Revised Google Book Search Settlement from a Library Perspective
Late, late in the day last Friday, the principle parties in the Google Book Search case submitted a revised settlement agreement agreement to the court. Thi...
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OCLC and the Associated Press – Two Sides of the Same Information Provider Coin?
I've run across a striking similarity between the bibliographic utility business and the newswire business, particularly in the area of cooperatives. Two c...
OLE Project Design Phase Final Report
There is an announcement on the OLE Project site that links to the final report as submitted to the Mellon Foundation. This version of the report has minor ...
OhioLINK is Seeking Two Senior Repository Software Developers
My place of work, OhioLINK, is part of a larger group called the Educational Technology Division of the University System of Ohio. In that capacity, we're s...
SkyRiver - a(nother) Bibliographic Utility
North America is gaining its third ((or fourth? Does Open Library count as a bibliographic utility?)) major bibliographic record utility server this month wi...
The Internet Comes of Age
Just as it turns 40, the internet comes of age. One day before of the anniversary of the first two computers connected together by a prototype network in 1...
Google Book Search Settlement Hearing Is Likely Postponed
Late today comes word that the plaintiffs (authors and publishers) and defendant (Google) have asked the court to postpone the settlement fairness hearing or...
EBSCOhost Connection Records Found In-The-Wild
EBSCOhost Connect was announced in the spring of 2006 as near as I can recall. (I can't find the press release about it on the EBSCO website. As close as I ...
Broadcast JPEG2000 Alliance Announced
Today at IBC2009 Fast Forward Video (FFV) announced the launch of the JPEG2000 Alliance, "a consortium of broadcast industry leaders dedicated to ensuring th...
Index Data on Z39.50 for Dummies
Earlier this year, Index Data started a new blog. I wanted to call out a series of posts (parts one and two) their newly started blog called Z39.50 for Dum...
Comments on Google Book Search Settlement Coming to a Head (Again)
Ah, it is the beginning of September when thoughts turn to going back to school, the days turn a little colder (in the northern hemisphere) and the smell of ...
Proposals Now Being Accepted for the Ohio Educational Technology Conference, February 2010
The theme of the 2010 Ohio Educational Technology Conference, P-20 Conversations: Shaping a Path for the 21st Century Student, addresses the need to provide ...