Chris Freeland, librarian 🏛️
@chrisfreeland
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Librarian, cyclist, Bicoastal (STL/FL). Director of Library Services, @internetarchive
Joined April 2007
“Librarian’s lament: Digital books are not fireproof” - my new op-ed in @zdnet about banned books & the lawsuit against @internetarchive, the “library of last resort” for many.
zdnet.com
Publishers are using copyright law as a battering ram to assert corporate control over the public good.
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RT @lpetrides: What’s at stake when access to knowledge is no longer public, permanent, or guaranteed? Listen in to the latest episode of @….
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RT @Logos_network: @chrisfreeland, the archive’s Director of Library Services, wrote in an appeal to defend the project:. “At a time when d….
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RT @internetarchive: In this week's episode of the Future Knowledge podcast, author JOHN BRACKETT joins musician DAVID GANS to discuss Brac….
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📚🐍 It’s National Library Week. Could this be the last one?. As a librarian, I’m putting my energy into the #SaveIMLS movement. I shared my story & sent letters to my reps in Congress at IMLS MATTERS: #NationalLibraryWeek #SaveIMLS #IMLSMatters
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📚🐍 It’s National Library Week. Could this be the last one?. As a librarian, I’m putting my energy into the #SaveIMLS movement. I shared my story & sent letters to my reps in Congress at IMLS MATTERS: #NationalLibraryWeek #SaveIMLS #IMLSMatters
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RT @PeteButtigieg: The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?.
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Watch to the end - Rep Mace gets booed for anti-trans comment at Project Liberty Summit.
BREAKING: ❤️Fight Director @evan_greer confronts Rep Mace (R-SC) on her anti-trans bigotry at Project Liberty Summit. Statement here:
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RT @internetarchive: Last week’s Physical Archive tour spotlighted preservation in action—where books, films & other media are safeguarded….
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RT @fightfortheftr: A $621 million suit for ~$41,000 in "damages" for archiving thousands of musical recordings that would otherwise be los….
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Major record labels have sued the Internet Archive for $621 million over thousands of old recordings, raising the question: Who owns the past?
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Internet Archive Responds to Appellate Opinion in Hachette v. Internet Archive: You can take action today by asking the publishers to restore access to the 500,000+ books removed from @internetarchive: #LetReadersRead.
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Let Readers Read: An Open Letter to the Publishers in Hachette v. Internet Archive:
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RT @internetarchive: Who's curating your public library ebook collections—librarians. or corporations? 🤔 "[Hoopla's] catalog is flooded wi….
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RT @internetarchive: Nice @waybackmachine shoutout here ➡️ How to save your online writing from disappearing forever .
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Don’t let your hard work be pulled from the internet.
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RT @internetarchive: According to Marshall Breeding (@mbreeding), the lawsuit against our library by four of the world's largest publishers….
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RT @internetarchive: THIS FRIDAY — Join us for Public Domain Night at the Internet Archive! 👀 We're screening 📽️ "D.O.A." (1949) starring….
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RT @internetarchive: 🕳️ "The assumption is that. the Internet Archive will just magically come in and preserve our collective history in t….
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RT @internetarchive: So what happened last Friday in court with Hachette v. Internet Archive, the publishers' lawsuit against our library?….
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RT @mekarpeles: ⏰ "The Countdown to Save US Libraries". 4⃣ days left before courts deliberate on the future of libraries. ✊ I wholeheartedl….
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Hello, world! I* need your help signing and sharing this open letter, to defend the future of libraries:
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RT @internetarchive: We'd point you to 1984 as a cautionary tale about lack of #accesstoinformation - but we've had to remove it from our l….
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