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Knowledge Is A Universal Natural Resource -- And Locking It Up Hurts Everyone - Techdirt

Knowledge Is A Universal Natural Resource -- And Locking It Up Hurts Everyone
Techdirt
But if Ashley, for example, had patented aspects of his AJAX library, or his embeddable chat, would the world be a better place? It's likely that such chat features would not be as common. It's likely that such chat offerings (which are now everywhere) ...

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: For the good of the nation, broadband for all - Computerworld

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: For the good of the nation, broadband for all
Computerworld
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Computerworld - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski recently announced a plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund's Lifeline program to include broadband Internet service.

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The Library Test Kitchen - Library Journal

Library Journal

The Library Test Kitchen
Library Journal
Questions: what form should the Harvard Libraries assume in the 21st century? Should they simply vanish into virtual desktops and merge into a timeless and placeless universal database? Should they alter their identity and become workshops, ...

'Hot' music in the Germantown Library - Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online

'Hot' music in the Germantown Library
Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online
?I figure they just have this universal appeal. The county is so diverse,? she says. As part of the 30th anniversary year, the Friends of the Library Montgomery County also will sponsor performances of the play ?Mystery in the Stacks? in several ...

Public checks out human library books at Utah State - StandardNet

StandardNet

Public checks out human library books at Utah State
StandardNet
Orr, 23 and a Farmington native, volunteered this week to be a "human book," sharing his personal knowledge of bagpipes and his Canadian family roots with anyone who arrived at Utah State University's Merrill-Cazier Library to check him out for ...

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Library event targets new group - Green River Star

Library event targets new group
Green River Star
The library system also has access to databases dedicated to home improvement and repair as well as non-credit classes offered through Universal Class. Scott Kinney, the library system's director, said people can access the databases from their home, ...

Making College Students' Lives Easier: Questia Launches Free iPad App to Help ... - Sacramento Bee

Making College Students' Lives Easier: Questia Launches Free iPad App to Help ...
Sacramento Bee
... and iPod touch app that helps college students write better research papers faster, Questia has released the universal version that now includes the iPad app, making Questia's vast online library and research tools accessible on all iOS devices.

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Google Music Manager Update Lets You Download All Songs - PC Magazine

Google Music Manager Update Lets You Download All Songs
PC Magazine
The company said in a post on the Android Google+ page that it has rolled out a new version of Music Manager that lets you download all of the songs you've added to Google Music, whether you uploaded them from your own library or bought them in the ...

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Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Restoration of 13 Classic ... - MovieWeb

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Universal Pictures Celebrates 100th Anniversary with Restoration of 13 Classic ...
MovieWeb
Throughout the year, Universal will pay tribute to other influential films in the Universal library with special events and Blu-ray releases of such iconic classics as Jaws and ET the Extra-Terrestrial, which celebrates its 30th anniversary.
UNIVERSAL PICTURES Celebrates 100 Years Of Movie Memories; 13 Films RestoredWe Are Movie Geeks

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Provo Library hosts book sale - UVU Review

UVU Review

Provo Library hosts book sale
UVU Review
Travel forward and back in time, around the globe and beyond; probe the psyches of housewives, heathens and heroes; explore universal conflicts and everyday events. Books can take us places ? they are like portal keys for journeys of the mind and ...

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Digital Divides and the Future of the Chicago Public Library - Gapers Block

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Digital Divides and the Future of the Chicago Public Library
Gapers Block
But a class divide is not the only issue with pushing digital materials at a library. Not everyone in Chicago owns an e-reader. Some people simply can't afford an e-reader and others prefer print. Furthermore, according to testimony Dempsey gave during ...
Emanuel wants more summer library programsChicago Tribune
A Hard Act To Follow | EditorialLibrary Journal

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Dspace library opened - Times of India

Dspace library opened
Times of India
She was inaugurating the Dspace digital library at St Albert's College, Ernakulam. "One of the greatest challenges that digital libraries will have to address is how to keep up with emerging technology in this changing world," the minister said.

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Library sees success with new ebook system - The Stute

Library sees success with new ebook system
The Stute
The program allows users to browse a collection of 15000 ebooks via the library search catalog, where complete digital copies of the books are provided by ebrary. If a user views ten pages of the book, or prints or downloads a page, the library ...

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IET Selects Publishing Technology's pub2web to Develop Its Digital Library - What They Think

IET Selects Publishing Technology's pub2web to Develop Its Digital Library
What They Think
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced a partnership with Publishing Technology to redevelop and extend its Digital Library, the central access point for the organization's full text content online.

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Digital camera program at Oshkosh Public Library - The Oshkosh Northwestern

Digital camera program at Oshkosh Public Library
The Oshkosh Northwestern
The Oshkosh Public Library will offer some relief from this digital dilemma on Sat., Feb. 4 with a public program, "Getting the Most out of Your Digital Camera," at 2 pm in the library's lower level meeting room. The program, which is geared to ...

Toledo library to add e-book titles - Toledo Blade

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Toledo library to add e-book titles
Toledo Blade
BY JIM SIELICKI Patrons who borrow electronic books and digital media from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library will have a stronger voice in what selections are added to the system's collection. Tracy Montri, manager of the audio-visual department, ...
Digital Book World: New Retail Channels, The Library e-Book Wars and BundlingPublishers Weekly
Making Sense in a Digital World | Peer to Peer ReviewLibrary Journal
E-reader fans frustrated by local libraries unable to meet customer demandHULIQ
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune -Good E-Reader (blog) -Publishers Lunch Deluxe (subscription)
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Library offers new free eBook download service - Youngstown Vindicator

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Library offers new free eBook download service
Youngstown Vindicator
A new free electronic book download service is now available to cardholders of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, the first library in Ohio to adopt it. The service, called Freading, offers library patrons access to more than 20000 titles on ...
Download eBooks From GC Public LibraryGarden City News
ALA Midwinter 2012 Tech Highlights: iPad Kiosks, Social Integration, Freading ...Library Journal

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Digital Library Lending Up 130% in 2011 - TIME

TIME

Digital Library Lending Up 130% in 2011
TIME
Not just words of wisdom from a Kevin Costner movie anymore, but the experience of libraries across America. They've seen a triple-digit jump in the amount of digital lending during the last year due, in part, to the increased use of tablet devices ...
Library Helping Patrons Live in Digital WorldThe Daily Pound Ridge
Library gives advice on using e-readersAuburn Citizen
Monmouth County Library Launches New e-Book and Audiobook SiteAtlantic Highlands Herald
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Library to host digital bookmobile - Signal

Library to host digital bookmobile
Signal
By Signal Staff The Digital Bookmobile National Tour will be offering free eBook downloads during a stop at the Valencia branch of the Santa Clarita Public Library on Feb. 5. The digital bookmobile will be showing library members how to take advantage ...
Feb. 5: Digital Bookmobile to Stop in Santa ClaritaSCVNEWS.com

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Libraries Go Digital With e-Readers - Patch.com

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Libraries Go Digital With e-Readers
Patch.com
As the largest public educators in Ridgewood and Glen Rock, the local libraries are not shunning the digital publishing revolution. They're embracing it. "I dont think there's any downside to e-books," Chris Yurgelonis, Assistant Library Director at ...
Seattle Library Seeks Public Input on Options for Improving Library ServicesThe Skanner

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Library sees success with new ebook system - The Stute

Library sees success with new ebook system
The Stute
It's the iTunes model meets the modern library: an online collection of thousands of ebooks available to purchase at the click of a mouse. In 2011, the SC. Williams Library at Stevens adapted a new patron-driven acquisition (PDA) program offered by ...

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Library offers new free eBook download service - Youngstown Vindicator

Library Journal

Library offers new free eBook download service
Youngstown Vindicator
The library is offering eBook help sessions from noon to 2 pm every Friday, today through Feb. 24 in the Thomas Meeting Room at the Main Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW. Staff will teach patrons how to transfer eBooks from Freading to their own device by ...
Download eBooks From GC Public LibraryGarden City News
ALA Midwinter 2012 Tech Highlights: iPad Kiosks, Social Integration, Freading ...Library Journal

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Expo Notes: KiteReaders? new interactive kids ebook promotes cultural awareness - Macworld

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Expo Notes: KiteReaders? new interactive kids ebook promotes cultural awareness
Macworld
by Roman Loyola, Macworld.com While iPad textbooks have been making news as of late, ebooks in general are a pretty familiar sight on the iPad. While some ebooks are mere digital ?ports? of their printed counterparts, others, like Kite Readers' new Be ...

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eBook Pirates - The Reasons Why People do It - Good E-Reader (blog)

eBook Pirates - The Reasons Why People do It
Good E-Reader (blog)
It makes perfect sense if you are a voracious reader to buy a digital book reader for under $100 and then purchase ebooks that cost less then their tangible counterparts. A new hardcover costs anywhere between $20 to $40 and an ebook normally retails ...
Ebook Award Judges Revealed: Global Ebook Awards in Full SwingNewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
Should eBooks Be Distinguished From Books? - eBookNewsermediabistro.com

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Is Apple's iBooks Author the right eBook creation tool for journalists? - Online Journalism Review

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Is Apple's iBooks Author the right eBook creation tool for journalists?
Online Journalism Review
So, is Apple's new iBooks Author the solution for journalists looking for a simpler way to get into the eBooks market? Oh?kay, so is Apple's new iBooks Author at least another option for writers looking to pick up some extra money writing eBooks?
iBooks Author: An ebook publisher looks at Apple's textbook creation apptuaw.com
What does iBooks mean for the eBook/eTextbook industry?ZDNet (blog)
Inside Apple's efforts to expand iPad content with iBooks AuthorApple Insider
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Jan's Paperbacks now selling Google eBooks - TheTimes

Jan's Paperbacks now selling Google eBooks
TheTimes
Jan's Paperbacks is now selling Google eBooks online at janspaperbacks.com. Google is partnering with the American Booksellers Association so indie bookstores can provide an easy way for their customers to discover, read, and buy e-books at competitive ...

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Demand for ebooks in libraries increase - RTE.ie

Demand for ebooks in libraries increase
RTE.ie
Libraries say demand for digital lending has soared since Christmas, with 1000 ebooks a month being borrowed with the growing popularity of Kindles, EReaders, IPads and Smart phones. Libraries say demand for digital lending has soared since Christmas, ...

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More Ereaders Brings Greater Demand for Ebooks - School Library Journal

More Ereaders Brings Greater Demand for Ebooks
School Library Journal
The number of adults who own a tablet computer or ebook reader surged from 10 percent to 19 percent between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012, according to a study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Likewise, school librarians have ...

Public Library eBooks to be Showcased at Second Saturday Art Walk Feb. 11 - Everything Long Beach (press release)

Everything Long Beach (press release)

Public Library eBooks to be Showcased at Second Saturday Art Walk Feb. 11
Everything Long Beach (press release)
Free eBooks and downloadable audiobooks from the Long Beach Public Library will be showcased next month when the Digital Bookmobile National Tour comes to town. Find the Digital Bookmobile at the Second Saturday Art Walk, Saturday, February 11, ...

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Gloucester County Library offers eBook borrowing - NJ.com

Library Journal

Gloucester County Library offers eBook borrowing
NJ.com
Gloucester County Library System cardholders may now borrow eBooks via the library's web site at www.gcls.org. GCLS now offers Overdrive and Freading, two services that allow cardholders to check out eBooks and download them to their home computer or ...
Innovative New eBook Service Live at 50 LibrariesPR Newswire (press release)
Ebooks Skyrocketing! At Least for NowLibrary Journal (blog)
Freading Now Live at 50 Libraries - eBookNewsermediabistro.com

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The New York Public Library's Maps Project is a Time Machine for Your Neighborhood - Village Voice (blog)

Village Voice (blog)

The New York Public Library's Maps Project is a Time Machine for Your Neighborhood
Village Voice (blog)
Rather than run away from digitization, NYPL has embraced it, and has recently produced a series of projects which are helping make information more open to the public. The library just finished archiving its collection of public domain atlases, ...

Vlog: If DOE Can't Run a Website, Why Should We Trust It To Run a Bank? - Global Warming (blog)

Vlog: If DOE Can't Run a Website, Why Should We Trust It To Run a Bank?
Global Warming (blog)
Never before have we had so much data at our fingertips, thanks to digitization and the Internet. But information is only useful if it is accessible, searchable, and intelligible. Last August, the US Energy Department proudly announced a ?comprehensive ...

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Recap of January 24 Clarkstown Board Meeting - Rockland County Times

Rockland County Times

Recap of January 24 Clarkstown Board Meeting
Rockland County Times
... to Tappan Zee Bridge Cameras, with Christopher J. Downes and Brigit W. Downes in a License Agreement about Town Conservation and Drainage Easements, with Hudson Microimaging, Inc. about a Records Digitization Project in the Personnel Department.

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At ALA Midwinter, Librarians Show Some Fight - Publishers Weekly

At ALA Midwinter, Librarians Show Some Fight
Publishers Weekly
The ALA Washington Office legislative session urged librarians not to wait for potential legislative solutions, but to more boldly assert their already existing?and legally sturdy?fair use rights in pursuing digitization projects.

Smithsonian gets dedicated funds for digitization and new media - FCW.com

Smithsonian gets dedicated funds for digitization and new media
FCW.com
Of the total year-by-year increase in the fund, $400000 is allocated for digitizing collections and $100000 for Web and new media projects. In recent months, the Smithsonian's new media projects have included Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, blogs, ...

Visiting bishop welcomes new members at Sherwood Episcopal Church - Baltimore Sun

Visiting bishop welcomes new members at Sherwood Episcopal Church
Baltimore Sun
Trained archivists, librarians and digitization professionals will be available to scan privately held manuscript material for inclusion on the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage website. The project focuses on items created between 1859-1867 that ...

BoC gets ICT upgrade funding - Manila Bulletin

BoC gets ICT upgrade funding
Manila Bulletin
The BoC has started to actively pushing for these digitization projects to reform customs operations and increase revenue intake. Other ICT projects in the pipeline are the Online X-Ray Imaging System and the Petroleum Inventory System.

The Conversation Starts in Dallas . . . - American Libraries

The Conversation Starts in Dallas . . .
American Libraries
Panelists will discuss how to ensure access to and discoverability of digitization projects after their creation and best practices for collaborating with other institutions. OITP will also host ?Do I Own These Ebooks or Not?

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A WPA for History: Occupy the American Historical Association - truthout

A WPA for History: Occupy the American Historical Association
truthout
We need a new WPA Federal Writers' Project, adapted to the changed times, needs and technologies of today. And with newer technologies, including digitization and the web, just imagine what we can do in making sources available and accessible.

At ALA Midwinter, Librarians Hear Messages of ?Empowerment? - Publishers Weekly

At ALA Midwinter, Librarians Hear Messages of ?Empowerment?
Publishers Weekly
The ALA Washington Office legislative program featured a two-hour panel on digitization, which urged librarians to more boldly assert fair use rights in digitization projects, and not to let the fear of an unlikely infringement suit stop them from ...

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