From TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home blog
This blog entry explains why you really don't own e-books on a Kindle--you only lease them from Amazon.
Interesting implications for e-textbooks!?
Friday, July 17, 2009
Animated Tutorial Sharing
ANTS - Animated Tutorial Sharing
I just joined this site which is subtitled: Libraries Working Together to Create Open Source Library Tutorials.
Haven't had much chance to explore it yet but the potential certainly seems to be there.
Take a look.
I just joined this site which is subtitled: Libraries Working Together to Create Open Source Library Tutorials.
Haven't had much chance to explore it yet but the potential certainly seems to be there.
Take a look.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Will lawyers ruin cloud computing?
Will lawyers ruin cloud computing?
From a blog devoted to cloud computing at InfoWorld. What does the future hold?
From a blog devoted to cloud computing at InfoWorld. What does the future hold?
Students Give E-Book Readers Mixed Reviews
Students Give E-Book Readers Mixed Reviews - WSJ.com
Another report on what college students think of e-textbooks.
Cost won't be coming down any time soon.
Another report on what college students think of e-textbooks.
Cost won't be coming down any time soon.
A Blog Worth Following: All Things Digital
All Things Digital
If you're not already following this blog you might give it a gander. Walt Mossberg is the guy who keeps Wall Street Journal readers up to date on technology issues.
If you're not already following this blog you might give it a gander. Walt Mossberg is the guy who keeps Wall Street Journal readers up to date on technology issues.
Has Library 2.0 Fulfilled its Promise?
Starter questions for Ultimate Debate 2009 | David Lee King
"I participated in a panel at ALA2009 with some cool people called The Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 Fulfilled its Promise? It was fun! I was sent “starter questions” beforehand – and of course, since this was a live discussion, we hit them in different ways."
This is a blog posting about the definition and uses of web 2.0 in libraries.
The author seems to be a public librarian and so most of the examples are from public libraries with a few comments about academic libraries as well. Although one of questions asked mentions school libraries there's really no comment about them.
Anyway, it's is a conversation starter and worth thinking about for school library folks as well.
"I participated in a panel at ALA2009 with some cool people called The Ultimate Debate: Has Library 2.0 Fulfilled its Promise? It was fun! I was sent “starter questions” beforehand – and of course, since this was a live discussion, we hit them in different ways."
This is a blog posting about the definition and uses of web 2.0 in libraries.
The author seems to be a public librarian and so most of the examples are from public libraries with a few comments about academic libraries as well. Although one of questions asked mentions school libraries there's really no comment about them.
Anyway, it's is a conversation starter and worth thinking about for school library folks as well.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
NYPL Digital Collections
NYPL Digital Collections
Neat collections at the New York Public Library. They include audio, video and webcast files; images, prints and photography collections; and text collections as well.
Some of these are subscription databases but many are available free of charge.
Neat collections at the New York Public Library. They include audio, video and webcast files; images, prints and photography collections; and text collections as well.
Some of these are subscription databases but many are available free of charge.
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