UChicago Library expands access to banned books amid national debate over censorship
David K. Larsen
All,
This isn’t quite an implementation of CDL, but I thought I’d share that “the UChicago Library plans to fund online access to banned ebooks for all Illinois residents for at least a year through DPLA’s recently launched Banned Book Club on the Palace e-reader app.” For more information, see this link:
Here is more information on the DPLA Banned Book Club: https://dp.la/news/dpla-launches-the-banned-book-club-to-ensure-access-to-banned-books
Although the content is licensed, it is an example of working with publishers to expand access to the exact books that have been banned in a location using GPS-based geo-targeting. While Illinois has banned book banning, this same technology is being used to provide access to all those within Illinois to material banned elsewhere.
Best,
David
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David K. Larsen
Director of Access Services
University of Chicago Library
lar...@uchicago.edu | 773.702.8626
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