Category: Scholarship
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Copyright Balance and Fair Use in Networked Learning
Those of you in the US may be interested in this free EDUCAUSE Live session on January 13th: Copyright Balance and Fair Use in Networked Learning: Lessons from Creators’ Codes of Best Practices. Copyright balancing has become a critical issue in the academy as digital practices increasingly have challenged creaky policies and practices. Scholars, academic…
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CFP: 2nd International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
The Public Knowledge Project is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the second international PKP conference, July 8 – 10, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Session proposals will be accepted until January 15, 2009. Preconference Workshops on July 8 include:Networkshop – Editors/Publishers: John Willinsky, Rowly LorimerNetworkshop – Software Developers/Technical Experts: PKP…
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CFP: Journal of Library and Information Services for Distance Learning
The Journal of Library and Information Services for Distance Learning would like to welcome the new Editor-in-Chief, Jodi Poe. Ms. Poe comes to the Journal with more than 17 years of service in an academic library, and eight years of service in distance education. She is currently the Head of Technical Services at the Houston Cole…
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ACRL invites Cyber Zed Shed proposals
Are you a tech savvy librarian using new technologies in innovative ways? Adapting existing technologies to reach user needs? Here is an opportunity to share your innovations with your colleagues, library administrators, and others at ACRL 14th National Conference, March 12-15, 2009, in Seattle! Grab your 20 minutes of fame and educate others – submit a proposal…
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The Second International m-Libraries Conference
Received via email: The Second International m-Libraries Conference Vancouver, 23-24 June 2009 Call for papers Following the successful First International Conference on M-Libraries in 2007 we are delighted to call for papers for the Second International Conference in Vancouver in 2009. For more information about the conference visit http://library.open.ac.uk/mLibraries The conference, will be hosted by…
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Google and AAP settle
Read all about Google's "groundbreaking agreement with authors and publishers." "Three years ago, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers and a handful of authors and publishers filed a class action lawsuit against Google Book Search.Today we're delighted to announce that we've settled that lawsuit and will be working closely with these industry partners…
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The Journal of Distance Education – archives now online
Infobits points out that The Journal of Distance Education has made its complete run of archives (1986-2008) available online. From their website, “The Journal of Distance Education is an international publication of the Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE). It aims to promote and encourage Canadian scholarly work in distance education and provide a…