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Announcing the 4th annual NYPL library card sign up day in the Barnard Library, 2nd floor, on Tuesday, September 19 from 11am-1pm. Just bring your CUID. Your NYPL branch libraries card gets you access to the print and media holdings (including popular DVDs!) of 85 libraries in the Bronx, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Using the barcode on the back of your public library card, you can also get access to a variety of online databases the NYPL subscribes to.

If you can’t make it on Tuesday, you can always get your card from the Morningside Heights branch itself.

Darfur talk at Columbia, Wednesday March 8.

Those who have used the Gotham Gazette as a resource for neighborhood reporting may be interested to know that they have a fundraiser going on. While those who donate $250 or more will receive a gift in recognition, isn’t the Gotham Gazette site just a gift in itself? See if you can’t manage a donation of any amount… after all, $10 gets you coffee at Starbucks for a couple of days, but Starbucks doesn’t have the latest NYC campaigns and elections info, or Community Gazettes, or great coverage of immigrants in New York.

Free on the web, from LexisNexis (I repeat, this resource is free, not just for subscribers):

As the year winds down, the staff of LexisNexis News has compiled a unique perspective on the people and events that shaped the news this year, the 2005 Year in Review. Journey back to the actual day this year’s top national and international news events occurred. From front page stories to editorials, LexisNexis presents newspaper headlines and stories from around the U.S. and World - the day it happened.

Thanks to Dean Sree Sreenivasan for this heads-up (sorry, no ticket giveaways here, see info below for press tickets):

Google, Authors, Publishers, and Library Officials in Discussion at The New York Public Library

Panel with Library President Paul LeClerc, Google VP David Drummond, legal scholar Lawrence Lessig, Wired editor Chris Anderson and others on Thursday, November 17th at 7:00 p.m.
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What:
“The Battle Over Books: Authors & Publishers Take on the Google Print Library Project” will feature a provocative discussion about the competing interests and issues raised by Google’s Print Library Project, hosted by LIVE from the NYPL and Wired Magazine. In addition to legal scholar Lawrence Lessig, the panel will feature representatives from Google, The New York Public Library, Wired Magazine, the Author’s Guild, and the Association of American Publishers.

Google’s Print Library Project - an initiative to scan books from the collections of several major libraries - has raised questions about intellectual property rights, fair use, piracy, ownership, distribution, compensation, and control. This fall the Author’s Guild and the Association of American Publishers filed lawsuits against Google, citing massive copyright infringement.

When:
Thursday, November 17, 7:00 p.m.

Where:
The New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street

Who:
Paul LeClerc, President and CEO, The New York Public Library
David Ferriero, Chief Executive, Research Libraries, The New York Public Library
Allan Adler, Vice President of Legal Affairs, Association of American Publishers
Chris Anderson, editor in chief, Wired magazine
David Drummond, Vice President, Corporate development, Google
Lawrence Lessig, professor, Stanford Law School
Nick Taylor, bestselling author and President, Author’s Guild

Tickets:
$15 general admission ($10 donors, seniors, students w/ ID)
(212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com

RSVP:
Limited Press Seats Available
Tim Farrell, 212-704-8600, tfarrell@nypl.org

On Friday, Nov. 11 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., the Electronic Data Service will host a workshop that will be an introduction to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). The target audience is anyone who uses the socio-demographic data from the 2000 Census or data from any earlier decennial census. The introduction will include some background about the ACS, a description of what is now available and what will be available, and explanation of how it relates to the Decennial Census.

ACS Workshop
Friday, November 11, 10:30-11:30
Electronic Data Service
215 Lehman Library
SIPA Building, 420 W 118th St.
No registration required. Columbia University ID required for access to Lehman Library.

For more information, contact eds@columbia.edu

Friends of Columbia Libraries is sponsoring a talk and book signing by Charles C. Mann, science journalist and author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Event takes place in the World Room at the Journalism School, at 6 p.m. on Weds., Nov 16.