LibWorm.com provides a librarian RSS filtering service. Over 1500 RSS librarian sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest headlines from journals and sites in the Copyright interest group. http://www.libworm.com/rss/librarianqueries.php Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:53:53 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/all-the-details-on-amazons-book-lending-program-a-how-to/ On time too — year end. This started as a preview of the new Kindle-book lending feature as described by Amazon. I tweeted this development, at about 3:45 PM PST after reading about it on the forums where it was already a busy message thread. That main Kindle Team Forum Announcement is at the Amazon Kindle Community forums, and I’m adding a bit more in this update with modifications to the earlier afternoon report . REMINDER: If your web browser (especially Firefox) drops you onto the Amazon Kindle Forum’s list of topics instead of bringing you directly to a forum thread, click on Refresh or Reload to get the message thread itself — or click again on the link here.  I don’t know why a ‘retry’ is often needed with the forums, but it is, in my case at least. Here’s the very brief announcement for the blog record: ‘                                                   Initial post: Dec. 30, 2010 9:16 AM PST The Amazon Kindle team says: (AMAZON OFFICIAL) Today, we’re pleased to launch Kindle Book Lending, a new feature that lets you loan Kindle books to anyone you choose.  The borrower does not need to own a Kindle.  Kindle books can be read on Kindle or using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, and Android devices.  Each eligible book can be lent once for a period of 14 days.  Not all e-books are lendable - the publisher or rights holder determines which titles are enabled for lending.  For more information on how to loan Kindle books, please visit www.amazon.com/kindle-lending. ‘ As it is, there is quite a bit of good detail, with illustrations, at the main Kindle-book lending page. Kindle-edition subscribers: Do use the computer instead to see that very helpful, detailed Amazon how-to-page for loaning or borrowing Kindle books. Type in http://amzn. ... Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:42:30 +0100 895813 http://www.teleread.com/library/scholarly-electronic-publishing-weblog-updated-for-december/ Ariadne, no. 65 (2010): Includes: “Developing Infrastructure for Research Data Management at the University of Oxford,” “Moving Researchers across the eResearch Chasm,” “Trust Me, I’m an Archivist: Experiences with Digital Donors,” and other articles. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 29, no. 4 (2010): Includes “Digital Archival Image Collections: Who Are the Users?” and other articles. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 49, no. 1 (2011): Includes “Google Book Search and Metadata,” “Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-book World?,” and other articles. Collection Management 36, no. 1 (2011): Includes “Librarian Roles in Institutional Repository Data Set Collecting: Outcomes of a Research Library Task Force” and other articles. First Monday 15, no. 12 (2010): Includes “The Size Distribution of Open Access Publishers: A Problem for Open Access?” and other articles. IFLA Journal 36, no. 4 (2010): Includes “Non-users’ Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A Survey at the Università degli studi di Milano” and other articles. The Journal of Electronic Publishing 13, no. 3 (2010): Includes “Academic Search Engine Spam and Google Scholar’s Resilience against It,” “OA Repositories: The Researchers’ Point of View,” “Traversing the Book of Mpub: An Agile, Web-first Publishing Model,” and other articles. Journal of Scholarly Publishing 42, no. 2 (2011): Includes “Extending ArXiv.org to Achieve Open Peer Review and Publishing,” “Protocols and Challenges to the Creation of a Cross-disciplinary Journal,” and other articles. Krikorian, Gaälle, and Amy Kapczynski, eds. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:35:45 +0100 895609 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScholarlyElectronicPublishingWeblogrss/~3/eC6Mm0oVw6U/ Ariadne, no. 65 (2010): Includes: "Developing Infrastructure for Research Data Management at the University of Oxford," "Moving Researchers across the eResearch Chasm," "Trust Me, I'm an Archivist: Experiences with Digital Donors," and other articles. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian 29, no. 4 (2010): Includes "Digital Archival Image Collections: Who Are the Users?" and other articles. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly 49, no. 1 (2011): Includes "Google Book Search and Metadata," "Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-book World?," and other articles. Collection Management 36, no. 1 (2011): Includes "Librarian Roles in Institutional Repository Data Set Collecting: Outcomes of a Research Library Task Force" and other articles. First Monday 15, no. 12 (2010): Includes "The Size Distribution of Open Access Publishers: A Problem for Open Access?" and other articles. IFLA Journal 36, no. 4 (2010): Includes "Non-users' Evaluation of Digital Libraries: A Survey at the Università degli studi di Milano" and other articles. The Journal of Electronic Publishing 13, no. 3 (2010): Includes "Academic Search Engine Spam and Google Scholar’s Resilience against It," "OA Repositories: The Researchers' Point of View," "Traversing the Book of Mpub: An Agile, Web-first Publishing Model," and other articles. Journal of Scholarly Publishing 42, no. 2 (2011): Includes "Extending ArXiv.org to Achieve Open Peer Review and Publishing," "Protocols and Challenges to the Creation of a Cross-disciplinary Journal," and other articles. Krikorian, Gaälle, and Amy Kapczynski, eds. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:08:58 +0100 895591 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/the-online-future-of-australian-journalism-as-seen-by-the-industry-itself/ I’m a journalist, and a member of the journalists union, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (of which the Australian Journalists Association, the AJA, forms part). All members receive a monthly magazine with news and in-depth articles about the industry, but this year is special – it’s 100 years since a wily bunch of Aussie scribblers formed the AJA. So, a century into Australian journalism proper, the union has published a report of the state of the industry, and where it expects the future to lay. (SPOILER: online). The report is called Life in the Clickstream II (a similar report came out two years ago), and I thought I’d share some of it (less than 10% of course, to keep my copyright nose clean!) with you. Keep in mind that this is the industry talking (through the report) about where they are and where they are going, not me. The state of play It’s ugly out there right now. In the federal secretary’s foreword, he talks about the “carnage” that had been forecast for the industry, and how it has been mitigated slightly by the appearance of news apps for phones and tablet computers like the iPad. But the operative word is “slightly”. All the graphs are sliding downwards. In Australia, the industry is on better shape than in the US or UK, but that’s no great prize. Hundreds of journalists no longer have full-time jobs, but here they are finding themselves in part-time or casual positions. I guess it’s better than being laid off. In the US the drop in print newspaper circulations are roughly 30%, in the UK about 20% overall. In AU, the decline is about 3% – the second-best result behind Austria in the Western world. New Zealand fared worse, dropping 13%. So it could be worse. But all but two major metro newspapers lost circulation here, and corresponding sales falls mean that the industry knows it needs to phase in a Plan B. It’s already doing so. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:21:15 +0100 895516 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/12/wayback-wednesday-digitization-101-2010.html As I do at the end of each year, I want to spent time looking back at the last 12 months with a few lists and more.I see four trends as I scan the horizon:Digitization is no longer an exceptional activity. While digitization is not a normal activity still for many organizations, it is much more mainstream that is was several years ago.  Look around...can you find a workshop on digitization or on scanning?  Yes, they still exist, but they are definitely not as prevalent as they were before.  Those that haven't jumped on the "digitization train" yet are finding themselves left behind.  (I should note that universities are offering courses on digitization, digital libraries, etc., which go into more depth and which are attracting a high number of students. These courses prepare the students for the growing number of digital library positions that are being advertised.) In the same vein, one thing to notice is that digitization is no longer in the news as it has been. It is no longer that shiny object that captures the media's attention.  For a while, Google Book Search kept digitization in the news, but even that story is no longer capturing headlines as the sides work toward an agreement. Digital preservation is where most of the action is in terms of conversations, conference sessions, research, etc.  This is true because we are a digital society and if we cannot ensure long term access to our digital content, we're doomed.  Losing digital content could mean losing the data and information that we need to run our governments, businesses, academic institutions, etc.  It could also mean losing our history.If you are not thinking about how to ensure long-term access to your digital content, please begin thinking about it now. You might even make it a New Year's resolution. (Yes, do jump on the digital preservation bandwagon. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895638 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/ZBLCRLdWjMs/wayback-wednesday-digitization-101-2010.html As I do at the end of each year, I want to spent time looking back at the last 12 months with a few lists and more.I see four trends as I scan the horizon:Digitization is no longer an exceptional activity. While digitization is not a normal activity still for many organizations, it is much more mainstream that is was several years ago.  Look around...can you find a workshop on digitization or on scanning?  Yes, they still exist, but they are definitely not as prevalent as they were before.  Those that haven't jumped on the "digitization train" yet are finding themselves left behind.  (I should note that universities are offering courses on digitization, digital libraries, etc., which go into more depth and which are attracting a high number of students. These courses prepare the students for the growing number of digital library positions that are being advertised.) In the same vein, one thing to notice is that digitization is no longer in the news as it has been. It is no longer that shiny object that captures the media's attention.  For a while, Google Book Search kept digitization in the news, but even that story is no longer capturing headlines as the sides work toward an agreement. Digital preservation is where most of the action is in terms of conversations, conference sessions, research, etc.  This is true because we are a digital society and if we cannot ensure long term access to our digital content, we're doomed.  Losing digital content could mean losing the data and information that we need to run our governments, businesses, academic institutions, etc.  It could also mean losing our history.If you are not thinking about how to ensure long-term access to your digital content, please begin thinking about it now. You might even make it a New Year's resolution. (Yes, do jump on the digital preservation bandwagon. ... Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895589 http://www.teleread.com/library/why-i-am-a-library-traitor-and-love-the-kindle-by-sarah-houghton-jan/ Bless me, O Biblioblogosphere, for I have sinned. I have betrayed the trust of my librarian people by *gasp* loving my Kindle like I am told I would love a child if I had any interest in being a parent, which I don’t.  But I do have an interest in reading digital content on a sleek, affordable, and easy-to-use device.  Thus the Kindle. In true geek fashion I recorded my Kindle unboxing (complete with Space Invader wall clings in the background). Let me tell you why I love my Kindle so.  But before I gush like a schoolgirl in love with Edward Cullen, let me tell you that I feel guilty for loving it.  I boycott the Kindle as a librarian but love it as a consumer. Stellar User Interface Design: The Kindle has a gorgeous form factor.  It’s easy to hold in your hands — light, smooth, and perfectly sized for my hands anyway.  The user interface is easy and intuitive, end of story. Smooth Content Delivery: The simplicity and speed of getting content is amazing.  I’ve been using the Kindle app on my Android phone for months now, and it literally takes you 5 seconds to buy and start reading a book from the Kindle Store. How long does it take to start reading a library eBook from the point you decide to download it? On the Kindle itself it’s just as easy. Cross-Device Content Delivery: Amazon was brilliant in being the distributor for the device, the content itself, and the interface/software used to access the content. But they were doubly brilliant in offering the content & interface on other devices through Kindle Reading apps, so you can use your desktop, laptop, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, etc. to access the Kindle universe of eBooks.  The Kindle device itself is secondary…they really covered their bases. Seamless Syncing: Amazon’s Whispersync technology syncs up your library and where you left off in your books without you having to do anything. Not having to think is good, yeah?  Steve Krugwould be proud. ... Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:22:46 +0100 895405 http://joblist.ala.org/modules/jobseeker/controller.cfm?rssjobid=16307 Director of the University Library (Norwich University, Vermont) Norwich University invites applications for the position of Director of the University Library.  The Director is the chief academic and administrative officer of the Kreitzberg Library, including the University Archives, with responsibility for coordinating programs, scholarship, and service activities.  The mission of Kreitzberg Library is to develop and provide the information resources, services, and environment that support Norwich University's academic and administrative goals.  The Kreitzberg Library assumes an important role as the provider and preserver of institutional heritage and memory and as a resource for all those with an interest in Norwich University history. ... Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:20:01 +0100 895226 http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/62911 Has the Shift to Stronger Intellectual Property Rights Promoted Technology Transfer, FDI, and Industrial Development? (PDF) Source:  Harvard Business School Working Papers This article reviews recent research conducted by the authors that finds that intellectual property rights reform increases technology transfers, foreign direct investment inflows, and industrial development. It also places [...] (Source: Docuticker) Mon, 27 Dec 2010 19:04:00 +0100 895246 http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/eff-reviews-predictions-for-newspaper-book-issues-in-2010/ Over the last few days, the EFF has been looking back at predictions it made at the beginning of the year to see how they have played out. Most of these have relatively little to do with e-reading (though the one on hardware hacking does touch on it orthogonally with mention of the exemption created for jailbreaking iPhones), but one of them looks specifically at books and newspapers. At the beginning of the year, the EFF noted the increasing complaints of publishers and publishing magnates such as Rupert Murdoch about the effect the Internet was having on their bottom line, and predicted that 2010 would feature publishers “attempting to […] break the fair use doctrine by lobbying to change accepted copyright law, challenging it in the courts, or by placing other pressures on intermediaries.” In fulfillment of this prediction, the article points to copyright troll Righthaven’s activities in suing a number of bloggers and websites that quoted from or reposted its articles. “As with the music industry’s failed ‘sue the customers’ gambit, this one has done nothing to help the newspaper industry, but has already caused damage to free speech and fair use.” Though the EFF made a similar prediction about “battles around user control” arising around e-book readers, it notes that 2010 still saw early market growth, especially involving the introduction of the iPad. It expresses disappointment that the use of DRM in the publishing industry continues, but notes that it took some time for the music industry to give up on DRM so it may take publishers a while to come to the same conclusion. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:17:22 +0100 895100 http://medinfo.netbib.de/archives/2010/12/24/3838 Bruno BAUER, Daniel FORMANEK und MARIAN MIEHL: Virtuelle Lehrbuchsammlung und eBooks on Demand als Facetten der Hybridbibliothek: zwei innovative Services der Universitätsbibliothek der Medizinischen Universität Wien Zusammenfassung: Die Universitätsbibliothek der Medizinischen Universität Wien verfügt als Hybridbibliothek über große Bestände an gedruckter bzw. digitaler Literatur. Um den Zugriff zu dieser Information zu verbessern, wurden in jüngster Zeit zwei Projekte entwickelt und realisiert. Für die Studierenden wurde das Informationsportal Van Swieten Student 2.0 als virtuelle Lehrbuchsammlung konzipiert, das neben dem Nachweis von gedruckten und elektronischen Lehrbüchern weitere für das Medizinstudium relevante Informationsquellen offeriert und auch Web 2.0-Applikationen integriert. Die Zettelkataloge, bisher einziges Nachweisinstrument für die wertvollen medizinhistorischen Bestände, wurden digitalisiert, OCR-gelesen und als webfähiger OPAC mit Web 2.0-Funktionen erweitert. Auf Basis dieses Katalogs können urheberrechtsfreie Werke über das innovative Service eBooks on Demand (eod) in digitaler Form bzw. als Reprint angefordert werden. Schlüsselwörter: Medizinische Universität Wien, Universitätsbibliothek, Virtuelle Lehrbuchsammlung, Van Swieten Student 2.0, WordPress, Scriblio, eBooks on Demand (eod), Zettelkatalog, Digitalisierung, Hybridbibliothek, Web 2.0. Bruno BAUER, Daniel FORMANEK and MARIAN MIEHL: Virtual textbook collection and eBooks on Demand as facets of the hybrid library: two innovative services of the university library of the Medical University Vienna Abstract: The university library of the Medical University of Vienna is a hybrid library and offers a huge stock of literature in print and online. Two projects were realised to improve access to this collection. The library built a catalogue for their students, which includes all relevant resources for their courses. ... Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:00:00 +0100 895376 http://www.teleread.com/drm/looking-back-at-a-look-ahead-my-e-book-piracy-prognostications-from-2006/ I was just looking back at a post I made in August of 2006—my first post here as a regular contributor, in fact. This came well before the advent of the Kindle, and was sparked off by a discussion of e-book piracy on the eBook Community email list. It’s interesting to look back on it in light of the sea change in e-book demand brought about largely by the Kindle, Nook, and (more recently) iPad. The article was a discussion of the relative e-piracy situations between music, movies, and e-books. My thesis was that, at the time the article was written, the music and movie industries were worrying a lot more about e-piracy than the publishing industry, largely because there was relatively little demand for e-books at the time. I looked at the philosophy of the Pirate Party, who admitted that file sharing could harm rights holders—but so could progress in general. They felt it was not their job to come up with a new business model for rights holders, but rather to make the flawed current system untenable so the rights holders would have to innovate. I also brought in some interesting survey results that showed significantly more teenagers believed it was legal to copy CDs or movies their friends paid for than ones their friends got for free. And I compared the birth of piracy of music and movies to the state of e-book piracy. Whereas the music and movie industries immediately felt threatened by Napster and Gnutella, mp3 and DeCSS/DivX, book scans had been circulating on the Internet since well before Sean Fanning’s last haircut but—apart from certain irascible types—no one in the publishing industry seemed to feel threatened enough to take action. Why? Because unlike e-music and e-movies, e-books currently fail to offer a compelling experience in comparison to their original format. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:57:49 +0100 894759 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreakonomicsBlog/~3/_HbIYo6-IFk/ Like great and inventive dishes, creative cocktails are often copied by others -- sometimes as overt homage, but often simply because they are great. Can cocktails be protected from copying? Some bartenders are trying to use aspects of IP law to protect their liquid creations. (Source: Freakonomics Blog) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:30:19 +0100 894648 http://50.16.230.151/article/thursday-threads-2010w51/ Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner When I say “<blank> is a question answering system. A question can be posed in natural language and … <blank> can come up with a very precise answer to that question” — what comes to mind to fill in the <blank>? If you guessed a system developed by IBM to appear alongside human contestants on Jeopardy, you’d be right. That quote comes from video posted by IBM earlier this year that is the topic of the first DLTJ Thursday Threads entry. This weeks other entries look at possible erosions of copyright first sale doctrine, the state of open access publishing, and a proposition for new definitions to terms of art in data modeling.If you find these threads interesting and useful, you might want to add the Thursday Threads RSS Feed to your feed reader or subscribe to e-mail delivery using the form to the right. If you would like a more raw and immediate version of these types of stories, watch my FriendFeed stream (or subscribe to its feed in your feed reader). Comments and tips, as always, are welcome.Reference Librarian of the Future? IBM Supercomputer ‘Watson’ to Challenge ‘Jeopardy’ StarsIBM 'Watson' Video on YouTubeAn I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz show “Jeopardy.” I.B.M. and the producers of “Jeopardy” will announce on Tuesday [December 14, 2010] that the computer, “Watson,” will face the two most successful players in “Jeopardy” history, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, in three episodes that will be broadcast Feb. 14-16, 2011.For I.B.M., “Watson” is an important test of artificial intelligence. Scientists there have been talking to “Jeopardy” about a man vs. machine match-up for the better part of two years. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:06:53 +0100 895465 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62831 New Bibliographies from Air University Nuclear Weapons 2010 WMD: Chemical, Biological, & Radiological Somalia Piracy Cyberspace and National Security Iraq Reconstruction European Union Source:  Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center, Air [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:59:00 +0100 894686 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Grumpator/~3/SHuAIhXp15g/taking-stock-2010.html Today's my last day of work for 2010. After completing my major goal for this week, I'm rewarding myself by taking some time to reflect on this past year, and do a little goal-setting for 2011. I enjoyed this exercise last year, so let's try it again. Looking back on 2010. All things considered, 2010 was a good year. I've really settled into my position, and have a much more defined sense of what is expected of me, as well as which directions I'd like to push forward. Our university administration sent me to the Science Commons Symposium in February, which was a much-needed validation of my particular position. I applied for and was accepted to attend the Mountain Plains Library Association Leadership Institute, which was simply amazing. It really revitalized me and helped me see ways I could improve my work, and be a leader even without any official leadership responsibilities. As the fall semester got underway, I administered a survey about the Library Minute and c0-presented a poster session at EDUCAUSE, got off some stagnant committees and got on some new, more exciting ones. I am now integrated into our digital repository management group, as well as co-chair of a new Open Access/Digital Repository policy committee - both of which are much more relevant to my position than most of the other committees I've been on. I successfully managed to co-chair the AzLA Conference Planning Committee for 2010, and will continue in that capacity for 2011. I just finished writing the first full draft of an article about the Library Minute I hope to submit to College & Research Libraries News in early January. So all in all, it's been a stimulating year. That's not to say I didn't have some failures. I initiated a collaboration to write a paper, hit several roadblocks and speedbumps, got lost, wandered in circles, and now I think it'd be best to drop it and move in another direction. I pretty much wasted my summer on that. ... Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 895032 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Hangingtogetherorg/~3/F9-jfg-UgKw/ As 2010 winds down, we are reflecting on what we’ve worked on or created in a mini blog series. You can see a run down of highlights here. Is copyright making you blue And you don’t know what to do Take advantage of others’ tactics And put in place Well-Intentioned Practice! I want to give a shout out to the National Library of Australia for what has become an annual display of talent and imagination. Each year the staff performs for their holiday party, and they share with the rest of us on YouTube. The results are funny and toe-tapping. This year’s theme was Putting on the Writs,” an homage to the trials and tribulations of adhering to copyright law. National Library of Australia. We feel your pain. And we’ve been moved to do something about it. In the US. For unpublished materials. Following on the heels of Shifting Gears, we began to realize what a barrier copyright law presents to those working with unpublished materials. We convened an advisory group. We held an event. Out of this came a document called Well-intentioned practice for putting digitized collections of unpublished materials online (we call it WIP). WIP encourages institutions to take a risk management approach (rather than apply item by item assessment). WIP has been a success, and has been endorsed by numerous organizations and individuals. And we’ve just learned that we’ll have a session focusing on Well intentioned practices at the Society of American Archivists meeting in 2011. While WIP is based on US copyright law, as a risk management approach it may work in other situations. We’ve written about WIP in the past. Here are two previous posts on this topic. And if you haven’t seen it, here’s Puttin’ on the Writs in its full glory. If you want to see even more of our accomplishments look at this summary of our accomplishments over the last five years. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:42:41 +0100 895038 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/22/black-eyed-peas-spoil-blakes-flash-mob/ For a short moment, we had some innovative law firm marketing going on with Blakes flash mob dance! The Youtube video was here. That is until lawyers for the Black Eyed Peas called copyright foul. Youtube is now displaying the infringement image below: I say boooo to the Black Eyed Peas and Will.I.Am. It’s tough enough to get lawyers to leave their offices and walk down a couple flights of stairs for a fire drill. Can you imagine getting close to 50 of them dance in the middle of a shopping mall? Unheard of. Happy holidays! :) (Source: Slaw) Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:37:32 +0100 895187 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6526 BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY Upcoming events and digital media // December 22, 2010 [SAVE THE DATE 1/11] Berkman Center Luncheon Series: "The Master Switch" with Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch and Professor of Law at Columbia University (http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/luncheon/2011/01/wu) [SAVE THE DATE] BERKMAN LUNCHEON SERIES on THE MASTER SWITCH ================================================================================== 1/11/11, 12:00pm ET, Harvard Law School **Please note earlier start time for this date only** RSVP is required for those attending in person to Amar Ashar (ashar@cyber.law.harvard.edu) Topic: The Master Switch Guests: Tim Wu, author of The Master Switch and Professor of Law at Columbia University Tim Wu presents his widely acclaimed new book THE MASTER SWITCH:  The Rise and Fall of Information Empires. "A Masterpiece" - Lawrence Lessig.   "A ripping yarn" - The Atlantic About Tim Tim Wu is an author, policy advocate and author of The Master Switch.  He is a professor at Columbia Law School, the chairman of media reform organization Free Press. Wu was recognized in 2006 as one of 50 leaders in science and technology by Scientific American magazine, and in 2007 Wu was listed as one of Harvard's 100 most influential graduates by 02138 magazine. Tim Wu's best known work is the development of Net Neutrality theory, but he has also written about copyright, international trade, and the study of law-breaking. He previously worked for Riverstone Networks in the telecommunications industry in Silicon Valley, and was a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner and Justice Stephen Breyer. He graduated from McGill University (B.Sc.), and Harvard Law School. Wu has written for the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Forbes, Slate magazine, and others. He can sometimes be found at Waterfront Bicycles, and he once worked at Hoo's Dumplings. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:48:00 +0100 894458 http://www.teleread.com/drm/star-trek-digital-download-expiration-why-should-media-be-like-milk/ While this is not specifically about e-books, it is about an experience in transitioning from physical to digital media, and it should provide a lesson to all fields that are taking these steps—including books to e-books. A number of movies, especially titles from Paramount or Disney (such as Pixar’s Wall•E), have been coming with an “extra third disc” lately, containing a DRM-girt digital copy which can be transferred either to iTunes or Windows Media Player. This saves the buyer the trouble of ripping the thing, and lets the studio charge a little extra and feel they can keep some modicum of DRM control over the final product. Yesterday I received a friend’s Christmas gift—the Blu-Ray 3-disc version of the Abrams Star Trek movie, from my Amazon wish list. (I don’t have a Blu-Ray player yet, but I believe in future-proofing.) On the back of the box, in the fine print, I noticed the following: The enclosed code that permits “authorization” (i.e., transfer of digital copy from DVD-ROM to your computer) is not valid after November 17, 2010. Authorization is not possible outside of the U.S. No refunds if authorization is unsuccessful or unavailable. Needless to say, I was curious whether my digital copy would, in fact, work, so I did a little googling. I found an Amazon discussion of the expiration date, in which a number of people complained, and one person posted the responses he’d gotten from Paramount. At first he just got a brush-off: “Thank you for your interest in Paramount Digital Copy, but unfortunately that feature offering is no longer available for Star Trek.” But later, he received another e-mail: Thank you for your interest in "Star Trek" and Digital Copy. Due to popular demand, we are extending the redemption period for the Digital Copy offering on this title. Please try your Digital Copy disc again as you should now be able to redeem your digital copy of "Star Trek. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 13:15:00 +0100 894415 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/12/when-students-work-intersects-with.html This blog post reflects my opinion and not the opinion of any organization that I am associated with.  I look forward to comments on this, especially from those who deal with copyright, ethics or academic integrity.Recently, I spoke to someone who had been hired to write papers for a university student. I knew that there were services available that would either resell older student papers or connect a student to someone who will write their papers for them, but I never expected to interact with someone who had participated in this industry.You will wonder if the person felt that the work had been wrong.  I didn't ask that that exact question, but sensed that earning money trumped that concern.  In reality, it is the student who would get into trouble if it was discovered that the work was not his/her own and not the person who has been hired to do the work.This is a topic that is discussed in the news on occasion (e.g., Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 12, 2010 and Nov. 22, 2010 which call these writers "shadow scholars"). In the past few days, I've talked about this with a few colleagues/friends and concerns regarding copyright, integrity and ethics have arose, as well as detection.  That had led me to writing this blog post in order to share some thoughts on this more publicly.Areas of Concerns:Copyright - One person's immediate reaction was that there was a copyright violation; however, I would argue that paper was a work-for-hire.  In this case, the writer has been paid to write the paper for the student, and the copyright becomes owned by the student.  Therefore, there isn't a copyright violation.Integrity - One concern is that the student is not representing his/her abilities honestly.  This means that the grade for the work does not reflect what the student can honestly do, nor does it mean that the professor has a correct impression of the student's abilities. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894527 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/9tCVLN5ONV8/when-students-work-intersects-with.html This blog post reflects my opinion and not the opinion of any organization that I am associated with.  I look forward to comments on this, especially from those who deal with copyright, ethics or academic integrity.Recently, I spoke to someone who had been hired to write papers for a university student. I knew that there were services available that would either resell older student papers or connect a student to someone who will write their papers for them, but I never expected to interact with someone who had participated in this industry.You will wonder if the person felt that the work had been wrong.  I didn't ask that that exact question, but sensed that earning money trumped that concern.  In reality, it is the student who would get into trouble if it was discovered that the work was not his/her own and not the person who has been hired to do the work.This is a topic that is discussed in the news on occasion (e.g., Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 12, 2010 and Nov. 22, 2010 which call these writers "shadow scholars"). In the past few days, I've talked about this with a few colleagues/friends and concerns regarding copyright, integrity and ethics have arose, as well as detection.  That had led me to writing this blog post in order to share some thoughts on this more publicly.Areas of Concerns:Copyright - One person's immediate reaction was that there was a copyright violation; however, I would argue that paper was a work-for-hire.  In this case, the writer has been paid to write the paper for the student, and the copyright becomes owned by the student.  Therefore, there isn't a copyright violation.Integrity - One concern is that the student is not representing his/her abilities honestly.  This means that the grade for the work does not reflect what the student can honestly do, nor does it mean that the professor has a correct impression of the student's abilities. ... Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894495 http://www.hsdl.org/hslog/?q=node/5898 The Department of Commerce (DOC) recently released a comprehensive review of the nexus between privacy policy, copyright, global free flow of information, cybersecurity, and innovation in the Internet economy. The DOC, leveraging the expertise of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Patent and Trademark Office, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the International Trade Administration, created the Internet Policy Task Force (IPTF) to conduct the review. The report “reviews the technological, legal, and policy contexts of current commercial data privacy challenges; describes the importance of developing a more dynamic approach to commercial privacy both in the United States and around the world; and discusses policy options (and poses additional questions) to meet today’s privacy challenges in ways that enable continued innovation.” Recommendations include: -Consider Establishing Fair Information Practice Principles comparable to a “Privacy Bill of Rights” for Online Consumers -Encourage Global Interoperability to Spur Innovation and Trade -Consider How to Harmonize Disparate Security Breach Notification Rules -Review the Electronic Communications Privacy Act for the Cloud Computing Environment The DOC has also issued a notice and request for public comments, which can be found here. read more (Source: HSDL Weblog - On the HomeFront) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:49:51 +0100 894238 http://www.cilip.org.uk/membership/enquiry-service/Pages/default.aspx The Information and Advice Team provides support to members on a range of practical professional issues from library building projects to statistics.   *CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS The Enquiry Service and Information Centre will be closing at 12pm on 24th December and will re-open at 9am on 4th January. 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Contact Us* You can submit an enquiry by: Email: info@cilip.org.uk Online enquiry form Telephone: +44 (0)20 7255 0620 (Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm) Textphone: +44 (0)20 7255 0505 Fax: +44 (0)20 7255 0501 Post: CILIP Information and Advice, 7 Ridgmount St, London, WC1E 7AE Feel free to contact us too via: The Information and Advice Blog @CILIPinfo on Twitter Or ask us and the wider LIS community on the CILIP Communities - Practical Questions and Answers Forum (member only, log-in required) (Source: CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:19:20 +0100 894318 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/iRcS/~3/S7X0hYDMCbU/fair-use-challenges-in-academic-and.html The Association of Research Libraries has announced the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. The research was conducted in partnership with the Center for Social Media and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University. In dozens of interviews with veteran research and academic librarians, the researchers learned how copyright law comes into play as interviewees performed core library functions (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:11:56 +0100 894276 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/dTJJL/~3/S7X0hYDMCbU/fair-use-challenges-in-academic-and.html The Association of Research Libraries has announced the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries, a report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to meet the missions of U.S. academic and research libraries. The research was conducted in partnership with the Center for Social Media and the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University. In dozens of interviews with veteran research and academic librarians, the researchers learned how copyright law comes into play as interviewees performed core library functions (Source: Peter Scott's Library Blog) Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894625 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62779 Direct to Full Text Paper (22 Pages; PDF) From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the release of Fair Use Challenges in Academic and Research Libraries , a report that summarizes research into the current application of fair use and other copyright exemptions to [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 22:45:00 +0100 894082 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/20/following-copyright-reform-discussions/ By now, those following discussions on Copyright Modernization Act Bill C-32, have found their favourite bloggers to follow. Also take the time to visit the Library of Parliament LEGISinfo where you can follow the introduction of the bill, the debates at 2nd reading, as well as the committee meetings in late November and December. (Source: Slaw) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:11:57 +0100 895205 http://cical.blogspot.com/2010/12/cites-insights-january-2011-now.html Cites & Insights 11:1 (January 2011) is now available for downloading.The 32-page issue is a PDF download as usual. HTML separates--or, in one case, PDF separate--are available for most essays; follow the links below.This issue includes:Bibs & Blather (pp. 1-2)Announcing The Liblog Landscape 2007-2010 (and a pre-Midwinter early-bird discount) and Cites & Insights 10 in book form (also with a pre-Midwinter discount).Interesting & Peculiar Products (pp. 2-9)Sixteen products and eight roundups/Editors' Choices, from USB 3.0 to Windows 7 on an 11-year-old PC.The Liblog Landscape 2007-2010: Chapter 3: How, Where and When (pp. 9-18)[Note: This link is to a 6x9" PDF.] Six aspects of most or all of the 1,304 liblogs in this massive study: How they're created (blogging software), where they're written (country of origin), how visible they are (Google Page Rank), when they began, how long they've lasted and currency (a timed snapshot of freshness of posts).Trends & Quick Takes (pp. 18-24)From scientific articles as stories to asking professional writers for favors: five mini-essays and another five quicker takes.The CD-ROM Project (pp. 22-24)Three title CD-ROMs related to national parks--and a somewhat downbeat group of mini-reviews. Well, except that nps.gov is such a great contemporary resource.Offtopic Perspective: Legends of Horror Part 2 (pp. 24-29)Great and very good films: None. Films I wasn't willing to watch all the way through: Two. I'm done with this set, in more ways than one.My Back Pages (pp. 29-32)A bonus for those who download the issue as a PDF. Nine snarky little writeups on various topics--including an ingenious (but dumb) way to attempt to evade copyright.There will not be a special Midwinter issue of Cites & Insights, particularly given the early timing of ALA Midwinter 2011 and the fact that I won't be attending. (Source: C&I Updates) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894326 http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/026037.html Stakeholders' Platform Launches Project to Facilitate Access by VIPs to Published Works: "An unprecedented initiative to facilitate access to published... (Source: beSpacific) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894173 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/19/author-floats-on-stock-exchange Wanted: literary shareholders to buy 30,000 shares in him at £10 apiecePublicity might be the lifeblood of the book trade these days but author Cathal Morrow is going public in more ways than one with plans to float himself on the London Stock Exchange. Having previously wangled sponsorship from a private equity company to fund a year without lying – he's writing up his exploits as the book Yes We Kant – Morrow is hopeful that patrons looking for a more unusual investment will back this latest project, Me Me Me Plc."Rather than one company owning part of the intellectual property of a project, a lot of people will own a smaller part of me," he says. Morrow is offering a total of 30,000 shares in himself at £10 a piece (he's retaining 30%, "the vital organs and so forth"). Because he's not legally allowed to sell shares in himself, what investors are actually buying is a signed photo of the author, with the shares given for free. Morrow is also looking for non-executive directors and sponsors."I'm floating the value of me, that is the intellectual property of the story of my flotation on the stock exchange," he says. "If it goes viral, if we get book deals, and a big movie studio wades in with a big chunk of cash, then that could be worth a considerable amount. The more 'famous' I become, the greater the value of me."Although crowdfunding is becoming increasingly popular among authors – novelist Tao Lin made $12,000 selling shares in his second novel – an initial public offering takes the concept to the extreme (Morrow will even have to produce accounts). So far, only "a couple of dozen" shareholders have jumped on board so he has some way to go to make the approximately £250,000 it costs to float on the Stock Exchange – but he remains undaunted. "I emailed the CEO of the LSE, but no official response as yet," he says. ... Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:00:01 +0100 893901 http://outofthejungle.blogspot.com/2010/12/law-in-virtual-worlds-and-how-it.html Another article in today's Boston Globe, in the Ideas section, "Virtual World Order," by Rachel Nolan, interviews law professor Greg Lastowka, of Rutgers, Camden, Law School's Institute for Information Policy and Law. Prof. Lastowka has written a book,Virtual Justice, the new laws of online worlds, published by Yale University Press. (On this bio page here, you can link to an audio file of and NPR interview about the book, as well as what is noted as a PDF version of the book. I am not sure he really means to give us the entire file! But maybe so.) The Globe article is very entertaining and thought-provoking. For instance, Prof. Lastowka relates the terrible story of the Chinese man who called the police to report that his friend had stolen his sword that he had loaned his friend. But since the sword in question was a virtual sword from a video game, the police did not take it seriously. They should have. The complainant had to earn it through many hours of online play, and the sword was worth the equivalent of $871 when the faithless friend sold it online. The angry man stabbed his one-time friend to death and is now serving a life-sentence in prison. If only the police had intervened!Other stories follow, most involving money as the factor where virtual worlds and the real world intersect and clash. There was a Ponzi scheme, with later investors funding the returns of earlier investors. An online banker set up an investment scheme offering amazing returns in the virtual coin of the game, funded, of course, by the next investor. These schemes work beautifully up until they collapse and then all those left holding the investment chits are ruined! It sounds harmless in virtual cash. But you buy that virtual cash with real-world dollars. People were impressed enough that they bought a good bit and began investing, and then cashing out. The scheme was working like a real bank. ... Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/19/twitter-jonathan-franzen-philip-pullman You can't hold a good writer back when it comes to sharing their thoughts via social media websitesThe past year has been a bumper one for the books world online. Literary blogs may have been around for a while, but 2010 was when word geeks around the world turned en masse to social media. Arguments were won or lost on Facebook over the use of the present tense and favourite fonts. The ideal daily word count for an aspiring novelist was hotly debated (anything between a modest 500 words and an alarming 8,000, apparently).Tens of thousands of titles were championed and trashed. Margaret Atwood, AL Kennedy, Douglas Coupland, Alain de Botton, Hari Kunzru and Linda Grant all revealed themselves to be slaves to Twitter.One of the year's most entertaining spats concerned the ubiquitious Jonathan Franzen and whether his novel Freedom was overrated. "There are other books. Don't dislike him per se. Disliked his response to being Oprah pick, overcoverage in Times, elsewhere," was novelist Jennifer Weiner's tart Twitter verdict. Jodi Picoult responded that the New York Times "favours white male authors" and soon the spat became news.It was on Twitter, too, that news of the infamous theft of Jonathan Franzen's glasses was first reported, with a partygoer at the UK launch of Freedom tweeting: "Helicopter above Kensington Gardens, trying to find #Franzen glasses. Apparently miscreants jumped into Serpentine to escape."Unlike some other social media sites, Twitter is fairly bullshit-proof, since it's mostly obvious who the person is and whether what they're saying is genuine. This makes it ideal for acerbic, often countercultural commentary – and for authors' spats. There are regular to-and-fro arguments about who has written the most number of words that day or who knows the most about the Google Books Settlement Agreement (a move to protect digital copyright). ... Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:05:36 +0100 893718 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2965 This bill has been passed by the Senate and House and now awaits the signature of the President before becoming law. [This event matched these trackers: Intellectual property ] (Source: Intellectual property -- Tracked by GovTrack.us) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894130 http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/18/author-alex-butterworth-digital-reviews Alex Butterworth on the book as appBack in the mid-1990s I did some research on narrative in digital media. Of the projects I worked on, those that seemed most outlandish then have since become familiar concepts. Virtual worlds hit the headlines with Second Life, geo-tagging has become mainstream with Foursquare, while many of today's best video games deploy something like a "story engine" to manage the narrative flow experienced by the player.What, though, of the digital book, and its promise of a rich, new, constructive interaction with the text? With this Christmas looking like the moment when the transition from codex to screen will finally gain real traction, will the expectations of new digital readers be fulfilled? And is there anything to encourage my own ambitious sense of the revolutionary changes in narrative that digital books might bring about?There was a time when I would have scorned a mere nonlinear rendition of a book as too simple, as not fulfilling its digital potential. So I was surprised to find myself warming to the MyFry app version of Stephen Fry's memoir. Its elegant interface charted my progress through a wheel of segments colour-coded by theme and character, drawing me into an episodic engagement with the text: I skipped through the story of Fry's addictive personality – he was hooked on sugar as a seven-year-old, before picking up serious smoking and reading habits.Are other new apps similarly successful? Illustrated non-fiction immediately suggests itself as an area where the iPad's qualities might be most apparent, and two apps without accompanying books seek to be in the vanguard. The Solar System, from the makers of The Elements, is self-explanatory, while Why the Net Matters, by David Eagleman, sells itself as a groundbreaking interactive essay on the world-saving potential of the internet. Sadly the latter over-promises, with a design that's sometimes cluttered, at other times misleading. ... Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:07:32 +0100 893551 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/booksquare/~3/xTjubgsFLhE/ Today’s links of interest: Random House Hires Ruth ReichlGood move for Random House. TOC Frankfurt Preview: “Customer Experience” is What Matters MostWhile we put about missing this year’s Tools of Change Frankfurt, this article about a session focusing on customer experience tells us this year’s event will be awesome! Federal appeals court tosses out method for calculating music streaming royaltiesNearly missed this one. Appeals court sides with Yahoo (and, essentially, other music streaming services), indicating the formulae used to determine royalties was not proper. Time Warner CEO not a fan of 99-cent TV rentals, eitherStop me if you’ve heard this one before. Reversal of Royalties: A Modest ProposalAuthor Bob Mayer offers up an interesting idea, one we suspect most will dismiss. Don’t. Give it some thought, make it better. Amazon Launches Facebook e-Commerce StoreThis is bigger news than it seems. Alyson Books Will Restructure as E-book Only House; Weise LeavesSad news with a positive angle. The hard part, as noted, is finding an experience digital publisher. Booksellers Hear Details of the Much-Delayed Google EditionsMore details emerge. Like, it’s likely to be six months before launch. Google Editions will be the ebook engine for ABA sites, but will also sell through Google and possibly other vendors. All interesting. Macomber Moves to RandomAfter a long and prosperous career at Harlequin, Debbie Macomber moves to a new publisher. Wow. Publishers’ Agency Model Punishes Mid-List AuthorsIs it us, or is there a lot of confusion going on in this article? All sort of ideas being conflated, which obscures a potentially valid argument. When is E-Royalty Not a Royalty? When 9th Circuit Court Says It Isn’tFinally! We’ve been wondering when more people were going to mention this. ... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:39:23 +0100 893572 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/ebook-are-5-of-hachettes-total-sales/ The Bookseller has a report of a letter sent to authors by Tim Hely Hutchinson, Hachette’s ceo. Here’s a snippet. A lot more at the site: In a letter to authors dominated by digital issues, Tim Hely Hutchinson said e-books were now a “significant” part of Hachette’s business. He said in the United States, e-book sales had been tripling year on year, from 1% of total sales in 2008 to 9% this year. He said: “Our market in Britain and the Commonwealth is not far behind and, actually, I would not be surprised if the British and Australian markets were to end up with a higher percentage of ebook sales than that of the USA.” … He said Google’s planned move into e-books next year “might be another game-changer” although added: “Google has not, to put it mildly, always been a favourite of those of us who live by copyright, and any agreements we make with Google will be negotiated with great care, protecting your and our mutual interests.” (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:34:13 +0100 893401 http://www.cilip.org.uk/publications/update-magazine/guidelines/Pages/default.aspx If you would like to contribute to Update, please read the following guidelines.1. Editorial Objectives CILIP Update is the magazine and journal of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. It is a forum for discussion, and a current awareness tool for busy library and information practitioners. It seeks to be lively, interesting, informative and accessible. It aims to keep members of the profession (and interested members of the public at large) up-to-date with relevant developments in the public policy arena, the working environment, technology and in the profession. It is CILIP’s flagship publication. 2. CILIP Update tries to represent as many views as possible, to reflect the many strands of opinion in the profession. It is editorially independent of CILIP’s management, but because it is owned by CILIP, tries to provide the membership and other readers with balanced and responsible cover. This reflects the publicly stated goals, values and activities of the Institute and the profession, in accordance with the public interest and CILIP’s charitable purpose. 3. Research and Peer Review CILIP Update is not a peer reviewed journal. However, some research has important implications for working practice. It may therefore publish short or ‘popular’ accounts of academic research, where this is appropriate, usually after the research in question has gone through successful peer review. Advice on currency or validity may be sought from the Editorial Board or independent experts. 4. Guidelines for contributors News For news there are no hard and fast criteria other than relevance and significance for your peers. The news team decides what to publish. The amount of material used may vary and will depend on space and how many other significant developments there have been since the last issue. Text may be edited. Contact the News Editor, Matthew Mezey (matthew.mezey@cilip.org.uk) if you wish to discuss an item of news. ... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:45:42 +0100 894320 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/16/culturomics-google-tool-cultural-trends Two hundred years of history in the form of 5,195,769 digitised books can now be probed for cultural trends using Google's new culturomics toolEmail updates and links to science@guardian.co.uk. We'd like to hear about your own research using the new tool. What trends have you unearthed? The paper's authors have agreed to analyse some of the best ones for usRead the research in Science (register to view it in full)Friday 17 December 3.34pm: Our own Martin Robbins has used the tool to identify a marked cultural trend in favour of a certain liberal-leaning newspaper.Friday 3.27pm: A vast collection of Google ngrams is already being amassed at #ngrams on Twitter.Friday 3.21pm: A bona fide linguistics researcher has weighed in with a blopost at the Language Log. Geoff Nunberg of the University of California Berkeley welcomes the research, and the new Google tool, but looks forward to more bells and whistles:The big news is that Google has set up a site called the Google Books Ngram Viewer where the public can enter words or n-grams (to 5) for any period and corpus and see the resulting graph. They've also announced that the entire dataset of n-grams will be made available for download. Some reports have interpreted this as meaning that Google is making the entire corpus available. It isn't, alas, nor even the pre-1923 portion of the corpus that's in public domain. One can hope…At present, that's all you can with this. You can't do many of the things that you can do with other corpora: you can't ask for a list of the words that follow traditional for each decade from 1900 to 2000 in order of descending frequency, or restrict a search for bronzino to paragraphs that contain fish and don't contain painting, etc. And while Lieberman Aiden and Michel made an impressive effort to purge the subcorpus of the metadata errors that have plagued Google Books, you can't sort books by genre or topic. ... Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:47 +0100 893359 http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-628 This bill has been passed by the Senate and House and now awaits the signature of the President before becoming law. [This event matched these trackers: Intellectual property ] (Source: Intellectual property -- Tracked by GovTrack.us) Fri, 17 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 894131 http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/16/google-tool-english-cultural-trends Harvard and Google say they have developed a way to identify cultural trends over the past 200 years using a database of 5m digitised booksHow many words in the English language never make it into dictionaries? How has the nature of fame changed in the past 200 years? How do scientists and actors compare in their impact on popular culture?These are just some of the questions that researchers and members of the public can now answer using a new online tool developed by Google with the help of scientists at Harvard University. The massive searchable database is being hailed as the key to a new era of research in the humanities, linguistics and social sciences that has been dubbed "culturomics".The database comprises more than 5m books – both fiction and non-fiction – published between 1800 and 2000, representing around 4% of all the books ever printed. Dr Jean-Baptiste Michel and Dr Erez Lieberman Aiden of Harvard University have developed the search tool, which they say will give researchers the ability to quantify a huge range of cultural trends in history."Interest in computational approaches to the humanities and social sciences dates back to the 1950s," said Michel, a psychologist in Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics. "But attempts to introduce quantitative methods into the study of culture have been hampered by the lack of suitable data. We now have a massive dataset, available through an interface that is user-friendly and freely available to anyone."In their initial analysis of the database, the team found that around 8,500 new words enter the English language every year and the lexicon grew by 70% between 1950 and 2000. But most of these words do not appear in dictionaries. ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:00:29 +0100 893220 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TechsourceBlog/~3/NdWpdUMoUUY/why-netgalley-is-the-best-kept-e-book-secret-on-the-web.html NetGalley is a community where publishers can connect with reviewers, librarians, and the media and exchange eAdvanced Reader’s Copies. I like ARCs but I adore eARCs even more. NetGalley is not new, but it has gotten a lot of support from publishers, book reviews, and librarians in the past year. While what they do is amazing enough, it is how they do it and the content that really makes NetGalley a wonderful resource for new books.Setting up an account is easy, choosing the books to request is hard. With 32 genres to choose from 66 publishers, there is literally something for everyone. The list of publishers is full of names you will recognize and a few you may not know. I like that NetGalley is a place where you can find both the large HarperCollins and the new epublisher, (and a personal favorite of mine) Carina Press. There is even a handful of university presses represented. NetGalley is an equalizer. When was the last time you were able to get your hand on an ARC from a niche publisher? The participation of smaller and niche publishers means that you are exposed to a larger variety of books from more authors.Once you have an account, you can browse the titles available and request them from the publisher. Depending on the publisher, the format may vary, but most titles are available in formats for all reading devices, including mobile devices. Once a request is approved, you can view the titles and choose which ones you download. NetGalley has a viewer that works in the browser as well if you prefer to read online. I have a Kindle and I just choose the Kindle format and it magically appears on my Kindle. Amazing!After reading a book, you can post a review to the publisher or paste in a review that you have posted elsewhere on the web.  It should be noticed that you do not have to review every book you receive from NetGalley. ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:32:59 +0100 894312 http://dltj.org/article/thursday-threads-2010w50/ Receive DLTJ Thursday Threads:by E-mailby RSSDelivered by FeedBurner This week’s Thursday Threads highlights includes two legal cases that bear watching. The first is the case of SkyRiver/Innovative Interfaces versus OCLC (covered on DLTJ previously); now that the case has been moved to OCLC’s home court (the federal district court located in Columbus, OH), it is asking for the case to be dismissed. The second legal cases is the UCLA streaming media case, with issues ranging from fair use to licensing terms to DMCA violations; if this one goes to trial we might get some new case law surrounding the intersection of copyright and libraries. The remaining two pieces are a look at how publishers (and librarians) should avoid paving cow-paths and the origins of the hash symbol.If you find these threads interesting and useful, you might want to add the Thursday Threads RSS Feed to your feed reader or subscribe to e-mail delivery using the form to the right. If you would like a more raw and immediate version of these types of stories, watch my FriendFeed stream (or subscribe to its feed in your feed reader). Comments and tips, as always, are welcome.OCLC Files Motion to Dismiss SkyRiver/Innovative LawsuitThis case arises because Plaintiffs believe they are entitled to free access to OCLC’s proprietary WordCat service, a comprehensive database of library records, developed over the past forty years. While framed as an antitrust case, Plaintiffs’ Complaint alleges only that OCLC has engaged in the types of appropriate behaviors expected of competitors: compete vigorously on price (or, at worst, price a product too high), work with libraries to develop new products, introduce innovative new products that threaten Plaintiffs’ profitability, and sell less expensive subscriptions than à la carte services. ... Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:52:54 +0100 894346 http://www.lisnews.org/ten_stories_shaped_2010 It's time again to take a look at the memorable headlines of the year. 10. YouTube Sensations Although viral videos are nothing new, libraries found themselves involved in a few catchy clips this year, and even got Old Spice guy involved in their cause. 9. Libraries and DVDs and Netflix, Oh My Libraries check out a lot of movies, in case you haven't heard. A library touting their use of Netflix, however, ran afoul of many due to the admitted violation of Netflix's terms of use. 8. Piracy Crackdown Many Chicken Little essays cropped up over the seizure of domains by Homeland Security, questioning the due process involved and decrying the potential for censorship that the new law affords. 7. Under New Management The corporate takeover of public libraries and the commercialization of academic libraries should have us all thinking about our workplace of the future. 6. Gizmo of the Year: iPad Since its spring release, Apple's life-changing tablet has been put to use by many libraries. How is your library using iPads? 5. I For One Welcome Our New Media Overlords My how times have changed. Gone are the days of video stores and print magazines, right? 4. Web 2.0 Fatigue Oops, I forgot, it's called "emerging technologies" now. With all the information overload surrounding social media and who knows what else that's on the horizon, many of us may feel sympathetic with this take on the next big thing. 3. Sign of the Times: Libraries = Offices for Unemployed Hardly a news flash, but as library budgets continue to spiral while others question the need for libraries at all, library use during the recession has filled a need for those seeking employment. 2. Google eBookstore Opens The advertising company that organizes so much of the world's information is, gasp, actually going to try and make money by selling it. The Google eBookstore launched this month. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:26:03 +0100 893515 http://lisnews.org/ten_stories_shaped_2010 It's time again to take a look at the memorable headlines of the year. 10. YouTube Sensations Although viral videos are nothing new, libraries found themselves involved in a few catchy clips this year, and even got Old Spice guy involved in their cause. 9. Libraries and DVDs and Netflix, Oh My Libraries check out a lot of movies, in case you haven't heard. A library touting their use of Netflix, however, ran afoul of many due to the admitted violation of Netflix's terms of use. 8. Piracy Crackdown Many Chicken Little essays cropped up over the seizure of domains by Homeland Security, questioning the due process involved and decrying the potential for censorship that the new law affords. 7. Under New Management The corporate takeover of public libraries and the commercialization of academic libraries should have us all thinking about our workplace of the future. 6. Gizmo of the Year: iPad Since its spring release, Apple's life-changing tablet has been put to use by many libraries. How is your library using iPads? 5. I For One Welcome Our New Media Overlords My how times have changed. Gone are the days of video stores and print magazines, right? 4. Web 2.0 Fatigue Oops, I forgot, it's called "emerging technologies" now. With all the information overload surrounding social media and who knows what else that's on the horizon, many of us may feel sympathetic with this take on the next big thing. 3. Sign of the Times: Libraries = Offices for Unemployed Hardly a news flash, but as library budgets continue to spiral while others question the need for libraries at all, library use during the recession has filled a need for those seeking employment. 2. Google eBookstore Opens The advertising company that organizes so much of the world's information is, gasp, actually going to try and make money by selling it. The Google eBookstore launched this month. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:26:03 +0100 892952 http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/japanese-publishers-complain-apple-infringing-copyrights/ From a WSJ “Digits” Article: A Japanese consortium of book, e-book, magazine and digital comic publishers issued a stern rebuke of Apple’s enforcement of copyrights on its App Store. The group said certain works by renowned Japanese authors Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino have been illegally scanned and distributed over the App Store. In a joint press release on Tuesday, the Japan Book Publishers Association, the Japan Magazine Publishers Association, The Electronic Book Publishers Association of Japan, and Digital Comic Association said Apple’s distribution of content that clearly infringes copyright is “illegal.” “The associations we represent believe that Apple bears grave responsibility for this problem,” the statement said. Read the Complete Article See Also: Industry groups urge Apple to stop pirated content, take measures (Kyodo via Mainichi Japan) Via Resource Shelf (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:00:02 +0100 893007 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelinLibrarian/~3/GH-a9yOmDCI/ The Pirate Conference at the Incubate Festival 2010 took place on September 17, 2010. The Pirate Conference offers reflection on the comprehensive piracy-program of Incubate Festival and on the value of creation in society. What do artists think about the current state of issues? How can they best react to the current operation of copyright? What strategies, tactics and interventions can be used? How do we shape creativity and innovation as a society, and what could businesses learn from these tactics? The keynote speech was given by Matt Mason, recently proclaimed Pirate of the Year by Week Bussines. He earned this title as author of the book Piracy, which topped both Amazon’s economy and rap/hip hop bestseller lists. Mason was a DJ at a pirate radio station and a club in London, produced TV series, comics, videos and records, and his articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Independent and Vice among others. In his book Mason shows how operating methods of various underground scenes and trends have become global industries over the past years. For more info, check the festival site: incubate.org/​2010 or the innovation blog: incubate-innovation.org. Incubate Pirate Conference #1: Matt Mason Keynote from Incubate Festival on Vimeo. (Source: Travelin' Librarian) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:36:19 +0100 892941 http://www.cilip.org.uk/about-us/people/council/Pages/bio_poole.aspx Nick Poole (to serve until 31 December 2012) Postnominals: BA MA Email: Nick.Poole@cilip.org.uk  BiographyNick Poole is Chief Executive of the Collections Trust, an independent UK charity working with libraries, archives and museums. He also represents the UK at the Member States Expert Group for Digitisation at the European Commission and is responsible for advising a number of European agencies and Governments on digital priorities in Culture and libraries. Prior to joining the Collections Trust in 2005, Nick held a number of roles at the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA), including responsibility for Regional policy development and as a National ICT Adviser. Before this, he worked in the financial services sector. In addition to his role within CILIP, Nick is a Councillor of the Museums Association and a Trustee of the UK part of the International Council of Museums. Nick is a regular lecturer at several Universities and has published on subjects ranging from the economics of cultural services to international Copyright and Cultural Property law. He studied Languages at Cambridge University and holds postgraduate qualifications in Historical Linguistics and Fine Art & Illustration. He also studied the History and Philosophy of Science at Birkbeck College. In his spare time, Nick enjoys reading, spending time with his family and hosting a successful regular music and poetry event. He also works with a number of HE and FE providers in an advisory capacity on the implementation and use of eLearning systems and Virtual Learning Environments. He was previously compere of a successful comedy club in London’s West End.   Read Nick Poole's 2010 Candidate Election Manifesto. (Source: CILIP – Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:35:35 +0100 893041 http://www.cilip.org.uk/about-us/people/council/Pages/bio_johnson.aspx Gareth Johnson (to serve until 31 December 2013) Postnominals: BSc MSc F.HEA MCLIP Email: Gareth.Johnson@cilip.org.uk BiographyWith an original background in biomedical science, retail and Web design Gareth switched to working in and for Yorkshire and the Midlands Higher Education libraries in the late 1990s.  During this time he has served as a subject specialist, research & innovation officer, open access advocate and project manager.  Currently he manages the document and distance learning supply, course packs and copyright and institutional repository teams at the mutli-award winning David Wilson Library University of Leicester, UK.  Previous to this he was part of the SPARC Europe award winning SHERPA team at Nottingham. Professionally Gareth has served on a number of local and national committees, including the CILIP Editorial Panel, UCRG National & Forum for Interlending Committees; and as well as being a CILIP Councillor is Vice-Chair of the Forum for Interlending (FIL).  He has published around 20 publications, over 30 book reviews and has also contributed to three other academic texts.  He is also a frequent, popular and engaging workshop facilitator speaking passionately on a broad range of professional issues whenever the opportunity arises. Gareth is an active engager with new technologies, especially those related to the semantic web.  He maintains and interacts with professionals around the world through a range of online presences, generally under his Llordllama handle.Having worked on and with a number of JISC funded projects over the years, Gareth continues to be involved in a number of internal and externally funded activities and initiatives. His notable professional passions include advocacy, copyright, edutainment, communication, leadership, inter-lending, intrepreneurship, open access, and public speaking. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:24:52 +0100 893049 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lint/~3/l2sptcwjJDM/ And here’s the 2010 National Library of Australia staff Christmas party event: “An interpretation of copyright law – Puttin’ on the Writs”. You can also check their very entertaining, 2009 event at You Tube. (Source: librariesinteract.info) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:18:19 +0100 893410 http://www.teleread.com/drm/humble-indie-bundle-2-uses-digital-media-to-raise-funds-for-charities-developers/ Although this is not directly about e-books, it uses the economics of digital media in a way similar to some e-book charity efforts, and reiterates an important point about digital piracy. Back in May, I reported on the “Humble Indie Bundle”, a pack of five games that a group of indie developers was offering for Windows, Mac, and Linux as a name-your-own-price download. The group of developers has come out with a second bundle, the “Humble Indie Bundle #2”, and once more the proceeds are being split among the developers and charities EFF and Child’s Play. (This time, a small “tip” is included to the administrative staff who put the game together.) It can be purchased for oneself, or sent as a gift. (I did both.) The pack includes the award-winning Braid, as well as four lesser-known titles. All games are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and all are DRM-free and can be downloaded without time limit. (The first bundle also lately became available for download via Steam to those who had bought it. Presumably the second will also.) Jeffery Rosen, co-founder of Wolfire Games, talked with Ars Technica about lessons learned from the first bundle. He noted that the bundle had demonstrated that piracy was inevitable, even when the alternative was paying as little as one penny for the right to download DRM-free games, and also that open-sourced games were still commercially viable. This is a lesson we’ve heard from other people in the industry: focus on the positive, and work on giving players the best experience possible. "The moral of the story for me is that there are many, many people who are good and honest," Rosen explained. "If you focus on making them happy, they will reward you. Don’t worry about making life difficult for people who aren’t going to support you anyways. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:57:09 +0100 892901 http://ramblinglibrarian.blogspot.com/2010/12/principles-and-strategies-for.html The Creative Commons Australia just published this document, "Opening Australia’s Archives: Open Access Principles for Australian Collecting Institutions" (version 1, Dec 2010), for Australian Collecting Institutions (e.g. galleries, libraries, archives and museums).I felt the guidelines would be useful if your institution is exploring a Creative Commons (CC) or Open Access policy, and would like to know where/ how to start. Or simply to go through all critical considerations, in order for the institution to make an informed decision whether to adopt a CC/ Open Access policy, or not.The document also describes examples of institutions that have adopted CC/ Open Access (see the Case Studies section).The 38-page* document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia licence.*It's 38 pages when I opened with Open Office, which seem to have different pagination.From its Introduction: The Opening Australia's Archives project aims to address this problem by working with Australia’s collecting institutions to increase the public’s ability to access and reuse our national collections. Run by the Innovation Law program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at Queensland University of Technology the project encourages the adoption of open access approaches through coordinated policy, implementation and advocacy initiatives across the collecting sector. Opening Australia’s Archives: Open Access Principles for Australian Collecting Institutions were prepared in consultation with representatives of the Australian collecting sector commencing with a series of meetings held nationally during 2009. For more information on the meetings, principles and project see the Opening Australia's Archives website. ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892835 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62615 From a WSJ "Digits" Article: A Japanese consortium of book, e-book, magazine and digital comic publishers issued a stern rebuke of Apple’s enforcement of copyrights on its App Store. The group said certain works by renowned Japanese authors Haruki Murakami and Keigo Higashino have been illegally scanned and distributed over the App Store. [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:34:03 +0100 892795 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/14/permission-no-longer-required-re-government-of-canada-copyright/ Section 12 of the Copyright Act gives the Crown copyright in any work “prepared or published by or under the direction or control of Her Majesty or any government department…” This broad sweep is considered, by the federal and provincial governments at least, to include court and tribunal judgments and legislation. The issue of whether this is appropriate or not has been somewhat finessed (albeit in a question-begging way) so far as federal legal material goes by the 1998 Reproduction of Federal Law Order SI/97-5 providing that: Anyone may, without charge or request for permission, reproduce enactments and consolidations of enactments of the Government of Canada, and decisions and reasons for decisions of federally-constituted courts and administrative tribunals… (For a good discussion of this area, see “The Impact of Crown Copyright on Access to Law-Related Information” [PDF] by Ted Tjaden, which is Chapter 4 of his thesis, available on Slaw.) Other government publications might be copied or published, if permission was granted from the Crown Copyright and Licensing service. Recently, however, that agency has announced that now permission is no longer required: …to reproduce Government of Canada works, in part or in whole, and by any means, for personal or public non-commercial purposes, or for cost-recovery purposes… unless otherwise specified in the material you wish to reproduce. This general license is for personal and non-commercial use of unaltered material, with attribution. (Source: Slaw) Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:31:26 +0100 893974 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=8972 State: Oregon Position Number: D98796 Job Title: Urban & Public Affairs Librarian Department: Library FTE: 1.0 benefits eligible Job Type: Tenure Track Posted Date: 12-3-10 Position Summary The Urban & Public Affairs Librarian provides reference and information services for the University’s students and faculty as well as members of the general public, participates in a dynamic instructional program, consults and collaborates with scholars in specific academic units, including classroom and online instruction, and possibly for-credit courses, and selects information resources to support the instructional and research needs of a diverse institution. Some evening and weekend reference duty and/or instruction is required. Portland State faculty members contribute to faculty governance activities within the Library and the University, engage in community and professional service, and pursue an active publication and research agenda, seeking grants as appropriate. This full-time, 12-month, tenure-track faculty position reports to the Assistant University Librarian for Public Services. Specific Responsibilities Provide reference and information services for the University’s students and faculty as well as members of the general public through work at the reference desk and through various information and communications technologies. Includes work during some evening and weekend hours. Participate in the Library’s information literacy and general instruction program. Supports the instructional and research needs of Portland State’s innovative College of Urban and Public Affairs, including the departments of Administration of Justice, Political Science, Public Administration, Community Health, and Urban Studies & Planning. Select books, serials, databases, and other information resources and collaborates with these departments in assessing information needs and cultivating bridges for service and teaching. ... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:00:02 +0100 892583 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/13/daily-tweets-2010-12-13/ Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online http://bit.ly/hrqWMU # The Other Shoe Drops http://bit.ly/hyiGih # AAP October Sales Report http://bit.ly/fHhcxi # E-book Trends by the Numbers http://bit.ly/fzlNdN # 10 Kindle, eReader Predictions for 2011 http://bit.ly/eRjDOl # New Copyright-Like Rights Considered Harmful http://bit.ly/hpzIzT # Demand Growing for Open Access Science Texts and Tools http://bit.ly/goUL9E # FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Rules Should Cover Wireless http://bit.ly/epgcdf # (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892860 http://micheladrien.blogspot.com/2010/12/permission-no-longer-required-to.html Simon Fodden at Slaw.ca reports on a recent change to Crown Copyright in the Canadian federal sector.Since 1998, permission was not required to reproduce federal statutes or decisions by federally-constituted courts and administrative tribunals.Now the federal government has announced that permission to "reproduce Government of Canada works is no longer required, in part or in whole, and by any means, for personal or public non-commercial purposes, or for cost-recovery purposes, unless otherwise specified in the material you wish to reproduce."For discussions of Crown Copyright:Crown Copyright and Licensing : official Canadian government websiteThe Impact of Crown Copyright on Access to Law-Related Information (chapter from a 2005 Master of Law thesis on Access To Law-Related Information In Canada In The Digital Age by Slaw.ca contributor Ted Tjaden)Enabling Access and Reuse of Public Sector Information in Canada: Crown Commons Licenses, Copyright, and Public Sector Information (chapter by Elizabeth F. Judge in From "Radical Extremism" to "Balanced Copyright": Canadian Copyright and the Digital Agenda, Irwin Law, Toronto, 2010): "This article examines public sector information and analyzes developments in Canada and other jurisdictions to promote its public access and reuse. It discusses the extent to which public sector information has been integrated into copyright reform efforts and, where public sector information is copyright protected, it discusses the mechanisms available within the copyright framework to facilitate public access and reuse of public sector information, focusing in particular on licensing. In Canada, Crown copyright restrictions and complicated licensing limit access to public sector information. The article recommends that Canada establish a centralized portal for open government data (www.data.gov. ... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892811 http://www.affordance.info/mon_weblog/2010/12/google-launches-its-bookstore-google-edition.html There are currently 3 particularly “hot” topics in the small world of techies and geeks of all kinds: the new version of Facebook profiles (an advice: wait a bit before changing) Wikileaks (an advice: if you are to read one article on the subject, it should be the one by Dominique Cardon (in French), and enjoy playing with this application) and the launch of Google Edition My students will confirm it, in 2006 I had already announced that Google would one day become a bookseller. And I also said it would not be later than 2010. That was close (just 25 days left before 2011), but I won my bet :-) December 6 will remain as the official date of the launch of Google Edition: http://books.google.com/ebooks. Available only in the United States, opening for Europe (and France?) is announced in early 2011 (“first quarter 2011″). One question, first. Why start Google Edition now and in some kind of hurry? Because it is nearly Christmas and … / … all indicators and all analysts say this Christmas is that of touch pads and other e-readers. For info, and according to a study by Forrester cited here, “the U.S. market represents nearly $ 1 billion in 2010 and is expected to triple by 2015“, on the other hand, here, “the e-book market is growing : +200% of sales in 2009 for the United States.” The issue of numbers. Tough one. For some, adopting the firm official communication, Google Edition represents “three million books out of the 15 million books that have been digitalized up to now by the search engine, taken from catalogues of 35,000 publishers and over 400 libraries.” The truth is likely to be sought in the Book Review from the Los Angeles Times: 2. ... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892713 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/V_rlAqFsS-I/ Colleges Lock Out Blind Students Online http://bit.ly/hrqWMU # The Other Shoe Drops http://bit.ly/hyiGih # AAP October Sales Report http://bit.ly/fHhcxi # E-book Trends by the Numbers http://bit.ly/fzlNdN # 10 Kindle, eReader Predictions for 2011 http://bit.ly/eRjDOl # New Copyright-Like Rights Considered Harmful http://bit.ly/hpzIzT # Demand Growing for Open Access Science Texts and Tools http://bit.ly/goUL9E # FCC Commissioner: Net Neutrality Rules Should Cover Wireless http://bit.ly/epgcdf # (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:00:00 +0100 892645 http://web.resourceshelf.com/go/resourceblog/62563 Because this case involves copyright, many people in the library world were paying close attention to this case. From the SCOTUS Blog: Dividing 4-4, the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court’s denial of a discount retailer’s right to buy overseas a consumer item that is protected by copyright — in [...] (Source: ResourceShelf) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:30:46 +0100 892522 http://www.librarystuff.net/2010/12/13/decoding-the-google-digitizing-settlement/ NYTimes – “As the New York Times series Humanities 2.0 has discussed, digitally savvy academics are both excited and anxious about Google’s plan to digitize tens of millions of books and create an online library and bookstore. While the proposal remains in legal limbo, the result of a class action lawsuit, the debate continues. Last year, New York Law School organized a conference on the Google settlement and now the school’s law journal has devoted its latest issue to the discussions about access, competition and copyright that ensued.” (Source: Library Stuff) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:19:26 +0100 892504 http://web.docuticker.com/go/docubase/62451 The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends Source: Combat Studies Institute, Ft. Leavenworth, KS The Combat Studies Institute is pleased to present Occasional Paper 32, The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends, by CSI historian James A. Wombwell. This study surveys the experience of the United States, Great Britain, and other seafaring nations [...] (Source: Docuticker) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:36:58 +0100 892500 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/12/scholarly-electronic-publishing-bibliography-version-79/ Version 79 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. This selective bibliography includes over 3,880 articles, books, technical reports, and other scholarly textual sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. All included works are in English. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Changes in This Version Two new sections have been added in this version: (1) Electronic Books and Texts: Research and (2) General Works: Research (Multiple-Types of Electronic Works). The bibliography has the following sections (new/revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents Dedication 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 2.4 Research* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 4.1 Research (Multiple-Types of Electronic Works)* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Digital Copyright* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Digital Libraries* 6.2 Digital Preservation* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Metadata and Linking* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management and User Authentication* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892865 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/12/virginia-commonwealth-university-resolution-supporting-open-access-publishing-in-tenure-decisions/ The Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty Senate has passed a resolution supporting recognition of open access publishing in the tenure process. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Whereas, the faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University are dedicated to achieving the greatest public good by making their research and scholarship as widely available as possible; Whereas, commercial publishers of scholarly journals have drastically increased subscription prices to many of the journals where VCU faculty now publish their research and scholarship beyond the affordability of many individuals and institutions; and Whereas, faculty have many options for publishing their research and scholarship in open access journals, hybrid journals, or in open access repositories so that the world can have free access to it if they negotiate to retain their copyright of their work; Therefore, the Faculty Senate of Virginia Commonwealth University recommends: VCU Promotion and Tenure committees should recognize that publication and editorial effort in open access, peer-reviewed journals or republication of peer-reviewed articles in an open access repository offers added value and greater public good than scholarship made only available in expensive journal publications. | Digital Scholarship | (Source: DigitalKoans) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892862 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/12/report-survey-of-library-and-museum.html I received an email about this report -- The Survey of Library and Museum Digitization Projects, 2011 Edition -- and thought it was worth mentioning. I don't know anything about it, except what is below.ABSTRACT: The nearly 200 page report looks closely at how academic, public and special libraries and museums are digitizing special and other collections. The study is based on detailed data on costs, equipment use, staffing, cataloging, marketing, licensing revenue and other facets of digitization projects from nearly 100 libraries and museums in the United States, the UK, continental Europe, Canada, and Australia. The study covers and presents data separately for digitizers of photographs, film and video, music and audio, text and re-digitization of existing digital mediums. Data is also broken out by budget size, region of the world, type of institution and other factors.  Data presented separately for academic libraries, public and government libraries, special libraries and museums.COST: $89.00 print or PDF; $189.00 for a multi-site licenseJames Moses, Research Director for the Primary Research Group, has circulated the information below about the report on the Digital-Preservation discussion list:Just a few of the study’s many findings are that: Digitizers whose primary medium was music and audio spent 56.25% of their total digitization staff time on cataloging and metadata related issues.Digitization budgets come largely through non-budgetary allocations. The library or museum annual budget accounted for only a little over 35% of the overall digitization budget.  Prospects for digitization funding in the United States were much better than prospects outside of the USA; about 28.6% of US survey participants considered the outlook pretty good or excellent while only 5.88% of those from other countries shared this optimism. ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892539 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/o6gaEt_yE4w/report-survey-of-library-and-museum.html I received an email about this report -- The Survey of Library and Museum Digitization Projects, 2011 Edition -- and thought it was worth mentioning. I don't know anything about it, except what is below.ABSTRACT: The nearly 200 page report looks closely at how academic, public and special libraries and museums are digitizing special and other collections. The study is based on detailed data on costs, equipment use, staffing, cataloging, marketing, licensing revenue and other facets of digitization projects from nearly 100 libraries and museums in the United States, the UK, continental Europe, Canada, and Australia. The study covers and presents data separately for digitizers of photographs, film and video, music and audio, text and re-digitization of existing digital mediums. Data is also broken out by budget size, region of the world, type of institution and other factors.  Data presented separately for academic libraries, public and government libraries, special libraries and museums.COST: $89.00 print or PDF; $189.00 for a multi-site licenseJames Moses, Research Director for the Primary Research Group, has circulated the information below about the report on the Digital-Preservation discussion list:Just a few of the study’s many findings are that: Digitizers whose primary medium was music and audio spent 56.25% of their total digitization staff time on cataloging and metadata related issues.Digitization budgets come largely through non-budgetary allocations. The library or museum annual budget accounted for only a little over 35% of the overall digitization budget.  Prospects for digitization funding in the United States were much better than prospects outside of the USA; about 28.6% of US survey participants considered the outlook pretty good or excellent while only 5.88% of those from other countries shared this optimism. ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892467 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/PClb687Bfho/ The Virginia Commonwealth University Faculty Senate has passed a resolution supporting recognition of open access publishing in the tenure process. Here's an excerpt from the announcement: Whereas, the faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University are dedicated to achieving the greatest public good by making their research and scholarship as widely available as possible; Whereas, commercial publishers of scholarly journals have drastically increased subscription prices to many of the journals where VCU faculty now publish their research and scholarship beyond the affordability of many individuals and institutions; and Whereas, faculty have many options for publishing their research and scholarship in open access journals, hybrid journals, or in open access repositories so that the world can have free access to it if they negotiate to retain their copyright of their work; Therefore, the Faculty Senate of Virginia Commonwealth University recommends: VCU Promotion and Tenure committees should recognize that publication and editorial effort in open access, peer-reviewed journals or republication of peer-reviewed articles in an open access repository offers added value and greater public good than scholarship made only available in expensive journal publications. | Digital Scholarship | (Source: DigitalKoans) Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:04:28 +0100 892647 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/cHHLktM986Q/ Version 79 of the Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography is now available from Digital Scholarship as an XHTML website with live links to many included works. This selective bibliography includes over 3,880 articles, books, technical reports, and other scholarly textual sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. All included works are in English. It is available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License. Changes in This Version Two new sections have been added in this version: (1) Electronic Books and Texts: Research and (2) General Works: Research (Multiple-Types of Electronic Works). The bibliography has the following sections (new/revised sections are marked with an asterisk): Table of Contents Dedication 1 Economic Issues* 2 Electronic Books and Texts 2.1 Case Studies and History* 2.2 General Works* 2.3 Library Issues* 2.4 Research* 3 Electronic Serials 3.1 Case Studies and History* 3.2 Critiques* 3.3 Electronic Distribution of Printed Journals* 3.4 General Works* 3.5 Library Issues* 3.6 Research* 4 General Works* 4.1 Research (Multiple-Types of Electronic Works)* 5 Legal Issues 5.1 Digital Copyright* 5.2 License Agreements* 6 Library Issues 6.1 Digital Libraries* 6.2 Digital Preservation* 6.3 General Works* 6.4 Metadata and Linking* 7 New Publishing Models* 8 Publisher Issues* 8.1 Digital Rights Management and User Authentication* 9 Repositories, E-Prints, and OAI* Appendix A. Related Bibliographies* Appendix B. About the Author* Appendix C. ... Mon, 13 Dec 2010 04:01:01 +0100 892650 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/LibraryCloud/~3/nMAj1qzAT68/vanity-searching-ego-surfing.html No matter what it's called, vanity searching, ego surfing, or Googling yourself - "A rose by any other name" - I never really considered the act a guilty or narcissistic pleasure as described in the opening paragraphs of the Time's article Why Google Wants You to Google Yourself. Within closing remarks and announcements at the end of my technology course, I remind students everything they created and presented online now belongs to them; projects may be marked private, edited and revised to suit their ongoing needs, or simply deleted. Regardless of their decision I advocate performing a vanity search, they should carefully evaluate the results and determine if their growing online persona is appropriate for a potential employer to view.Generally speaking, I follow the advice and perform the same search on myself using Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Ice Rocket utilizing various forms of my name (quotes, no quotes, middle initial, etc.). After the initial wonder finding blog comments, ALAO board meeting minutes, a email posting from grad school years ago, and more recently uFollow, I've not found anything unusual or needing my attention. That is, until last week. Search results yielded links to several very dated (six years ago) technology handouts and tutorials I developed had been uploaded from my personal university web site to a course material sharing web site.I like to share; all of my instructional videos on YouTube are public and I've never denied a request for using one of my LibGuides, but finding these resources posted without permission was irksome. I searched the site for project guidelines, privacy notices, and contact information to request removal of items uploaded without permission. I sent an email request, complete with specific links and document titles, on Tuesday. ... Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:09:00 +0100 893733 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/kkJF/~3/kQsaWTCLvG8/brei-eens-een-penistruitje.html Now that you're getting older,And the nights are getting colder, Nothing could be neater, Than this little Peter Heater  Ik constateerde het al eerder: je komt soms wonderlijk werkjes tegen, in de aanwinsten van Archive.org. Het document met het breipatroon voor een 'Knitted Willie Warmer' komt met stip binnen in de tipparade. Een ideetje, voor de kerst? Gerelateerd:Guerilla Breien en Open Source BreipatronenEen van de langste sjaals ooit Drie Penis Brandewijn: een koppig goedje?Kom niet aan het speeltje van Louis de Octopus! @ (Source: Digitaal Inlichtingenwerk Zeeuwse Bibliotheek) Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:00:00 +0100 892055 http://futura.edublogs.org/2010/12/11/librarians-are-in-the-social-network/ A common thread of discussion among wired librarians is the struggle they face in getting recognized for how technologically connected they are and how students rely on their services for assistance. In most high schools, particularly, the library itself is fairly “wired”–outfitted with computers and devices of all kinds for multimedia productions and research uses, online catalogs and databases, scanners, etc.   To librarians, these are ubiquitous tools that are just in a day’s work.  Recently I was asked on an application to explain the ways I used technology in the library.  I had a difficult time separating out how I use technology, because as a librarian, I don’t “use” technology–it’s just embedded into everything we do. Yet, often, the fact that many of a librarian’s daily activities rely on their proficiency with technology can be overlooked both at the administrative level and in the public at large.  And too often librarians find themselves struggling to get the resources they need, or being treated like second class technological users within their schools, or discounted by policy makers,  instead of recognized as the strong, tech savvy leaders for students that they are, and can be. The Speak up 2009 National survey by Project Tomorrow paints a picture of the strong role librarians play in schools regarding technology use in student learning. The survey showed that in all but two of 9 categories, librarian use of technology far exceeds that of teachers and even students(as reported in Knowledge Quest November/December 2010). Just a few of the numbers tell the tale–according to the survey, thirty-four percent  of librarians used a social network to seek help, 33% posted to a blog (compared to 18% of teachers surveyed), 25% found other experts online to assist them , and 22% started a wiki or blog (compared to 10% of teachers surveyed). ... Sat, 11 Dec 2010 04:52:21 +0100 892161 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/10/reducing-the-1-click-patent-claim/ I’ve been giving some thought to patent law since Simon Chester posted “Appeal Granted by Federal Court for Amazon.com 1-Click Patent Application” (Slaw: October 14, 2010). The case is Amazon.com, Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 FC 1011 (CanLII). I had a look at the case, thinking it would be interesting to see how Amazon had done the 1-click thing. I was disappointed. I got the distinct impression that the judge (Michael L. Phelan) knew even less than I do about what programming for the web involves. My brief comment was sort of an invitation to others to agree or disagree, and tell me what I had missed. Maybe there was more on the record than was in the reasons. Given the lack of take-up, maybe I should have just left it alone, but I didn’t. Since the case was bugging me, I thought I’d waste a whole column on it instead. Readers will quickly understand that I don’t live and breathe patent law. If I embarrass myself writing about it here, I suppose that’s just the price of learning sometimes. Anyway, the bottom line was in paragraph 82 of the case: THIS COURT ORDERS AND ADJUDGES that the appeal is allowed with respect to the Commissioner’s findings on statutory subject-matter. The Commissioner’s decision is quashed and is to be sent back for expedited re-examination with the direction that the claims constitute patentable subject matter to be assessed consistent with the Reasons for Judgment. What the judge seems to have meant by this is that that everything that might conceivably be a new and useful art, process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, etc. is prima facie patentable in Canada. In other words, there is no subject-matter-exclusion-list short-cut that the Commissioner could take instead of going through the assessment process. ... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:00:39 +0100 892338 http://www.comarmsblog.com/2010/12/friday-fun-gift-giving-ideas.html It's that time of year again--the lights have been ceremoniously turned on all over Fort Leavenworth, the US Disciplinary Barracks store is decorated for the occasion, and even though you're feeling the holiday spirit thanks to your contributions to Toys for Toys, heck, you've even thought about adopting a pet featured on the FTLV Veterinary Clinic's tree in the CARL lobby. You're full-up on good cheer! So why can't you figure out what to get for that special someone? Good news, the CARL is here to help! May we suggest a helpful reminder to your special someone to return their library books on-time? Yes, this Christmas, you can give your loved one the gift that keeps on giving!  Yes, that's right, Deluxe Librarian Action Figure is available from the nice people at Archie McPhee! Ok, maybe your loved one is really good at returning library materials. In fact, they LOVE the library! Check out the Jane Austen Action Figure, complete with writing desk (zombies sold separately). Or go all-out with the ever-impressive William Shakespeare Action Figure! They have an action figure for every interest and need-- get analyzed with Sigmund Freud, promote high seas piracy AND feminism with Anne Bonny (complete with axe and pistol!). Reinforce the importance of all those expensive piano lessons with Wagner and Bach! Promote patriotism with Ben Franklin! Take over the world with Alexander the Great! Show a friend in library school a sad vision of their future with Crazy Cat Lady, or get a liberal arts major a Waitress Action Figure, in anticipation of their future career path! Check out the whole list of action figures HERE, and remember--only 14 more days till Christmas! Jane Austen sees you there. She knows you're thinking of getting your friend yet another tie or sweater.  And she's judging you harshly for it. (Source: CARL Book Beacon) Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:45:00 +0100 891850 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/view-from-down-under-kindle-for-web-vs-google-ebookstore/ When two high-profile ebook entities – one the incumbent, one a new player – launch similar embedded ebook reading services on the same day, naturally you compare them. Google Ebooks has roughly the same number of paid books at launch (5-700,000, although their numbers are sketchy) as Amazon’s Kindle titles, and probably a greater reach in terms of out-of-copyright titles, thanks to their extensive book scanning efforts. Amazon has an enormous number of dedicated devices out there, as well as apps on most platforms. Google says, “We have everything with a browser.” Amazon is the leader in the field of ebooks, and has been for years now. Google dominates search big-time, and many other aspects of the web. So let’s run a rule over the two offerings – I’m doing it all on my iPad. Alrighty then. Kindle for web Experience I checked out the sample book on the Amazon promo page for Kindle for Web: Easily Amused. The book took maybe 8 seconds to load and paginate. The KFW look is very simple and easy on the eye, but you’d better like it, because you cant’t change it. It’s fast and responsive, after the initial pause and page turns are almost instantaneous here. There are no fanny page-flip animations, the text just gets replaced. I thought the turn arrows would annoy me, given that im used to page swiping, but I actually preferred them to the GE swipe (below). Page navigation needs a lot of work though, as the slider, there at the bottom in the pic is the only way to move around the book in larger increments. It wouldn’t slide on the iPad, you I was left trying to stab at a page number by trial and error. Also, where’s the Kindle dictionary? The sharing and embedding features are nice – Twitter, Facebook, email – and you can customize an embed in size and a script is displayed that will show the book that big in a web page. Pros Will allow first chapter previews to be embedded in any webpage. ... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:27:24 +0100 891753 http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/copyright-troll-righthaven-sues-blogger-matt-drudge-for-copyright-violation/ Break out the popcorn, everyone; the saga of copyright troll Righthaven just veered right into summer blockbuster territory. After signing MediaNews, the US’s second-largest newspaper publisher, for its copyright protection racket, Righthaven has just filed suit against Matt Drudge, the notably pugnacious blogger behind the Drudge Report, (Found via Techdirt.) Drudge had the temerity to use a photo from MediaNews paper The Denver Post, as well as linking to the Las Vegas Review-Journal website. (Ars Technica’s story on the matter reprints the photo as it appeared on Drudge; perhaps they’re daring Righthaven to sue them, too.) As with other Righthaven lawsuits, this one demands the surrender of Drudge’s domain name (as well as the domain name of an archive website that claims not to have any relationship with Drudge himself) in addition to damages, though the lawsuits seem to make the domain name demand only as a bargaining position which can be dropped in settlement talks. This comes only a couple of weeks after Righthaven tried to back out of a case when it looked like it might have to pay legal fees (the EFF has no intention of letting them off the hook), and a judge in another case asked Righthaven to explain why the use in question was not a fair use (when the defense had not even brought the issue up!). It seems that Righthaven is a proponent of the “run even faster” school of trying to recover from a stumble. Still, at least the company is not going at this like the RIAA: rather than threaten people who will probably cave easily and fork over a settlement in preference to costly legal fees, it’s going after one of the keenest mixers of the entire blogosphere. If he was able to stand up to a former Clinton White House aide and win, I can’t see Drudge kowtowing to a mere corporate lawsuit mill. I’m torn between admiring Righthaven’s chutzpah and wondering what its executives are thinking (if they even are thinking). ... Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:49:15 +0100 891756 http://mhclibrary.blogspot.com/2010/12/important-copyright-notice-for-faculty.html Medicine Hat College’s existing photocopying licence with Access Copyright officially expired on August 31, 2010; however, the college did sign an extension of that licence to December 31, 2010. At present and pending Executive approval, the college will not be renewing the licence beyond December 31, 2010 based on advice from the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) and on changes (Source: Medicine Hat College Library Services Blog) Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 892217 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/09/daily-tweets-2010-12-09/ e-Readers Will Continue to Do Well in 2011, Gartner Says http://bit.ly/e8WFvA # The Future, Touchable and in Color http://nyti.ms/eGukHZ # ISP 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Strategy Rewarded by Big Four Music Service http://bit.ly/ePbqVz # Should Open Access Journals Charge Submission Fees? http://bit.ly/eqCYpp # Even IP Lawyer Trade Group Thinks Viacom Is Wrong About Its DMCA Interpretation http://bit.ly/hjFzmr # UK Team Reviewing Copyright Law Will Include James Boyle http://bit.ly/eX3Tdv # Fashioning Innovation http://bit.ly/fQcJoZ # An Undocumented Google Search Operator: AROUND(x) + More Cool Bing and Exalead Operators http://bit.ly/h8vkoQ # U.S. Pushed Spain to Adopt French-Style Three Strikes Law http://bit.ly/e5IA3t # Beyond the PDF Proposed Session : Bring the Web to the Researcher : Mainly on Authoring Tools http://bit.ly/fKqY7G # Themes from IDCC 2010 http://bit.ly/fncKFT # Springer Partners with the LOCKSS Program http://bit.ly/gukWYl # University of Pennsylvania Libraries Join HathiTrust http://bit.ly/fCa51U # Chairman Genachowski’s Next Net Neutrality Proposal: What to Watch For http://bit.ly/g6yuER # Morocco joins SCOAP3 http://bit.ly/hb0e0W # (Source: DigitalKoans) Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:00:43 +0100 891966 http://www.slaw.ca/2010/12/08/communique-on-the-odr-and-consumers-colloquium/ ♫ You’re the target that I’m aiming at Got to get that message home…♫ Lyrics and music by: Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin, recorded by Coldplay. The final Communique resulting from the International Online Dispute Resolution Conference on cross-border, low-value consumer transactions held in Vancouver on Nov. 2-3, 2010 has now been released. This conference is the latest in a series of international conferences that have been held examining how to apply technology to resolve low-value, cross-border consumer e-commerce disputes. The communique is as follows: Communiqué on the ODR and Consumers Colloquium Vancouver, BC, Canada November 2-3, 2010 Prepared by Doug Leigh, Ph.D. (Pepperdine University) and Colin Rule (eBay/PayPal) I. Introduction eCommerce has grown rapidly, riding the expansion of information and communications technology around the world, and transforming the way goods are bought and sold. Businesses and consumers have more choices than ever before, as every seller is just a click away, no matter where either may physically reside in the world. However, regardless of whether they are transacting face-to-face or online, it is inevitable that some of those transactions will generate disagreements. It therefore stands to reason that as eCommerce expands, so too will the number of problems people experience with online transactions. Unfortunately, the systems buyers and sellers rely on in face-to-face transactions to resolve transaction problems are almost entirely unavailable in online purchases. The few systems that do exist are too tied to geography, too expensive, or too complex for the type of low-value, high-volume transactions that eCommerce enables, be they domestic or international. The solution is Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:37:25 +0100 892349 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ouseful/~3/MK7PhsJgdCU/ It’s been some time since I last had a look at the “My Library” service in Google Books, but with the announcement of Google eBooks store (currently US only, except for out-of-copyright free downloads) I popped over to my Google Books account to see whether anything else had changed… One of the little known (I think?) features of Google Books is the “My Library” personalisation which allows you to create a collection of books and search over them. Searching your library finds all the books in your library collection that contain the search phrase; if a preview of the book is available returns deep links into the book to the point(s) at which the search terms appear: I’ve previously commented on the My Library aspect of Google Books in the context of its possible use by libraries for providing a full-text search option over books in their collection (e.g. Complementing the OPAC With a Full Text Search Book Catalogue where I describe the use of the service by Wiltshire Heritage Library (example) and the Penn State University Press booksearch (example)). (At the moment I don’t think you can get statistics back on the searches carried out on a My Library profile, though Google books can do stats for publishers e.g. Google Books for Publishers). Anyway – one of the problems I originally had with My Library was that you could only maintain a single collection. But it seems that it’s now possible to create separate collections by tagging books in your Library onto “shelves”: (Shelves appeared at the start of 2010, it seems: Updated Books Home Page and My Library. ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:33:18 +0100 892172 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/07/daily-tweets-2010-12-07/ National Policy on the Digitisation of Heritage Resources [South Africa] http://bit.ly/dV90WJ # Arizona State University and the HP POD Machine http://bit.ly/fOgpYX # UNC-System President Elect Thomas Ross Forecasts Budget Cuts http://bit.ly/ho44EP # FCC's New Net Neutrality Plan: Has Anything Changed? http://bit.ly/fgzR3V # FCC Net Neutrality Plan Gets Picked Apart from All Sides http://wapo.st/g9W4iz # MPAA to Universities: Curb Piracy or Lose Federal Funding http://bit.ly/i1cabQ # US Copyright Group Drops Cases against Thousands of BitTorrent Users http://bit.ly/eqGxho # Google Launches Google eBooks, Formerly Google Editions http://bit.ly/hn7Ok5 # Report: iPad 2 to Ship Next February http://bit.ly/hxzl5c # Google eBooks: What the Media Said http://bit.ly/hNfwqE # Amazon to Demo Kindle for the Web on Tuesday http://bit.ly/f3AKn9 # (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891503 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/07/a-copyright-office-for-the-21st-century-recommendations-to-the-new-register-of-copyrights/ Public Knowledge has released A Copyright Office for the 21st Century: Recommendations to the New Register of Copyrights . Here's an excerpt: First and foremost, the next Register of Copyrights should prioritize updating the copyright registration system so that it can meet the demands of modern copyright. There is no reason why, in an era of interconnected computers and sophisticated digital imaging, the registry should have long processing delays, be incomplete, not include visual works, and not be searchable from any Internet-accessible device. A complete copyright registry that takes full advantage of digital technology will reduce costs for copyright holders, those engaging in searches, and taxpayers. Importantly, a complete and widely accessibly registry will help to ensure that those seeking to make use of copyrighted works can more easily find and compensate their owners. Second, the next Register of Copyrights must recognize that copyright policymaking is no longer a sleepy backwater followed by a handful of copyright holders and their lawyers. Thanks largely to the clash of an overwhelmingly pre-VCR copyright law with digital technology, the length and terms of copyright law have become a matter of public debate. Moreover, ubiquitous computers and Internet access have made just about everyone a creator with a stake in copyright policymaking. Thus, the Copyright Office should take its cue from other government agencies and reach out affirmatively to various stakeholder groups and the public at large – not only to inform them of what the Copyright Office is doing, but also to seek their participation in policymaking. The increased interest, and the public’s stake, in copyright policymaking also make it essential that the Copyright Office follow the Obama Administration’s goal of a more open and transparent government. ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891499 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JohnBattellesSearchblog/~3/V1ol1xblEzg/google_china_wikileaks_the_actual_cable.php When the Wikileaks story broke, I wrote a short piece chastising folks for blogging the assertion that one of the cables proves the Chinese government was behind the Google hacking which preceded Google's pulling out of the country. The cable is based on single sources, who are anonymous and second-hand, and that doesn't pass the journalistic sniff test. My colleague Matt McAlister at the Guardian has sent me the link to the entire cable, and while I stand by my original take on the story, it sure is intriguing to read. In fact, the details I find most interesting are the interactions alleged between Baidu and the Chinese goverment. From the cable: .... Another contact claimed a top PRC leader was actively working with Google competitor Baidu against Google. .... Google's recent move presented a major dilemma (maodun) for the Chinese government, not because of the cyber-security aspect but because of Google's direct challenge to China's legal restrictions on Internet content. The immediate strategy, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, seemed to be to appeal to Chinese nationalism by accusing Google and the U.S. government of working together to force China to accept "Western values" and undermine China's rule of law. The problem the censors were facing, however, was that Google's demand to deliver uncensored search results was very difficult to spin as an attack on China, and the entire episode had made Google more interesting and attractive to Chinese Internet users. All of a sudden, XXXXXXXXXXXX continued, Baidu looked like a boring state-owned enterprise while Google "seems very attractive, like the forbidden fruit." .... XXXXXXXXXXXX noted the pronounced disconnect between views of U.S. parent companies and local subsidiaries. PRC-based company officials often downplayed the extent of PRC government interference in their operations for fear of consequences for their local markets. Our contact emphasized that Google and other U.S. ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891274 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/VvkzZxrZWCg/ Public Knowledge has released A Copyright Office for the 21st Century: Recommendations to the New Register of Copyrights . Here's an excerpt: First and foremost, the next Register of Copyrights should prioritize updating the copyright registration system so that it can meet the demands of modern copyright. There is no reason why, in an era of interconnected computers and sophisticated digital imaging, the registry should have long processing delays, be incomplete, not include visual works, and not be searchable from any Internet-accessible device. A complete copyright registry that takes full advantage of digital technology will reduce costs for copyright holders, those engaging in searches, and taxpayers. Importantly, a complete and widely accessibly registry will help to ensure that those seeking to make use of copyrighted works can more easily find and compensate their owners. Second, the next Register of Copyrights must recognize that copyright policymaking is no longer a sleepy backwater followed by a handful of copyright holders and their lawyers. Thanks largely to the clash of an overwhelmingly pre-VCR copyright law with digital technology, the length and terms of copyright law have become a matter of public debate. Moreover, ubiquitous computers and Internet access have made just about everyone a creator with a stake in copyright policymaking. Thus, the Copyright Office should take its cue from other government agencies and reach out affirmatively to various stakeholder groups and the public at large – not only to inform them of what the Copyright Office is doing, but also to seek their participation in policymaking. The increased interest, and the public’s stake, in copyright policymaking also make it essential that the Copyright Office follow the Obama Administration’s goal of a more open and transparent government. ... Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:04:33 +0100 891228 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/2PBea-_cWlg/ National Policy on the Digitisation of Heritage Resources [South Africa] http://bit.ly/dV90WJ # Arizona State University and the HP POD Machine http://bit.ly/fOgpYX # UNC-System President Elect Thomas Ross Forecasts Budget Cuts http://bit.ly/ho44EP # FCC's New Net Neutrality Plan: Has Anything Changed? http://bit.ly/fgzR3V # FCC Net Neutrality Plan Gets Picked Apart from All Sides http://wapo.st/g9W4iz # MPAA to Universities: Curb Piracy or Lose Federal Funding http://bit.ly/i1cabQ # US Copyright Group Drops Cases against Thousands of BitTorrent Users http://bit.ly/eqGxho # Google Launches Google eBooks, Formerly Google Editions http://bit.ly/hn7Ok5 # Report: iPad 2 to Ship Next February http://bit.ly/hxzl5c # Google eBooks: What the Media Said http://bit.ly/hNfwqE # Amazon to Demo Kindle for the Web on Tuesday http://bit.ly/f3AKn9 # (Source: DigitalKoans) Wed, 08 Dec 2010 03:00:00 +0100 891233 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/6494 Are you a lawyer interested in dealing with emerging legal issues related to law, journalism, and new media on the Internet?  The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School is seeking an Assistant Project Director/Program Fellow commencing in early 2011 to assist with the Berkman Center’s Digital Media Law Project (formerly the Citizen Media Law Project).  We are accepting applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled, and applications for this fellowship opportunity must be submitted through the Harvard Human Resources website at: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=762654&P....The official HR language is below, followed by additional context and information.  Questions about the position should be directed to David Ardia (dardia [at] cyber.law.harvard.edu).Berkman Center Program Fellow/Assistant Project Director, Digital Media Law ProjectResponsibilities Reports to the Director of the Berkman Center’s Digital Media Law Project and works in conjunction with the Director of the Cyberlaw Clinic. The Digital Media Law Project (DMLP) works to ensure that individuals and organizations involved in online journalism and digital media have access to the legal resources, education, and help that they need to thrive.  The DMLP, which began operations as the “Citizen Media Law Project” in May 2007, focuses its work on three broad areas: legal education and training; litigation and pro bono legal services; and the collection and analysis of legal threats facing online speakers and publishers.  For more information on the DMLP, visit: http://www.DMLP.org/. ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:53:00 +0100 891123 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/press-review-of-googles-ebookstore/ Google eBooks is now available on the web at http://books.google.com/ebooks Press Review: + Official Blog Post and Video We designed Google eBooks to be open. Many devices are compatible with Google eBooks—everything from laptops to netbooks to tablets to smartphones to e-readers. With the new Google eBooks Web Reader, you can buy, store and read Google eBooks in the cloud. That means you can access your ebooks like you would messages in Gmail or photos in Picasa—using a free, password-protected Google account with unlimited ebooks storage. In addition to a full-featured web reader, free apps for Android and Apple devices will make it possible to shop and read on the go. For many books you can select which font, font size, day/night reading mode and line spacing suits you—and pick up on the page where you left off when switching devices. + “Known Issues With Google eBooks” (via Google) Hat Tip and Thanks: (via Lydia Dishman, Style.com) + “Google eBooks Open for Business” by Quentin Hardy Of the 3 million volumes at launch, a number “in the high two millions” are in the public domain, said James Crawford, Director of Engineering at Google books. Those are likely to be free, or relatively cheap, volumes. They could be read online in their entirety before this, while only 10% of a copyrighted book was accessable. Several hundred thousand titles under copyright are in Google eBooks, and for sale. Google has some 4000 publishing partners in the project, including trade, educational, science, medical, and university publishers. + “Google Opens Online Bookstore” (via WSJ) Pricing is similar to other major e-books vendors, with new releases from publishers operating under the so-called “agency pricing model,” in which publishers set the consumer prices, generally priced under $20. ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:26:12 +0100 891104 http://weblog.ib.hu-berlin.de/?p=8464 hier ein Kommentar von Michael Geist The fact that the U.S. is actively lobbying in foreign countries on intellectual property issues (particularly copyright) is not a secret, it’s a open strategy. The cables don’t really show that the U.S. wrote Spain’s copyright law, because they didn’t need to. Years of relentless lobbying pressure at the highest levels of government make it as clear as possible what the U.S. is looking for (plus they release the annual Special 301 report just in case anyone is still confused) so that when a government decides to reform its laws it invariably takes the U.S. position into account. (via fefe) (Source: IB Weblog) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 09:51:20 +0100 891010 http://www.slis.indiana.edu/careers/view_job_specific.php?job_id=8824 State: Illinois DePaul University, the nation's largest Catholic university, is a private, urban institution with six campuses and more than 275 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University's faculty, students and staff represent a wide range of ethnic, religious and economic backgrounds. General Summary: The Librarian (2)/Electronic Resources Librarian will report to the Associate Director for Collections & Scholarly Resources and coordinate the identification, evaluation, purchasing, implementation and renewal of the libraries' electronic resources. This individual will coordinate the processing and ongoing maintenance through the life-cycle of each resource. The Librarian (2) will facilitate communication between bibliographers, staff in other library departments, faculty and students. Principal Duties and Responsibilities: Coordinate the identification, evaluation, purchasing, implementation and renewal of electronic resources in support of DePaul's academic programs and mission. Collaborate closely with the Collection Development Coordinator and the subject bibliographers to assess and shape the libraries’ collections to most efficiently and effectively provide a full complement of content in all formats. Identify and test electronic resources, including both subscription/purchase and open access titles. Work with vendors to set up trials, obtain licenses and pricing information. Conduct preliminary reviews of licenses before referring them to the Associate Director of Budget and Administrative Services. Coordinate the processing and ongoing maintenance of the electronic resources collection through the life cycle of each resource. Coordinate resolution of electronic resource access problems, including security breach situations, with appropriate staff, and vendors, and DePaul’s Information Services Division. ... Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:30:02 +0100 890879 http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/rss.php?job_id=6499 Posting Number: 030588 Title: Circulation Supervisor Division: AA - Academic Affairs Position Department: Library Position Classification: EF - Exempt/Full Time Position Cost Center: 1801 Position Band: 04-Exempt/Salaried Title of Person to which Position Reports: Manager, Circulation Services Description of Duties: The Circulation Supervisor obtains, organizes, and processes materials for use though the Library's reserve and e-reserve collections. This involves researching copyright compliance, setting reserve policy, determining appropriate formats, and diplomatically communicating with faculty, students, and staff regarding the status and usage of reserve materials. S/he is responsible for staffing the Library Services desk to provide a high level of service to patrons, a service level that earned the library the #14 ranking in the U.S. by The Princeton Review. The Circulation Supervisor plays a key role in scheduling and supervising student staff, and serves as head of the unit in the absence of the Manager of Circulation Services. (Source: MBLC Job Listings) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:30:02 +0100 890875 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/06/daily-tweets-2010-12-06/ Ontario Academic Librarians Concerned about Severe Budget Cuts http://bit.ly/gWyjMo # The Game of Monopoly [Interview with author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires] http://bit.ly/eN1hZn # Justice Alito Says High Court Should Have Addressed Question of Copyright Notices Online http://bit.ly/hfWgUf # KeepIt Preservation Exemplar Repositories: The Final Countdown http://bit.ly/fmOd4r # In Online Privacy Plan, the Opt-Out Question Looms http://nyti.ms/gz4sz2 # Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada's Digital Advantage http://bit.ly/i46yCX # BSI Publishes Web Accessibility Code of Practice BS8878 http://bit.ly/fdTGDQ # (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891508 http://digital-scholarship.com/digitalkoans/2010/12/06/new-york-law-school-law-review-publishes-special-issue-about-google-books-lawsuit-and-settlement/ The New York Law School Law Review has published a special issue containing papers from the NYU Law School's October 2009 D Is for Digitize conference on the Google Books lawsuit and settlement. Here are the papers: "D Is for Digitize: An Introduction," James Grimmelmann "Google Book Settlement and the Fair Use Counterfactual," Matthew Sag "Fulfulling the Copyright Social Justice Promise: Digitized Textual Information," Lateef Mtima & Steven D. Jamar "Orphan Works and the Google Book Search Settlement: An International Perspective," Bernard Lang "H Is for Harmonization: The Google Book Search Settlement and Orphan Works Legislation in the European Union," Katharina de la Durantaye "Continued DOJ Oversight of the Google Book Search Settlement: Defending Our Public Values and Protecting Competition," Christopher A. Suarez "Digitial + Library: Mass Book Digitization as Collection Inquiry," Mary Murrell "The Why in DIY Book Scanning," Daniel Reetz | Digital Scholarship | (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891507 http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/025932.html The Library: Three Jeremiads, by Robert Darnton, New York Review of Books, December 23, 2010. "In fact, more printed books... (Source: beSpacific) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891182 http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/2010/12/codes-of-best-practices-for-fair-use.html Bryan M. Carson on the digital-copyright email discussion list pulled together a list of best practices for Fair Use from the Center for Social Media at American University web site (either ones they have created or point to).  This is a useful list and I thank him for pulling it together!Best Practices in Fair Use of Dance-related MaterialsThe Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy EducationCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online VideoCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open CourseWareCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in CommunicationDocumentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair UseSociety for Cinema and Media Studies' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media EducatorsSociety for Cinema and Media Studies' Statement of Fair Use Best Practices for Media Studies PublishingThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891139 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Digitization101/~3/GKO0a2gOySY/codes-of-best-practices-for-fair-use.html Bryan M. Carson on the digital-copyright email discussion list pulled together a list of best practices for Fair Use from the Center for Social Media at American University web site (either ones they have created or point to).  This is a useful list and I thank him for pulling it together!Best Practices in Fair Use of Dance-related MaterialsThe Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy EducationCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online VideoCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open CourseWareCode of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in CommunicationDocumentary Filmmakers' Statement of Best Practices in Fair UseSociety for Cinema and Media Studies' Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use in Teaching for Film and Media EducatorsSociety for Cinema and Media Studies' Statement of Fair Use Best Practices for Media Studies PublishingThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. (Source: Digitization 101) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 05:00:00 +0100 891060 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/lJQd_asrZjA/ The New York Law School Law Review has published a special issue containing papers from the NYU Law School's October 2009 D Is for Digitize conference on the Google Books lawsuit and settlement. Here are the papers: "D Is for Digitize: An Introduction," James Grimmelmann "Google Book Settlement and the Fair Use Counterfactual," Matthew Sag "Fulfulling the Copyright Social Justice Promise: Digitized Textual Information," Lateef Mtima & Steven D. Jamar "Orphan Works and the Google Book Search Settlement: An International Perspective," Bernard Lang "H Is for Harmonization: The Google Book Search Settlement and Orphan Works Legislation in the European Union," Katharina de la Durantaye "Continued DOJ Oversight of the Google Book Search Settlement: Defending Our Public Values and Protecting Competition," Christopher A. Suarez "Digitial + Library: Mass Book Digitization as Collection Inquiry," Mary Murrell "The Why in DIY Book Scanning," Daniel Reetz | Digital Scholarship | (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:01:36 +0100 891237 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DigitalKoans/~3/Iu5Lm21yX80/ Ontario Academic Librarians Concerned about Severe Budget Cuts http://bit.ly/gWyjMo # The Game of Monopoly [Interview with author of The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires] http://bit.ly/eN1hZn # Justice Alito Says High Court Should Have Addressed Question of Copyright Notices Online http://bit.ly/hfWgUf # KeepIt Preservation Exemplar Repositories: The Final Countdown http://bit.ly/fmOd4r # In Online Privacy Plan, the Opt-Out Question Looms http://nyti.ms/gz4sz2 # Mobilizing User-Generated Content for Canada's Digital Advantage http://bit.ly/i46yCX # BSI Publishes Web Accessibility Code of Practice BS8878 http://bit.ly/fdTGDQ # (Source: DigitalKoans) Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:00:00 +0100 891238 http://nnlm.gov/mcr/news_blog/?p=8667 The books in Bookshelf have been given a new look as part of a redesign that is taking place in several stages. The Bookshelf redesign goes beyond cosmetic enhancements; it includes infrastructural improvements to facilitate the discovery of information at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The first (and completed) stage is the redesign that improves how all book pages are displayed. The table of contents page of every book now displays the book’s bibliographic data, such as the book title, author, publisher, and copyright information. A thumbnail display of the book cover shows prominently and an abstract or excerpt from the book is displayed above the table of contents. On the right side of the page, related PubMed® citations and history of recent activity may display. Where available, links to other NCBI resources, such as Gene and OMIM, may also display. These new panels mark the ongoing work to create rich links between NCBI resources and to maximize discoverability of related materials. Read about the changes in the NLM’s Technical Bulletin: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd10/nd10_bookshelf_changes.html [rb] (Source: Midcontinental Region News) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:24:14 +0100 890907 http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/dec/06/google-ebooks-edition-launches Web-based reader will compete with Amazon and Apple offering in the ebook marketplacePhoto by Tsahi Levent-Levi on Flickr. Some rights reservedGoogle is launching its long-expected web-based ebook offering, now renamed Google eBooks, in the US from today and says it aims to bring it to other countries next year.The launch means that there are now three big players – Amazon, Apple and Google – in the ebook market, with the latter two having only just joined this year. Apple launched into the market with its iBooks offering for its iPad tablet in April.Previously known as Google Editions, the new platform will be web-based but incorporate various technologies to prevent piracy.Google says that it will "make it easier for writers to find new audiences for their books, and for readers to find, buy, and read books on most devices."The company is launching its own "eBookstore" but buyers will also be able to buy the ebooks from independent sellers. Any purchased book is stored in Google's online library – which means that they will be able to read them even if their own device is lost.The books can be read on laptops or netbooks, using Google's eBooks Web Reader. Users must have a Google account. The company is offering unlimited ebook storage: "Being able to access your books from anywhere means that it doesn't matter what device you're using," a spokesman said. The company is also developing free apps that will allow it to run on Android and Apple devices."For many books you can select which font, font size, day/night reading mode and line spacing suits you," Google noted. Google Books, which scans book from libraries, was launched in 2004, as a part-time project developed by Larry Page, co-founder of Google. So far it has digitised more than 15m books from more than 35,000 publishers, and more than 40 libraries, and more than 100 countries in more than 400 languages. ... Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:42:08 +0100 890765 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/google-ebooks-launches/ Wired is reporting on this today: Google’s long awaited e-book-only bookstore, Google eBooks, puts the company in competition with Amazon, Apple and Borders for the burgeoning electronic book market. The move, limited at the start to U.S. customers only, also marks the first real retail venture for the search and online advertising behemoth, if you don’t count the Android app market. “The fundamental idea is buy anywhere and read anywhere,” said James Crawford, an engineer for Google eBooks, who emphasized that the system makes it easy to read the same book on multiple devices. “The fundamental architecture is cloud-based, and you never wonder where to put your books.” The company claims that it will have more books in its catalog than any other online bookstore — more than 3 million titles, but only about 200,000 of those are books licensed from publishers. About 2.8 million of the books are books no longer under copyright in the U.S. that Google has scanned from university libraries as part of its controversial Google Books project. Started in 2004, Google Books has scanned millions of books, mostly without permission from copyright holders, making them searchable online. … Publishers can choose whether or not to lock down their books with DRM. Google also says it will have a strict privacy policy that forbids it from using your book buying habits to advertise to, or profile readers. Google also seems cognizant that it is under scrutiny from government regulators. Currently, when books in print come up in Google and Google book search results, Google includes links to places to buy them online, including Amazon.com. That behavior won’t change, the company said, but Google eBooks will now be one of the options. You can find the Google ebookstore here. (Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home) Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:35:36 +0100 890822 http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/arizona-state-university-and-the-hp-pod-machine-by-matt-haldane/ The Arizona State University Bookstore is finishing up its first semester with print-on-demand publishing available for a limited selection of textbooks, a service offered through a pilot program in conjunction with Hewlett-Packard. Print-on-demand has been available in some capacity for the greater part of the last decade, but the technology is still in its infant stages, yet to go mainstream. The technology offers students the ability to tell the bookstore staff what books they need and have them printed there in under twelve minutes. The biggest advantage to this is never running out of the books students need. Print-on-demand is “an evolutionary strategy somewhere between print and digital, because there will probably never be a time when someone doesn’t want a print book,” said Dennis Mekelburg, ASU Bookstore Associate Director. Mekelburg recounted a story about a student who came in, urgently requesting the Accounting 271 book. Mekelburg told the student to come back in 12 minutes. Confused, the student came back ten minutes later, just in time to see the book finish being trimmed and bound. He was then handed the book “hot off the press.” Mekelburg told this anecdote to illustrate the advantages of having print-on-demand on campus, pointing out that with enough publisher support, the bookstore needn’t ever tell another student that he or she must place an order and wait for it to be shipped. Publisher support is the key, however, and they have traditionally not been eager to accept new digital technologies that shift some control of their texts to third parties. “It’s one thing to have the computing technology, it’s one thing to have a willing bookstore, but people who actually own the book have to be at the table,” said Mark Searle, Vice President of Academic Personnel. ... Mon, 06 Dec 2010 15:00:17 +0100 890825