a restraining order halting publication of a book meant to bring J.D. Salinger’s protagonist back to life.
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Tale of the Tape: Can Noncommercial TV Recordings Be Shown in School? By Carrie Russell - 06/01/2009
I just discovered that individual episodes of educational television series, like Schoolhouse Rock!, can be purchased from iTunes. Is it legal to show them in the classroom? —Maxine R. Weisz, librarian/district library coordinator Pilgrim Park Middle School, Brookfield, WI Probably not. When you signed up for iTunes and clicked “I accept,” you most likely agreed to limit your...
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'Emily the Strange' Creators File Copyright Suit By Rocco Staino - 05/27/2009
Why would the creators of the popular goth girl character Emily the Strange sue the authors of a book from the 1970s featuring a girl who looks very similar to Emily?
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Lights, Camera, Action! Is It Fine to Film Folks Reading Picture Books Out Loud? By Carrie Russell - 04/01/2009
Several teachers want to make podcasts of some of the poems and short stories in one of our textbooks. They plan to post the audio files online for students to access. I looked at the TEACH Act, but the wording is confusing. Can you please let me know if their plan is legit? —Randall Krichbaum, librarian Vermilion (OH) High School The TEACH Act (Section 110[2]) says that educators who wo...
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ALA Releases Copyright Lessons for School Librarians By Debra Lau Whelan - 02/25/2009
Copyright. Plagiarism. Fair Use. They’re all important issues in the classroom. But do you and your students really understand their true meaning?
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BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
The Buzz Nov. 2008 So the economy’s gone south, you still need your gadgets.
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.
K-Gr 4–While this animated Mexican fairy tale will be new to most viewers, the story contains familiar elements from such popular tales as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Puss in Boots.”
Let them eat cake! Library aide Shanta Ramkhelawan (left), librarian Camina Raphael, and Colleen McCrea, head of the children's library, served delectable dessert to more than 130 people celebrating the 85th anniversary of the historic Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library in Westbury, NY. Upon opening its doors in 1924 it was only the third children's library in the world.
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