This interview with Elsevier’s global director for corporate communications is almost three weeks old, but I saw it today on LISNews.com and thought it was worth a mention, especially since I haven’t included any coverage of Elsevier’s perspective in my posts about the recent developments regarding libraries’ subscriptions to Elsevier’s journals.
The director claims that [...]
News outlets are reporting that the Dutch Supreme Court ruled today that Kazaa cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for files swapped using its software. Read Reuters and/or the Associated Press
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit decided that since Verizon is only “a conduit for communications,” it [...]
A retired University of Pittsburgh professor has compiled the texts of numerous tales from folklore and mythology into one Web site, whether they’re his renditions of the tales or links to another Web site hosting a tale. It looks like an incredibly content-rich site.
Featured in the December 19 Internet Scout Report
Pardon me while I feature a useful Web site:
When I first saw the recalls.gov URL, political recalls came to mind. It’s about time there was an easy way for consumers to learn about products recalled by government agencies. Through this site, the USDA, NHTSA, EPA, FDA, Consumer Product Safety Commission, and United States Coast [...]
This Web site from the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) focuses on the international Information Age and the Information Society and includes reports about online governance, libraries, the digital divide, and e-commerce. The site is available in multiple languages and allows users to select material by region and topic.
Featured in the [...]
The Zimbabwe government, which tries to control the media in that country, banned The Daily News a few months ago. A court recently ruled that the newspaper can publish again.
Update 5:30 pm: An Associated Press wire story reports that police have shut the newspaper down in defiance of the court order. The Zimbabwe [...]
The latest newsletter of the Special Libraries Association-Boston Chapter, the Bulletin, has some great articles.
There’s a review of Steven Cohen’s blogging workshop in November, which also plugs the Berkman Center’s Thursday evening meetings.
Those who lament that there’s no easy way to learn about candidates for positions on the national level of [...]