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:

https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/about/news/uchicago-library-expands-access-to-banned-books-amid-national-debate-over-censorship/

 

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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