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Library Futures tackles current and emerging issues in the digital library world. From offering clear policy solutions to creating and advocating standards for library digital ownership to demanding accountability from library vendors, we work to create an equitable technology-forward future.

Introducing E-Books for Us! Introducing E-Books for Us, an engaging, simple, and informative website with interactive games and quizzes to highlight critical e-book issues.
Library Futures Files Amici in Two Key Cases Library Futures files amici in Supreme Court case Netchoice and CCIA v Paxton/Moody and Second Circuit Court of Appeals Case Hachette v Internet Archive.
Fighting for the Right to Internet: Amicus Brief in Sony v. Cox How a court case could break internet access for those who need it most.
How Much Does Obama's Summer Reading List Cost Your Library? We took a concrete look at just how much a popular book list costs a library.
Launching the eBook Pledge to Make eBook Markets Sustainable for the Long Term The systematic undermining of user rights and permissions in the digital realm is a threat to libraries, authors, and cultural institutions, and we must address this encroachment as a community.
Call for Interoperable Ebook Standards in the Academic Ebook Market We welcome signatories from academic institutions to a new Interoperable Ebooks Standards Statement
Protect Library Workers from the CASE Act The CASE Act will harm library workers and make distributing library materials difficult under the guise of "protecting creators".
Library Futures Files Collaborative Amici in American Society for Testing and Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org Library Futures is excited to announce that we have filed a collaborative amici brief—joined by EveryLibrary Institute, Authors Alliance, and Public Knowledge—in American Society for Testing and Materials, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org.
Library Futures Releases Policy Statement and Draft eBook Legislative Language: Mitigating the Library eBook Conundrum Through Legislative Action in the States Librarians in many states are seeking to develop eBook laws that address these concerns of cost and restrictive licensing terms. Our policy statement and model language are here to help.
Introducing Principles on Library Ownership of Digital Books Library ownership is key to an equitable digital future. These principles guide the way.
Hoopla's Content Problem: Strange, Skewed Results Still Dominate Catalog Hoopla, what is all that... junk in your catalog?
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