Monthly Archives: June 2009

The "Open Access Policy for University Of Kansas Scholarship" is now available.
Here's an excerpt :

Each faculty member grants to KU permission to make scholarly articles to which he or she made substantial intellectual contributions publicly available in the KU open access institutional repository, and to exercise the copyright in those articles. In legal terms, the [...] Continue reading →

Laurent Romary and Chris Armbruster have self-archived "Beyond Institutional Repositories" in SSRN.
Here's an excerpt:

The current system of so-called institutional repositories, even if it has been a sensible response at an earlier stage, may not answer the needs of the scholarly community, scientific communication and accompanied stakeholders in a sustainable way. However, having a robust repository [...] Continue reading →

DuraSpace is recruiting a Web Developer.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Web developer will join the team designing, building, and supporting the DuraCloud durable storage service and related Web sites for the DSpace Foundation, Fedora Commons, and other open source projects. The developer will be responsible for all aspects of requirements gathering, technical analysis, and [...] Continue reading →

In "Mass Digitization Mini-Symposium: A Reverse Travelogue," Eric Lease Morgan reports on a mass digitization mini-symposium at the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame. His post includes links to the summarized presentations.

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Planning and Managing the Digitization of Library and Archive Materials: A Multi-Model Approach Presentation
eIFL Case Studies on Low Cost Digitisation Projects: [...] Continue reading →

The Fedora Commons has released version 3.2.1 of Fedora Repository.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

The current release of Fedora Repository is 3.2.1 is a minor upgrade that addresses a security issue discovered in Fedora 3.2. . . .
Included within is the long-awaited, web-based administrative client, initial integration with the emerging Akubra storage-abstraction layer, many useful [...] Continue reading →

The Duke University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Projects Developer.
Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under the direction of the Head of the Digital Projects Department, the developer will explore, adapt, and support library information technologies for digital projects, including the application of standards, metadata, and discovery interfaces appropriate to specific projects. The developer is responsible [...] Continue reading →

The article "Is This the Future Bookstore?" includes a digital video that shows the detailed operation of the Espresso Book Machine. Be sure to stick around after the first overview of the paperback production process for the subsequent close-up view.

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Google Book Search Bibliography, Version 4
Papers and Presentations from EPUB 2009—Rethinking Electronic Publishing: Innovation in [...] Continue reading →

The Knowledge Exchange has released Open Access—What Are the Economic Benefits? A Comparison of the United Kingdom, Netherlands and Denmark.
Here's an excerpt from the announcement:

In June 2009 a study was completed that had been commissioned by Knowledge Exchange and written by Professor John Houghton, Victoria University, Australia. This report on the study was titled: "Open [...] Continue reading →

jonathan harris, one of the most brilliant designer/thinkers around has just launched an awesome new project — Sputnik Observatory.

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Ya no se envían nuevas unidades hasta un plazo de 4 a 6 semanas.

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