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(medhealth.tmcnet.com): The terms "Health 2.0" and "Medicine 2.0" get thrown around quite a bit in e-health circles, but is there any consensus about what they actually mean? The short answer appears to be: no. At least not according to a literature review recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet… Read More
E-reader Customers Are Older, College-Educated Users
(dailytech.com): As the e-reader market develops, analysts and companies are able to learn more about potential customers. The Amazon Kindle leads the growing e-reader market, but numerous other competitors are expected to enter the market. As the market expands, book publishers are still trying to work through royalties, e-book prices,… Read More
SCL welcomes government’s support programme for public libraries
(iwr.co.uk): The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) has welcomed the announcement made by the government that the SCL will play a fundamental role in shaping the future of public library services. The government programme for public libraries will be led by the Museums, Libraries and Archive Council and the Local… Read More
How Library of Congress’s Digital Copyright Exemptions Affect E-Books
(dailyfinance.com): As electronic books become more of a mainstay thanks to Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle and Apple's (AAPL) iPad, the publishing industry must address one of the thorniest issues of a digitally inclined reading world: How do they protect their books from pirates without alienating loyal customers who just want to… Read More
The Mandate of Open Access Institutional Repository Managers
(openaccess.eprints.org): Open Access (OA) Institutional Repository (IR) managers need to remind themselves that their mandate is to see to it that their IRs are filled with OA's target content (peer-reviewed research journal articles) so as to maximize the accessibility, visibility, usage and impact of their institution's research output. Their mandate… Read More
LCA Applauds Librarian of Congress in Broadening Exceptions to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(arl.org): The Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) applauds yesterday’s decision issued by the Librarian of Congress to significantly broaden the exemption for the creation of film clip compilations for classroom and educational use to all college and university faculty, regardless of academic discipline. According to Section 1201 (a) (1) of the… Read More
In E-Publishing Revolution, Rights Battle Wears On
(npr.org): If you've noticed a lot more people with their heads buried in electronic readers, instead of hardcovers or paperbacks, then you may already know that the publishing industry is in the middle of a revolution — and the dust may not settle for a while. All sides — publishers,… Read More
US charges scientist with economic espionage
(nature.com): Could publishing a scientific article constitute an act of economic espionage? That question lies at the heart of charges against a Massachusetts-based scientist accused of passing US trade secrets to China. Ke-xue Huang, a Canadian citizen and permanent US resident, was arrested on 13 July, and has been charged… Read More
Is Kindle Experiencing the “Sold Out” Track As Apple?
(toptechreviews.net): E Ink Holdings has been widely known as the prominent company that makes the screen for Amazon’s Kindle devices. A spokes person from E Ink Holdings said that the company is fully dedicated to enhance the Kindle experience and for that very purpose, they’re all working to increase the… Read More
Apple sued for Overheating iPads: eBook Reader Outrage
(product-reviews.net): It has been reported that three people are jointly filing a lawsuit against Apple, over claims that the company lied to them about promises made about the iPad’s eBook reading capabilities. According to this report from CNN, the iPad shuts off after a certain amount of hours, when exposed… Read More
