"In the model we are developing, #libraries would own digital [#books], just as they do with physical books. Libraries would be able to both transfer their books to other libraries and to update books as needed for #preservation or to adapt to new #formats. Rights holders would retain #copyright to their works…Lending would be restricted to one reader at a time."
"The #UChicago Library has started work to build the #BannedBooks Collection, an attempt to bring together all books banned in the United States…We have already a quarter of the more than 1,500 banned books…We will grow this collection and keep it up to date…Importantly, this will also be a collection for access, available to everyone."
"If you’re after a particular title by Toni Morrison or Margaret Atwood, you might find that it’s available in Georgia, and effectively banned next door in Florida. A new [app] from the Digital Public Library of America (#DPLA), launched in concert with the #PalaceProject,…uses GPS-enabled geotargeting to determine which #books are not available in a given area."
'The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) has launched The Banned Book Club... The Banned Book Club makes e-book versions of banned books available to readers in locations across the United States where titles have been banned. The e-books will be available to readers for free via the Palace e-reader app.'
New App Gives Free Access to Banned Books Depending On Area (bookriot.com)
The Digital Public Library of America has launched a new program that lets readers download banned books depending on their area.