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What does “Library services for distance learning” mean to you?
Laurie has a thought-provoking post wondering if the concept of “library services for distance learning” has died. She cites primarily the lack of participation in regional and national distance education interest groups (CLA and COPPUL here in Canada, and the OFFCAMP listserve). She and I briefly kicked around this question last week, and one group…
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Wikis in Plain English
Following on the success of their excellent RSS in Plain English, The Common Craft Show presents Wikis in Plain English (just under 4 minutes): Click To Play I was happy to hear they’ve paid more attention to the quality of the audio on this one – that was the only real problem with the first…
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Google Book Search and Exclusivity
I haven’t gotten around to listening to the NPR segment referenced in this post, but Cory Doctorow at BoingBoing points out that Google has stated in writing that none of the contracts they have with libraries to scan their collections are exclusive, meaning the libraries are free to work with other partners and/or work on…