The Globe and Mail: 2009 September 7
Authors are accustomed to deadlines, but the one imposed on Canadian writers by Google Inc. was disconcerting, to say the least.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
As Goes California: A Flawed Initiative Could Become a Fabulous Opportunity
School Library Journal: 2009 September 9
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6685542.html?nid=3270
For school librarians, digital textbooks represent a big opportunity. Just imagine how you could customize your school’s textbooks, building in deep links to an array of content—from database articles to streaming media to books (both “e” and print) to open-source content from resources like the Library of Congress (see page 73). Librarians, of course, are experts at collecting the best content, free or for a fee, and a move to open-source textbooks might even free up funds to create stronger digital collections.
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For school librarians, digital textbooks represent a big opportunity. Just imagine how you could customize your school’s textbooks, building in deep links to an array of content—from database articles to streaming media to books (both “e” and print) to open-source content from resources like the Library of Congress (see page 73). Librarians, of course, are experts at collecting the best content, free or for a fee, and a move to open-source textbooks might even free up funds to create stronger digital collections.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Literary bigwigs out in full force this fall
Vancouver Sun: 2009 September 6
Dan Brown's 2003 theological thriller, The Da Vinci Code, may not have had lasting literary merit, but its impact was huge, with more than 80 million copies sold.
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Dan Brown's 2003 theological thriller, The Da Vinci Code, may not have had lasting literary merit, but its impact was huge, with more than 80 million copies sold.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
CNN and me on the Future of Libraries (and Librarians)
NeverEndingSearch - Blog on School Library Journal: 2009 September 4
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/90048609.html?nid=3714
Think of the change as a Library 2.0 revolution -- a mirror of what's happened on the Web.
Finally, a mainstream piece that (in my mind) nearly gets the shift right. CNN's John Sutter describes The future of libraries, with or without books.
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Think of the change as a Library 2.0 revolution -- a mirror of what's happened on the Web.
Finally, a mainstream piece that (in my mind) nearly gets the shift right. CNN's John Sutter describes The future of libraries, with or without books.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
Writers slam proposed Google deal
Vancouver Sun: 2009 September 3
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Writers+slam+proposed+Google+deal/1958098/story.html
Facing a deadline on Friday, several Canadian authors are urging writers to reject a Google settlement offer for copyright infringement for producing digital copies of books...
..."What purpose will libraries with shelves of books have if absolutely everything that has been written or is being written can be downloaded?" she asked. "I think what Google is doing threatens their very future."
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Facing a deadline on Friday, several Canadian authors are urging writers to reject a Google settlement offer for copyright infringement for producing digital copies of books...
..."What purpose will libraries with shelves of books have if absolutely everything that has been written or is being written can be downloaded?" she asked. "I think what Google is doing threatens their very future."
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Amazon joins opposition to Google book deal
Vancouver Sun: 2009 September 3
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Amazon+joins+opposition+Google+book+deal/1958026/story.html
Amazon.com Inc. joined the opposition to Google Inc.'s plan to digitize millions of books, saying that the proposed deal would fundamentally change copyright law and violate antitrust law.
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Amazon.com Inc. joined the opposition to Google Inc.'s plan to digitize millions of books, saying that the proposed deal would fundamentally change copyright law and violate antitrust law.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Books for Babies axed as province cuts funds
Peace Arch News: 2009 September 2
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/56756497.html
...the province has revealed some details of the cuts, and services getting the axe include Askaway, a collaborative reference service provided by BC Libraries; technology grants; Books for BC Babies; and provincial purchasing of core electronic services.
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...the province has revealed some details of the cuts, and services getting the axe include Askaway, a collaborative reference service provided by BC Libraries; technology grants; Books for BC Babies; and provincial purchasing of core electronic services.
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