Lots of Rumors out there but only have time for a few right now. Just learned that the creative, hard-working, and entrepreneurial Stanley Wilder will be the new University Librarian at Adkins Library, UNC-Charlotte, effective August 1. As we all know, Stanley has an extensive career in academic research and is a thought leader for the profession. Hear! Hear! Congratulations, Stanley!

Rumors have been flying about the Google Books Settlement. Hard to keep them straight. Seems that the Justice Department has begun an inquiry into the antitrust implications of Google's Book Search Service settlement.
See – “Justice Dept. Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Books Deal," by Miguel Helft, New York Times, April 29, 2009;
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/technology/internet/29google.html?_r=1...
Also, “Google Book-Search Pact Draws Antitrust Scrutiny,” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124095639971465549.html (subscription reqd)

And recently posted info on Liblicense courtesy of Robert C. Richards, news that the opt-out deadline and the deadlines for objectors and the amici to submit their views to the court have been extended to September 4, 2009.
http://home.comcast.net/~richards1000/ExtensionOrder4-28-09.pdf

The final fairness hearing has been rescheduled for October 7,
2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/technology/internet/29google.html

And this courtesy of Charles W. Bailey, Jr., writing on Liblicense: “Seven ARL libraries are facing major planned or potential budget cuts: Cornell University Library, Emory University Libraries, MIT Libraries, UCLA Libraries, University of Tennessee Libraries, University of Washington Libraries, and Yale University Library. These examples suggest that significant budget cuts may be widespread in ARL libraries."
http://tinyurl.com/chgumq