Scitable: Free science library/online learning tool for students
(sync-blog.com): While we often debate the merits of technology in education – the use of iPads in schools, for example – there are also times when its benefits are obvious. Scitable is one such case. According to the website, “Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought… Read More
Why The Book Business May Soon Be The Most Digital Of All Media Industries
(paidcontent.org): Consider it an inauguration of sorts, a celebration of the e-book industry becoming a member of the major media club just as digital music and online video have before them. When you influence a billion dollars, people have to take you seriously. In the book business, it means that… Read More
Are you ready for eBooks?
(theage.com.au): eBooks are going from strength to strength in Australia. About this time last year Amazon started shipping the Kindle e-Ink eBook reader to Australia and since then we've seen a boom in local offerings including the BeBook, Kogan's eReader, Borders' Kobo, Sony's Reader and Apple's iPad. Read More
IPad too expensive says UK survey – most consumers will wait
(unthinkable.biz): UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie has polled over 1,300 visitors to its site and over 60% says they would never pay the £400 asking price for an Apple iPad, and another 20% saying the thing was poor value for money. If 80% of consumers act with those convictions,… Read More
What Happens When the Libraries Die?
(zdnet.com): Libraries will need to be replaced with digital equivalents as publishing moves towards eBooks. As a result, will a new “Digital Underclass” be created from the base of technology have-nots? Read More
Standardized Document Management Improves Knowledge Sharing
(automationworld.com): Document management is a fundamental asset-information-management (AIM) issue, and plays a critical role within both project management and operations. Companies employ a variety of different approaches to document management. Read More
New U. of Michigan Creative Commons License Reinforces Openness
(libraryjournal.com): Like its peers, the University of Michigan (UM) Libraries website contains a lot of original material, including research guides, tutorials, and bibliographies. Unlike the vast majority of its peers, UM has taken the step of making it freely shareable, far beyond campus boundaries, and even for commercial use. It's… Read More
Internet Threatens Survival Of Libraries
(brudirect.com): Libraries face challenges to maintain up-to-date resources and how to attract the reading public in the face of free and readily available content on the web, said the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Addressing a gathering of regional university librarians, Dr Zohrah Hj Sulaiman stated that open… Read More
Should Open Access Journals Charge Submission Fees?
(scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org): Would open access journals be better off if they charged submission fees? A recent report, “Submission Fees – A tool in the transition to open access?“ by Mark Ware for Knowledge Exchange, provides a complex answer to a seemingly simple question. Read More
The Open Group Publishes SOA Concepts in Cloud Era
(sys-con.com): The Open Group recently published its SOA ontology, in which it lays out concepts, definitions, recommendations, and approved standards. This group--led by HP and IBM and stitched together from previous organizations in the 90s to promote Unix in light of perceived competitive threats from Microsoft - may have placed… Read More
