Posts by Sean Redmond

Historical Copyright Records and Transparency

 by Sean Redmond, Senior Product Manager
September 1, 2019
Transcribing CCE book registrations has made it possible to identify copyright registrations and corresponding renewals. So, why isn't there a list of all the public domain books yet?
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U.S. Copyright History 1923–1964

 by Sean Redmond, Senior Product Manager
May 31, 2019
The history of U.S. book copyrights - registrations, renewals, copyright laws - is a complicated one. NYPL research teams have found the best view, to date, of the number of books registered for copyright during this critical period covering five decades, part of an attempt to "unlock the record of American creativity."
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Our Improved Locations Finder—Now In Beta

 by Sean Redmond, Senior Product Manager
October 23, 2014
With thousands of people every day trying to find or planning to visit one of over 90 NYPL branches, the Locations section is the most heavily visited part of the website after the homepage. We’ve been testing our new version internally for a couple of months now and we’re ready to open it up to the public for beta testing.
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