Scholar Series at the Library 2015 -- Lorraine Madway Presents....

Ok, the headline wasn't much:

Madway Presents Presentation on Persuasion, Propaganda - See more at: http://www.butlercountytimesgazette.com/article/20150307/NEWS/150309500#sthash.76MJBx1e.dpuf

...but it was a pretty good writeup. We also held the event in Andover 5000 at 6 pm. Next time I'll know better - all of Butler's history classes in Andover are held on the 6000 building. :-(



Our thanks to the Kansas Humanities Council, and particularly the funding from a gift from the Barton P. and Mary D. Cohen Charitable Trust.

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Fair Use Week

This week is Fair Use Week, according to the Association of Research Libraries, and that's as good a time as any to remind everyone that it's wrong to refer to fair as merely a "limitation or exception" to copyright law -- or merely a defense to infringement. It is a right that is protected by the First Amendment. The Supreme Court has regularly referred to "fair use" as a "safeguard" of the First Amendment, allowing copyright law to be compatible with the First Amendment. As such, it seems bizarre that fair use is not seen as the default, rather than the other way around. If we are to protect the First Amendment, and not allow for speech to be stifled, at the very least, we need a greater recognition of the importance of fair use in guaranteeing that the First Amendment's principles of free speech are allowed to thrive.


https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150222/16392430108/reminder-fair-use-is-right-not-exception-defense.shtml

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Thanks, Brig!
Micaela

Induced Seismicity

Hello all....

The Kansas Geological Survey has a great page of links on induced seismicity and general information on earthquakes at:

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/PRS/Seismicity/index.html

Among the links is a State Action Plan by the Kansas Corporation Commission issued initially September 26, 2014 and amended January 21, 2015.... i.e. hot off the virtual press!

http://kcc.ks.gov/induced_seismicity/state_action_plan.htm

Thanks to:

Bill Sowers
Kansas Documents and Cataloging Librarian
State Library of Kansas
ksdocs@library.ks.gov

KS Governors' Press Releases, 2003 - 2015

The press releases of a gubernatorial administration can be an opportunity for a historical/political researcher to get a chronological footing on what issues and decisions were made under a particular administration.

The State Library's KGI Online Library has the press releases of three Kansas governors up online:

Sebelius (2003-2009)
http://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16884coll3/searchterm/G1-13-Sebelius/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/govern

Parkinson (2009-2011)
http://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16884coll3/searchterm/G1-13-Parkinson/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/govern

Brownback (2011- )
http://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16884coll3/searchterm/G1-13-Brownback/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/govern
(annual cumulations up to 2014)

Thanks to
Bill Sowers
Kansas Documents and Cataloging Librarian
State Library of Kansas
ksdocs@library.ks.gov

The Future through the Past

Three weeks ago my husband and I wended our way to the oldest free lending library in Innerpeffray, Scotland where I was able to touch the past.

We saw books and materials from Roman times through the Kings of Scotland, all hands on: I skimmed the gardening advice in books for the cottager; noted the laws banning football and golf as distractions; and turned the pages of the King James Bible from the print run that went to all the churches of Scotland, inspiring the Covenanter’s rebellion. We were celebrating 40 years of marriage with this trip to Scotland. It was an unforgettable experience, and took place in a tranquil setting in view of the River Earn, with mists and soft drips of rain making this Outlander wonder exactly where I was in time.

Butler celebrates a grand anniversary – 90 years – in just two years’ time; and its hundredth in twelve years. I’m on sabbatical this fall, exploring what it would take to create a Butler Community College archive. Do we have the wherewithal to create a store of documents, photographs, memorabilia and items that hold the memories and history of this institution going forward? Should you care to assist in any way with advice or materials or experience, I ask that you let me know and I’ll visit with you this fall.
I’ll be back at the end of the semester with the results of my research. I’ve no qualms about leaving the library in the capable hands of my staff.

Teresa Mayginnes, Public and Technical Services Librarian, and Sheryle Dunbar, Library Administrative Assistant, will take over most of my duties. Contact them or any of the librarians at Butler Libraries if you have needs we can help you with. Have a great semester.