Several stories are popping up on JSTOR’s Register and Read program which will allow non-affiliates to have limited free access to some of the content in JSTOR, with emphasis on the word “limited.” Signing up gives one access to a…
Posts Tagged ‘content’
NY Times Group Subscriptions
22
Nov
The Blogosphere is reporting that the NY Times subscription department has finally come to its senses and is offering group subscriptions to companies with 50 or more employees (it said companies, not educational institutions so interpret at will). On E-content,…
When May a Library Loan a Loaded eBook Reader? Four Scenarios
21
Nov
Check out Mary Minow’s answers on LibraryLaw Blog for the following: The device is empty. The only copyrighted content is the code itself that the device uses to display ebooks. The device is loaded with public domain content and/or content…
Confusing Trends in e-Books
07
Nov
I am not sure what is holding up the transition to the stackless library. Is it standardized formats, pedagogical uncertainty, copyright, cost, or perhaps it is content? Perhaps it is just mass confusion about what to do about e-Books. I…
Copyright Office Issues Report On Mass Digitization
04
Nov
Anyone who may have read my post on BNA content being available through Google News may have clicked on the link I gave to the specific BNA content. If so, the story Copyright Office Report Outlines Issues Surrounding Mass Digitization…
Some BNA Content Showing Up in Google News
02
Nov
Maybe I’ve been missing something all these years with BNA. I was surprised to see some BNA news reports showing up in Google News. I was even more surprised when I discovered that the referenced text was completely accessible without…
The Patron-Driven Licensing Model: Turning the law library into a demand center for law eBooks
02
Nov
On Inside Higher Ed, Steven Kolowich reports: The [Education] Advisory Board report, a thick primer covering a range of trends in digital librarianship, predicts a shift in the way academic libraries provide book content to their patrons that mirrors a…
ALA Launches E-Content Blog: Taking a criticial look at the ongoing discussion about electronic content
11
Oct
ALA has launched E-Content, a blog to provide “information on e-books, e-readers, e-journals, databases, digital libraries, digital repositories, and other e-content issues. The blog complements the new section on e-content that appears in the weekly e-newsletter American Libraries Direct (free…
Market for Enhanced eBooks Remains Largely Untapped But…
21
Sep
According to Aptara’s Uncovering eBooks’ Real Impact: Third Annual eBook Survey of Publishers, (free registration required) “[b]ook publishers are far more focused on getting titles into current eBook formats than on creating new types of enhanced and media-rich content—another reminder…
Google Drops Some Content and Search Features
25
Aug
Google has made a number of quiet de-enhancements to its news and search services recently. One, highlighted by ebrandz.com is that the Google News Archives search is no longer available as a direct search, nor will there be any new…
