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Aggie Code of Honor , Texas A&M University, recipient of a 2003 Institute of Museum and Library Services ( IMLS ) grant that funded my MSIS education in partnership with the University of North Texas.

With permission from the author, here is the email apology I received this morning from Clinical Reader . I have replied that I accept it.I would also like to note that there is mention of the above apology on Twitter yet still not a public apology to me as there was for one of the artists yesterday As of this time, Clinical Reader is or already has removedimages I discussed below from their website. I commend them for their quick attention and responsiveness.However, there was this before that I do not remove my blog articles. I am happy to edit when information within them is in need of updating, as am I doing now, or corrections with clear markings as to what is original and what is corrected.It is with concern that I've heard about some of my colleagues promoting and collaborating with the newly launched company, Clinical Reader Why? (red scrawl emphasis mine)This above-the-page-fold graphic is intentional (not accidental, this is clear marketing intent to lend quick visual credibility to the organization) and currently displayed everywhere ( homepage the newsletter , etc.) throughout the resource.It is bogus as far as the National Library of Medicine ( NLM ) is concerned since the U.S. Government doesn't endorse or grant 5 stars to anything. The NLM Copyright Information page offers more elaboration, bold emphasis mine:But wait, there's more.Clinical Reader also currently uses two copyrighted images on their Partners specific original source , copyright notice at bottom) and Advertising pages (from somewhere on Signalnoise ). A 'credit' link to a source doesn't honor an image copyright. Even free open source images, such as this set of Springer Images , are often limited to usage for noncommerical purposes . Commercial organizations can well afford to purchase or design their own graphics.As a medical librarian, I respectfully request that Clinical Reader remove all occurrences of these images from their website immediately. If not, this is my statement of intent that I'll request removal of my blog from their proposed medical librarian resources. I have already notified NLM and the artists involved about these images. All have replied and thanked me for doing so, one noting "They might have credited me, but not cool using my work to sell something."I uphold the Medical Library Association code of ethics , the Library Society of the World Cod of Ethics , and my professional photographer friends deal with people stealing their copyrighted work all the time. Professional integrity means taking a stand to explain who, what, where, when & why when something is amiss. I'm a bit more direct than some carefully review new resources (and re-evaluate the old ones from time to time) for information.company that falsifies endorsements and displays copyrighted materials for their own use should raise immediate red flags for librarians. How does it reflect on our profession to recommend a resource that is not compliant for accountability to clinicians, faculty, students and your own colleagues regardless of how nice it looks and functions?