The Future Of Libraries by Techdirt published on 2021-09-07T20:17:50Z The notion that if libraries didn't exist already, the publishing industry wouldn't allow them to exist at all is both a grim joke and a depressing truth, as continually evidenced by the opposition of publishers to seemingly unobjectionable technologies like controlled digital lending, which aim to allow libraries to carry their mission forward into the digital age. This week, we're joined by Jennie Rose Halperin, executive director of the Library Futures Institute, to discuss the institute's new paper on the subject and the legality of and opposition to controlled digital lending, and what it tells us about the future of libraries. Genre Technology Comment by Colleen Sad and grossly harmful to our intellectual freedom. Thank you for the discussion. 2021-11-06T18:45:54Z Comment by Luis Alejandro Masanti Great podcasts… for library lovers (like me). Would it be possible to have a ‘bitcoin/NFT’ style of system to control books lending? Where can I find the report? 2021-09-08T02:21:26Z