Posts by: Katina Strauch
Was just reading about the Phablet – a phone with a screen big enough to be used as a tablet. Samsung is coming out with this Android-powered smartphone with other extra features. Will this be the next big device? Check out this article from Techworld.com to get all the details: “The era of the [...]
Read More... →QuickWire: Tutoring Company Removes Copyrighted Materials From Web Site
November 9, 2011, 5:37 pm
By Alexandra Rice
The online tutoring site Student of Fortune, recently acquired by textbook vendor Chegg Inc., has reached a settlement over the claims of copyright and trademark infringement made against the site before the acquisition. The claims come from five [...]
Read More... →The movement to make research freely available got a high-profile boost this week with the news that Princeton University’s faculty has unanimously adopted an open-access policy. “The principle of open access is consistent with the fundamental purposes of scholarship,” said the faculty advisory committee that proposed the resolution.
Read More... →Can’t resist since UNC-CH SILS is my alma mater. Students at SILS will get free data storage! It’s called LifeTime Library. So far 60 out of 160 students have signed up. This will “help students learn to manage their digital lives,” said Gary Marchionini, the school’s dean.
The HathiTrust has acknowledged that its procedure for identifying orphan works is “flawed.” The Trust still plans to continue with the project after it has vetted the list of orphan works more thoroughly.
HathiTrust Acknowledges Flaws in Handling ‘Orphan Works’
Read More... →Last Round of Filings Made in Georgia State U. Fair-Use Lawsuit
August 4, 2011, 12:06 pm
The plaintiffs and the defendants in the fair-use lawsuit that has pitted three academic publishers against Georgia State University have now filed their final post-trial briefs. That was the last opportunity for each side to make its [...]
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