MORE 'PUBLISHING' POSTS
Antitrust: Commission confirms unannounced inspections in the e-book publishing sector The European Commission can confirm that on 1 March 2011 Commission officials initiated unannounced inspections at the premises of companies that are active in the e-book (electronic or digital books) publishing sector in several Member States. The Commission has reason to believe that the companies […]
From a Project Gutenberg Blog Post by Founder Michael Hart: Project Gutenberg, the granddaddy of all eBook libraries, announced today they have put number 40,000 of internally produced free eBooks online as of March 1st. This raises their grand total to 100,000, as they receive a number of eBooks from other producers worldwide. These figures […]
Audio: Sue Polanka Talks With Brewster Kahle About New Internet Archive In-Library Lending Program
Associations and Organizations, Interviews, Libraries, Publishing
|Sue Polanka from No Shelf Required talks with Brewster Kahle about the new In-Library Lending Program that the Internet Archive announced last week. Direct to Audio (mp3) See Also: Our Post From February 22, 2010 Announcing the New Program See Also: More No Shelf Required Audio Interviews See Also: Sue Polanka is the Founder/Editor of […]
Webcast Now Available: "FDsys Helps GPO Provide Access to Federal Digital Publications"
Digital Preservation, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Publishing
|From a National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program/Library of Congress Announcement: “It’s like an all-you-can eat buffet, but all the options are healthy for you,” said Kate Zwaard, the Government Printing Office’s Lead Program Planner for Digital Preservation, in a visit to the Library of Congress on November 16, 2010. Zwaard was talking about […]
An HTML version of the book is free online. PDF and hard copy copy versions are also available for a fee. By: Tom Heath, Talis and Christian Bizer , Freie Universität Berlin Published by: Morgan & Claypool From the Abstract: The World Wide Web has enabled the creation of a global information space comprising linked […]
Research Paper: "Digital Technology Innovation in Scholarly Communication and University Engagement"
Journal Articles, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing
|From a Recently Published Paper From the Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing: Authors: Rowland Lorimer (Simon Fraser University), Johanne Provençal (Simon Fraser University), Brian Owen (Simon Fraser University), Rea Devakos (University of Toronto), David Phipps (York University), and Richard Smith (Simon Fraser University). Canada has earned worldwide attention for its general level of digital […]
From a Blog Post by Steve Potash, CEO of OverDrive: Since Friday, we’ve heard directly from many library partners about the new eBook licensing terms instituted by HarperCollins. As an initial step, here is what OverDrive is doing about it. [Our Emphasis] Beginning March 7, we are making changes in the eBook ordering process. HarperCollins […]
The E-Book User's Bill of Rights
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any […]
Hellman on "HarperCollins and the Suspension of eBook Disbelief", Weinberger Asks if HarperCollins Has Lost Its Mind or Soul
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, New Issue, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|Another must read from the “Go to Hellman” blog. Three paragraphs from the 1300+ word blog post: The current library situation, however, does a great job of erecting an availability barrier. eBooks are so popular that in most libraries, many books have long waiting lists. Patrons are pushed towards less popular titles, which is a […]
From a Semanticweb.com Blog Post The BBC has published a new ontology which they are calling, simply, the Sport Ontology: “The Sport Ontology is a simple lightweight ontology for publishing data about competitive sports events.” The ontology should allow data to be published about the structure of sports tournaments, competition, disciplines that an event involves, […]