The People’s Daily Online says The leading German scientific publisher Springer-Verlag said on Oct. 24 that they would joint hands with two Chinese partners to establish an online full-text database on SpringerLink called “Chinese Library of Science”
In an interview by the Deutsche Welle, a Springer official said this database, to be provided by Springer in conjunction with China Science Press and China Higher Education Press, would give access to Chinese publications for worldwide scholars. From 2006 on, a full spectrum of pay downloadable Chinese publications on natural sciences and human sciences will offered.
October 2005
Open Library now available
ShockM writes “The Open Content Alliance has been in the news with the announcement that Microsoft has joined the book scanning project.
Almost lost is the fact that there are now about 20 scanned books online at the Open Library website.
The online books are presented so well that they are actually readable (with a relatively large monitor, anyway) and they offer a variety of options for downloading and/or printing their books.”
Googlization: proceed cautiously and hire lawyers!
Cortez writes “Why do I think these projects will keep a lot of lawyers busy for a lot of years? http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/110534.htm
“The plan for the Google Print Library envisioned that Internet users would be able to browse or print out the ‘entirety’ of books in the public domain, but books still under copyright could be accessed only in ‘snippets’. Should a copyrighted book still be in print, Google would tell users where they could buy it.
But publishing groups challenged Google’s position that the fair-use doctrine of copyright law allows for digitization of entire works.
“The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers calls on Google to cease unlicensed digitization of copyright materials with immediate effect, and to enter into urgent discussions with representatives of the publishing industry in order to arrive at an appropriate licensing solution…,â€? Sally Morris, chief executive of that association, said in a July statement.””
Does The Invisble Library have Invisible Librarians?
Cortez writes “Or how do you get a Invisible Library card?
http://www.invisiblelibrary.com/“
An interesting concept, a collection of books that only appear in other books; but a bigger question would be is the Invisible Library affilated with the Unseen University?
Global Development: Raising Literacy Rates
GregS* writes “At TechCentralStation, John S. Gardner, former General Counsel of the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2001 to 2005, offers 10 goals for the United Nations he feels are reachable by their 70th anniversary on 2015. #3: Raising literacy rates to 75%:
“Here’s an idea: if a U.S. college graduate teaches children for two years in the developing world, will States agree to waive the normal teaching preparation courses and permit that person to enter into teaching once he or she returns home to the U.S.?”“
Scirus to Index Caltech Digital Archives
Jay writes “Information today announces scirus, elsevier’s free science and technology related serach engine, to index the Caltech Collection of Open Digital Archives (CODA).
This news item can be accessed at:
Scirus to Index Caltech Digital Archives
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Library of Congress opens DMCA exemption comment period
News writes “NewsForge Notes The Copyright Office of the US Library of Congress has formally announced an open comment period to solicit evidence from “interested parties” regarding whether the prohibition on circumvention clause of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has an adverse effect on legal, non-infringing use of copyrighted works. Anyone may submit comments via forms on the Copyright Office Web site between November 2 and December 1. All comments will be made public.”
If Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy
dcstone writes “The Detroit Free Press reports that the failure of a Michigan law designed to protect children from adult email has disappointed Michigan parents who expected the state to protect their child from inappropriate email.
“What was the whole point in signing up if it’s not doing any good? Is this just the legislature and the governor trying to look good and tough, but in the end, just kicking up dust?” said Talia Goetting, a Ferndale mother of an 8-year-old, who now scans her daughter’s e-mails before allowing her to read them. “I’m doing what I hoped was going to be done by the registry. I feel like they’re duping people.”
Others are raising issues about the enforceability of the law and its impact on the rights of commercial speakers trying to reach their audiences via email.
A great opportunity to consider what it means to make promises to parents and the actual effectiveness of laws that control speech to protect the children.
“Nearly 17,000 DVDs stolen from Gwinnett County libraries
Today’s “Someone Stole All Our DVDs” Story brought to you by The Gwinnett County Public Library system down in Georgia. They’ve decided to stop offering DVDs, saying the number of discs stolen could fill two video stores.
With nearly 17,000 DVDs stolen, the library system ended the program last month and began selling the remaining DVDs.
“It’s a shame that the small percentage of the population takes the enjoyment, the freedom and the availability of these items from everyone else,” said Beth McCloy, a Buford resident who used the DVDs as part of a home school curriculum for her three children.
Acadian artifacts salvaged from Louisiana flood
slashgirl writes “From the article: “Hundreds of Acadian artifacts from a Louisiana museum are drying out in the care of archivists in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.
Among the artifacts rescued from flooding was the royal proclamation in which the Queen acknowledged for the first time the wrongs done to the Acadian people during the deportation of 1755.”
Rest of the story HERE.“
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