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The following article, in PDF, begins on page 1 and continues on page 13: Information Free-for-all? by Trudy Bell, from IEEE’s The Institute Quarterly, March 2005. [Peggy Garvin] Related beSpacific postings on open source journals and public access to scientific sources. See also, Open Access or Differential Pricing for Journals: The Road Best Traveled?
From the Pew Internet and American Life press release: “The internet became an essential part of American politics in 2004. Fully 75 million Americans 37% of the adult population and 61% of online Americans used the internet to get political news and information, discuss candidates and debate issues in emails, or participate directly …
Press release: Free Online Collection of 275,000 Images from World-Renowned New York Public Library Launches March 3 “A large, rich treasury of images (including Civil War photographs, illuminated manuscripts, Japanese prints, New York City views, and early American maps) from the collections of The New York Public Library will be accessible free of charge over …
France’s national library has raised a “war cry” over plans by Google to put books from some of the world’s great libraries on the internet. Related references: Google defies Europe, by Jean-Noel Jeanneney, Director of the National Library of France, Le Monde, 22.01.05 and this commentary on and translation of the aforementioned article.
From Mobile PC Magazine, The Top 100 Gadgets of All Time. You will be surprised at how many of these gadgets you may have owned over your lifetime, as well as the evolution in the technical sophistication represented in current items in the various categories.
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2005 (OPEN Government Act, S. 394) was introduced today by Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont). For related documents on this bill which has bipartisan support on the Hill, as well as from associations, press, and think tanks, see the following: From Senator …
From Today’s Roll Call (subscription only), Policing Internet Politics? “The Federal Election Commission next month will begin looking at tightening restrictions on political activities in cyberspace, a controversial move that makes some FEC officials uneasy.” Additional information via this UPI article and News.com
As a follow-up to my November 29, 2004 posting, Open Source Encyclopedia Publishers Expand Mission to Global News, a commentary on WikiNews from the New York Times.
Press Release: “This week, the BBC re-launches its internet Radio Player to make almost every BBC Radio programme available live and on-demand for seven days after broadcast, creating a massive, ever-changing library of music, talk shows, dramas and documentaries.” BBC Radio Homepage
Press release: “A new nationwide survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that internet users are extremely positive about search engines and the experiences they have when searching the internet. But these same satisfied internet users are generally unsophisticated about why and how they use search engines. They are also strikingly unaware …
From the New York Times (reg. req’d), Bush Didn’t Invent the Internet, but Is He Good for Tech? James Fallows examines the continuing struggle over how and when government data, collected using taxpayer funds, is made available to the public. The fee vs. free issue resonates clearly to the public in examples such as the …
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