Linux Journal is one of the few magazine subscriptions I’ve kept. However, there’s also a lot of free content on the site. So I was pleased to see a recent blog post on LinuxJournal.com about open source and libraries.
The post is based on Aaron Swartz’s rant against OCLC and WorldCat. It is, however, [...]
Category Archives: Books
Will OCLC Survive Open Source?
December 30, 2008 – 12:28 am
Virginia Planning a Physics Flexbook
September 23, 2008 – 10:38 pm
What’s a “Flexbook” you ask?
The Virginia Physics “Flexbook” project is a collaborative effort of the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education that seeks to elevate the quality of physics instruction across the Commonwealth. Participating educators will create and compile supplemental materials relating to 21st century physics in an open–source format that [...]
Can Libraries Drop DRM?
May 18, 2008 – 11:47 pm
The Free Software Foundation has an ongoing campaign against Digital Rights Management. They promote their cause over at defectivebydesign.org and I think it’s generally a good site to learn about DRM and how it is restricting digital freedoms. Recently, the group held a protest at the Boston Public Library where they demanded that [...]
Random House Audio Drops DRM
February 25, 2008 – 11:42 pm
BoingBoing is reporting that Random House Audio is now allowing its audiobooks to be sold without DRM. Why are they doing this, you ask?
Random House notes that they’ve been running a DRM-free audiobook program with eMusic for months, and that none of the pirate editions of their audiobooks online came from those DRM-free editions; [...]
DRM Presentation
July 18, 2007 – 1:52 pm
Yesterday, I presented at Ohio Library Council’s Digital Declassified workshop. It was a chance for libraries to hear about what’s up with digital content in libraries. Tom Peters keynoted and several other library staff and vendors spoke. My piece was on digital rights management (DRM). By the end of the day, [...]
