Category Archives: Libraries

OA at ALA: How do the chapters fare?

Posted on 12 June 2008 by Gavin Baker

A recent post on Open Access News highlighted the fact that while the American Library Association supports OA as a matter of policy, several of its journals are not themselves OA. I remembered having been shocked that the Florida Library … Continue reading →

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The brilliance of Flickr Commons and the public domain

Posted on 10 April 2008 by Gavin Baker

Flickr’s The Commons is a really clever initiative. Flickr gets high-value historical content (the kind of stuff that drives the long tail) and some nice publicity. The collections get to bring their content to many new users in a new … Continue reading →

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Gov. Crist proclaims Library Appreciation Month

Posted on 27 March 2008 by Gavin Baker

… WHEREAS, the expansion of electronic networks linking libraries and their resources gives users easier access to information; …

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Re-discovering Florida’s literary legacy — or not

Posted on 15 March 2008 by Gavin Baker

Out of curiosity, I went Googling for literary magazines published at my alma mater, the University of Florida. What I found: Subtropics, published by the English department, in print since 2006. In current publication. A few items from the current … Continue reading →

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FSF to libraries: boycott DRM

Posted on 7 February 2008 by Gavin Baker

Sometimes, different interests of mine will intersect in fascinating ways. Here’s one: the Free Software Foundation’s DefectiveByDesign.org campaign is asking libraries to boycott DRM, digital restrictions on content the library purchases or subscribes to. Specifically, DbD is targeting the Boston … Continue reading →