1. NEWS BYTES.
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COPYRIGHT , *LIBRARY associations , *LIBRARIES , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *PUBLISHING , *ELECTRONIC publishing , *ABSTRACTING & indexing services , *ADVERTISING , *COOPERATIVE cataloging databases , *COMPUTER input-output equipment , *COMPUTER software , *MERGERS & acquisitions , *INTERNATIONAL agencies , *MOTION pictures , *PHOTOGRAPHY , *PHYSICS , *PUBLIC libraries , *SOCIAL networks , *WEATHER , *WIRELESS communications , *ELECTRONIC commerce , *REFERENCE sources , *HEALTH care industry , *ONLINE library catalogs , *ACCESS to information , *PROFESSIONAL licenses - Abstract
The article presents information industry news briefs as of June 2012. The Motion Picture Licensing Corp. launched its Umbrella License to supplement existing licenses for public libraries. Online social network Facebook recently acquired the photo-sharing company Instagram, Inc. Internet-based electronic book (ebook) library Bilbary partnered with The State Library of Kansas and publisher Taylor & Francis Group to boost Bilbary's collection of ebooks.
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- 2012