I just turned in my final paper for this degree, I won’t say last ever because I thought I was done with study two degrees and a diploma ago, and look what happened.
The paper was for an Internet studies class, but given how much of what we do as librarians is tied up […]
Archive for the 'Commons' Category
I’m not sure I agree with Meredith’s latest post at TechEssence on the Unintended Consequences of Content Portability.
Although the post focuses on the issue of syndicating content from AP, Reuters and other news wires, which I think is an important discussion, it’s the discussion towards the end I’m not sure of:
What if an anti-death penalty individual’s […]
No sooner had I finished feeling pleased about one of my Flickr photos being used, a photo I took on a tour of the UN in New York last year has made its way into a report.
Intellectual property and human rights: Is the distinction clear now? 3D > Trade - Human Rights - Equitable Economy […]
Creative Commons and Flickr, and a fun email
Published by October 30th, 2006 in Commons and Copyright. 0 CommentsA while back, I made the decision to change the licensing of my work that has a Creative Commons license (even though you say you shouldn’t - I figure these things are still fluid enough to be forgiveable for now) and for all future work on the blog Flickr and wiki (other venues may differ) to be […]
Open access reading and writing
Published by April 30th, 2006 in Research/Writing, Open Access, Commons and Copyright. 0 CommentsI just finished reading The Access Principle (Willinsky, 2006) which I would recommend to librarians looking for an introduction to Open Access as a whole (those who read around this subject widely probably won’t find too much new here). Willinsky defines the access principle as:
“commitment to the value and quality of research carries withit a […]
Things have been so hectic lately I didn’t even notice World IP Day passing me by on April 26. In a previous job, one of my roles was to coordinate information for the many days and weeks that the UN designates for various causes. World IP Day is a newer initiative of WIPO:
“The 183 WIPO […]
NLA and Flickr
Published by January 31st, 2006 in General, Library technology, Public libraries and Commons. 0 CommentsThe NLA project to add contemporary photos to PictureAustralia via Flickr is now live [Via Jessamyn]. Instructions for adding photos to the two groups are available and there’s already several hundred photos available. Most of my photos on Flickr are of holidays, but I’ve added my pictures from the 2005 Sculpture by […]
More on the Creative Commons
Published by August 3rd, 2005 in Open Access, Open Source and Commons. 1 CommentI’ve been reading a lot of articles lately debating the merits of FOSS, Creative Commons and Open Access. There are some perspectives I agree with, and others I disagree with. But all of them have given me pause to consider my own position. Towards a Standard of Freedom: Creative Commons and the Free Software […]
In the mail today I got my Creative Commons Creator pack. Amusingly, I was sent a very-largish men’s t-shirt instead of the smaller women’s shirt. I choose to see this as amusing rather than annoying since I’ll have to rip, mix, and modify the shirt with my sewing machine to get it to fit. Share […]
Recent reading
Published by July 18th, 2005 in Research/Writing, Open Access and Commons. 0 CommentsI finally read Dismantling the Public Sphere by John Buschman. Not for lack of wanting, but rather since I’ve had a resolution over the last year to borrow books more than I buy, I had to wait until I was able to borrow it. This is somewhat relevant to the book itself – in a […]
