[OPLINLIST] FW: ALA Joins with other Higher education, library groups to release net neutrality principles

Tue Jul 15 10:04:04 EDT 2014

News from the American Library Association.

Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and
Deputy Director
Akron-Summit County Public Library
60 S. High Street
Akron, OH   44326

(v) 330-643-9102
(f ) 330-643-9160
[140th Anniv Logo 100ppi-Small4emailSig]

Visit us on the Web at http://www.akronlibrary.org<http://www.akronlibrary.org/>
or on our Mobile Site at http://m.akronlibrary.org<http://m.akronlibrary.org/>

The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich individual, family, and community life.

From: Don Wood [mailto:dwood at ala.org]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 10:54 AM
To: alacro-l at ala.org
Subject: [alacro-l] ALA Joins with other Higher education, library groups to release net neutrality principles

July 10, higher education and library organizations-including ALA-representing thousands of colleges, universities, and libraries nationwide released a joint set of Net Neutrality Principles they recommend form the basis of an upcoming Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to protect the openness of the Internet. The groups believe network neutrality protections are essential to protecting freedom of speech, educational achievement, and economic growth.

Read more<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/07/higher-education-library-groups-release-net-neutrality-principles>

Don Wood
Program Officer
Chapter Relations Office<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/cro/index.cfm>
American Library Association
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
dwood at ala.org<mailto:dwood at ala.org>
1-800-545-2433, ext. 2429; 312-280-2429
312-280-4392 (fax)
Become a Fan of ALA Chapters<https://www.facebook.com/ALAChapters>
Follow CRO on Twitter<http://twitter.com/ALA_CRO>
Take Action for America's Libraries<http://cqrcengage.com/ala/home>

"If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplinlist/attachments/20140715/e010dbd3/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 37987 bytes
Desc: image001.jpg
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplinlist/attachments/20140715/e010dbd3/attachment-0001.jpg>