Unisys CEO to step down CEO Lawrence Weinbach will leave his post in January 2005, the computer maker has announced. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Storage standards program gets thumbs-up Products from a variety of vendors meet an emerging standard for managing storage gear, which aims to ease headaches for information technology administrators. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

Judge won't toss out Google, Overture suit The lawsuit claims the two search firms unlawfully sold advertising based on an online pet store owner's registered trademark. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

The pub's a hub for U.K. rural broadband From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 9:45 p.m..

WebTrends Dives into Search Engine Marketing Site marketers could be buying two key tools from NetIQ, as the Web analytics player adds WebPosition Gold to its lineup. From E-Commerce Guide on April 6, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Firm invites experts to punch holes in ballot software VoteHere, a maker of security software for voting machines, publishes the source code for its product online in hopes that peer review will reveal any weaknesses. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

Google caught in anti-Semitic flap A search listing that directs viewers to an anti-Semitic site results in an online petition and a "Google bombing" campaign. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 8:45 p.m..

EarthLink to target eBay users' vanity The auction site and Internet provider are teaming up to offer a co-branded Web portal with e-mail "vanity" addresses and auction-tracking services in an attempt to bring Earthlink some of eBay's fierce brand loyalty. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 7:45 p.m..

Playing the web's music on Webjay Webjay is a cool little hack. You toss in a URL, and it scans pages for mp3 files, making iTunes/winamp/realplayer playlists on the fly. As an example, Common Content's audio page as a MP3 playlist looks something like this. From Creative Commons: weblog on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Pope to ping the faithful The pontiff's "thought of the day" will be available first to Verizon Wireless subscribers, and other carriers will follow, CNET News.com has learned. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Updated OFAC Ruling Removes Government Restrictions The U.S. government has relented; IEEE publications are no longer under the embargo rule, which means papers from authors in such countries as Cuba and Iran may now again be edited for publication. More. By Press Release, IEEE, April 5, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Humanoid Robot Conducts Beethoven Symphony We may not have robot teachers yet, but we have robotic conductors. "The 58-centimetre-tall humanoid robot led the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in a unique rendition of Beethoven's 5th symphony during a concert held at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo on 15 March." Via ArtsJournal. By Will Knight, New Scientist, April 4, 2004 [Refer][Research][OLDaily on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Distance Education in Turkey Good survey article that shouldn't contain any surprises for readers but manages to back up intuitions with solid data. The Turkish distance education has focused traditionally on mass instruction with one-way broadcasting. Distance education is being slowly accepted. But new technologies and methodologies are allowing for an increasingly interactive mode of instruction. By Nursel Selver Ruzgar, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, April, 2004 [Refer][OLDaily on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Project-based Distrubuted Learning and Adult Learners I have always been partial to project based learning - some of my most cherished memories in education are of the elaborate projects I put together while in school. This paper describes project based learning, outlining briefly some founding literature, and considers the application of project based learning in a distributed environment. The results from this study are mixed, as I would think they should be in a population more used to directed learning. By Erkan Tekinarslan, Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, April, 2004 [OLDaily on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

Degussa AG Will Work on USC 'House-Printing' Project This is pretty interesting: a system that will 'print out' an entire house in hours (furniture and house pets extra). Very cool. Via Syllabus. By Press Release, Information Sciences Institute, April 6, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflect] From OLDaily on April 6, 2004 at 6:45 p.m..

L'état, C'est Moi A system of public education should have as its primary objective the teaching of means and mechanisms of interaction with others in a maximally harmonious network of distinct and autonomous individuals. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, April 6, 2004 [Refer][Research][Reflec From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Start-up Skype takes Net telephony to PDAs The company releases a test version of PocketSkype, aiming to extend peer-to-peer VoIP calls to new devices. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Sun says Microsoft pact not a blow to standards Despite a new window into Microsoft's proprietary technology, Sun Microsystems won't stop its call for open standards, executives and analysts say. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 5:45 p.m..

Governments and governance Daniel Weitzner of the W3C says that the era in which Internet technology design can pretend to be neutral to public policy is over. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Toshiba, SanDisk advance flash memory The companies are set to launch samples of a 4-gigabit NAND chip, made on the 90-nanometer process, for flash memory card packages. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

U.S. Robotics gives Wi-Fi gear speed burst The company updates its 802.11g hardware to allow wireless connectivity of up to 125 megabits per second. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Dell, Oracle expand alliance The companies extend their alliance with an exclusive bundling agreement that will have Dell offering Oracle database software with some of its servers. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 4:45 p.m..

Gmail not that creepy From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Blogs put developers in Microsoft 'cockpit' The software giant opens Channel 9, an informal site of Web logs and discussion forums intended to improve communication with developers by sharing "flight crew chat." From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Lucent cans four executives in China The employees were allegedly offering money in exchange for business, according to the company's SEC filing. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 3:45 p.m..

Oh Canada Will the sanity ever stop? From Lessig Blog on April 6, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

'Architects' to help redesign Adobe's future The document software company appoints a pair of chief software architects, one focused on publishing and graphics, the other tending to its flagship PDF efforts. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

ICANN asks judge to toss out lawsuit The organization says VeriSign's antitrust and breach of contract claims are based on "future contingencies." From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Start-up takes a crack at blocking hackers Newly launched Fortify Software's tools focus on sewing up security loopholes in software products by catching them at the development stage. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 2:45 p.m..

Cisco, Huawei suspend lawsuit--again Cisco Systems extends the suspension of its copyright lawsuit against Huawei Technologies another six months. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Kazaa, eDonkey brace for attack The file-sharing sites are expecting a distributed denial-of-service attack from new variants of the NetSky worm on Wednesday. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 1:45 p.m..

Microsoft airs tools' source code online Revealing the code for its Windows Installer XML software may be the first time the company has adoped a pure open-source approach with one of its products. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

Asian Linux project takes shape China's Red Flag Software and Japan's Miracle Linux release a beta edition of "Asianux"--a version of the open-source OS designed for Asia. From CNET News.com on April 6, 2004 at 12:45 p.m..

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Ritalin & Co. Impair Growth Title: Ritalin & Co. Impair GrowthCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/5/04Last Editorial Review: 4/5/04 From MedicineNet Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Pitch for Safety on the Mound Title: Pitch for Safety on the MoundCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/5/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/5/04 1:58:44 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Scientists Strive for Breast Cancer Vaccine Title: Scientists Strive for Breast Cancer VaccineCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/5/04 1:59:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/5/04 1:58:44 AM From MedicineNet Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Feeds Keep Your Site Visible I couldn't have said it better. Jay Allen's April 1, 2004 weblog entry, "RSS discourages visits!?", brilliantly sums up the core reason why I think that anyone who provides any periodically updated content online SHOULD offer an RSS feed. (I touched on that point in this entry last week.) Here's my take on Allen's take... (Full story, with links...) From Contentious Weblog on April 6, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Changes at Wordtracker With the death of Alta Vista some companies who had previously had agreements with them were in a lurch, including Wordtracker. Many users of the free trial were thrilled to find yesterday afternoon that Wordtracker had replaced the "free trial" results from Alta Vista to MSN, which holds a much larger market share than Alta Vista did. But, this isn't a permanent change. It is a temporary bandage while Wordtracker works out something more permanent they can use and they... From Cause I Like to Hear Myself Talk on April 6, 2004 at 11:56 a.m..

Will Google's New Systems Leave All Others Behind? Many traditional media companies are casting wary eyes at Google News, which is rising in the online ratings. Meanwhile, introduction of Google's GMail service has shaken up the web e-mail applications world and is probably giving Microsoft HotMail and Yahoo! Mail fits. What other new things can Google do? Well, its potential makes New Century Network, Real Cities, and other attempts by traditional media compani From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

The Gadgets in Dan's Bag Dan Gillmor is the epitome of modern-day journalism -- a globe-trotting newspaper columnist and blogger. So Gizmodo asked Gillmor to open up his "gadget bag" for public inspection. He's better equipped than I am, but I wouldn't call Gillmor a gadget hound. The smart-phone (Treo 600) and slim digital still/video camera he carries are useful reporting and organizing tools for any journalist today. From Poynter E-Media Tidbits on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Getting all the right signals What a fifty-year old theory tells us about why people should also be more likely to keep information that is presented in a new form and over a new channel From Monkeymagic on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Making Links More Intelligent A few days ago I was getting my knickers in a twist about link taxonomies. I was thinking they needed to be made more intelligent. Does anyone else ever get that feeling that you're using a teaspoon to dig a... From Monkeymagic on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Manners and long posts Long posts aren't polite. They're like bores in the pub. But they needn't be. Conventions such as introductions, extended entries, excerpts and abstracts vastly improve their manners. From Monkeymagic on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

WeatherBug Achieve "AWS ... WeatherBug Achieve "AWS Convergence Technologies provides engaging weather information and educational tools to schools and colleges, including an innovative set of online lesson plans and software called WeatherBug Achieve" Added: 6 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: --> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Internet Learning Company &q ... Internet Learning Company "The Internet Learning Company is a UK Private Limited Company specialising in the application of e-learning to support Education and Continuing Professional Development." Added: 6 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Based in Reading, UK PRODUCTS & SERVICES: --> From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Photon Infotech "Photon ... Photon Infotech "Photon provides he following end-to-end services to the eLearning companies: Conceptualization; Design; Development; Up gradation and Maintenance." Added: 6 April 2004 Reviewer's Note: Based in Channai, India From e-Learning Centre What's New Page on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Gmail from Google This has done it's bit already around the web, but I'm sure there are a few people subscribing to email notification on Kairosnews that might not have picked up on it. Google has a pilot program for a new project, Gmail, a free email service in the spirit of Yahoo and MSN. Well, not quite. According to Wired, Google plans to offer a couple of things not available from other free email services such as 1 gig of storage and a Google search to access emails. Sounds great, but th From Kairosnews - A Weblog for Discussing Rhetoric, Technology and Pedagogy on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Wanted: EFL / ESL Feeds I've created a folder in my aggregator specifically for ESL / EFL related blogs, which so far consists of feeds from the following sites: Edublog Insights Bee-Coming a Webhead Blahblahblog Blinger ESL-blog I wish there were more like 40 or 50 feeds at the moment.  Now if only Graham and --> From apcampbell News on April 6, 2004 at 11:55 a.m..

Weblogg-Ed Weblogg-Ed joins the list of syndicated feeds available directly from within Auricle. To view a rationale for its inclusion in a higher-education focused site like Auricle read on! From Auricle on April 6, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

Dossieres de wwwtools sobre weblogs y RSS El boletín wwwtools for education ha publicado recientemente sendos dossieres sobre las aplicaciones educativas de los weblogs y del formato RSS: «Weblogs for Learning 2004» «...las estadísticas parecen indicar un incremento general estable del número de blogs viables de todo tipo. En las implementaciones educativas en particular, la adopción ha sido explosiva a medida que los educadores se van valiendo de este género para dar apoyo al aprendizaje de From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on April 6, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

Contenidos recientes de elearningeuropa.info En su último boletín, el portal elearningeuropa.info destaca entre otros los siguientes contenidos recientes: - «Tecnología y aprendizaje. Un estudio experimental sobre el impacto del ordenador en el aula» por A. Ibañez - «Usability. How to Remove the Major Obstacle of Learning» by I. Vilpola & H. Ihamäki - --> From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on April 6, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

V Congreso Iberoamericano de Material Didáctico Innovador. La Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Unidad Xochimilco organiza la quinta edición del Congreso Iberoamericano de Material Didáctico Innovador. Nuevas Tecnologías Educativas. Los objetivos del congreso son los siguientes: -Proporcionar información general a profesores y estudiantes de nivel universitario sobre las nuevas tecnologías. -Promover el diseño de material didáctico innovador en apoyo a la educación presencial y a distancia. -Dar a conocer las diferentes téc From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on April 6, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

UThink: weblogs para la Universidad de Minnesota Las bibliotecas de la Universidad de Minnesota han puesto en marcha el proyecto UThink: blogs at the university libraries. Cualquier profesor, estudiante o miembro del personal de la Universidad de Minnesota puede crear los weblogs que desee. Minnesota se une así a iniciativas como las de Harvard y Standford. "A weblog, also known as a *blog, is a frequently updated website consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so that the reader sees the most recent post f From Octeto - Tecnología educativa on April 6, 2004 at 11:54 a.m..

Wanted: EFL / ESL Feeds APCampbell is looking for EFL/ESL RSS feeds. I posted a comment on his site with a link to my bloglines public account where you can find all the feeds I am currently subscribed to. If you know of any more... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 6, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..

stonewalled pt 2 A while ago I wrote about having trouble speaking Korean with Koreans. I wrote about a conversation I had with two friends D & J. Well D has finally responded - I would encourage you to read his response it... From Blinger: A linguistics and ESL Blog - ESL in Korea on April 6, 2004 at 11:53 a.m..

Nine Rules for Good Technology Ob e-Learning oder Virtual Classroom, Beamer oder Laptop - viele Technologien sind zwar selbstverständlicher Teil vieler Lernumgebungen geworden, aber deswegen noch lange nicht benutzerfreundlich. Vor allem aus der Sicht des Weiterbildners oder Lerners, der nicht immer wissen möchte, wie, sondern,... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

CeBIT: Tag des eLearning 2004 Am 23. März gab es den "Tag des e-Learning 2004", und die Präsentationen sind jetzt vom Center of Distributed eLearning der Uni Oldenburg online gestellt worden. So referiert(e) z.B. Peter Baumgartner von der Fernuni Hagen aus bildungstechnologischer Sicht über "Corporate... From www.weiterbildungsblog.de on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Neues vom Unwissenschaftsminister Hessens (Moe) Die neu eingeführten Gebühren drücken an der Universität Frankfurt die Studentenzahlen kräftig nach unten. Im Sommersemester werden nach vorläufigen Berechnungen der Hochschule rund 35.000 Studenten eingeschrieben sein - 18,6 Prozent weniger als im Winter, berichtete die Goethe-Universität am Montag. "Der erste Trend zeigt, daß wir mit der Erhebung von Gebühren für Langzeitstudenten die Wirkung erzielen, die wir uns erhofft haben", sagte Wissenschaftsminister Udo Corts (CDU). Weiterlesen beim --> From PlasticThinking: Moe's Blog. on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Creative Commons Bei TimesOnline Law ist heute ein interessanter Artikel über CC zu lesen bzw. deren europäische Kooperationspartner.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Erlaubnis des Vermieters Der für das Wohnungsmietrecht zuständige Zivilsenat des BGH hat klargestellt, dass der Mieter einer Wohnung der HYPHEN im Regelfall zu... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Verzicht auf Online-Casinos Die beiden Suchmaschinen Google und Yahoo! wollen ab Ende April keine Anzeigen mehr für Online-Casinos schalten, berichtet Heise unter Bezug... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Mietvertrag zwischen nahen Angehörigen Mietverhältnisse zwischen nahen Angehörigen werden steuerlich immer dann anerkannt, wenn sie ernsthaft vereinbart und tatsächlich durchgeführt werden und einem Fremdvergleich... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Nicht abgeführte Umsatzsteuer Mit Schreiben von 29.03.2004 hat das BMF zur Haftung für schuldhaft nicht abgeführte Umsatzsteuer Stellung genommen (3 S. PDF). Die... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Rechtsunsicherheit weltweit Eine internationale Studie ("Global Internet Jurisdiction", 28 S. PDF) zeigt, dass US-Unternehmen die rechtliche Situation ihrer Online-Aktivitäten mit mehr Besorgnis... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Kein Recht auf Luxus Kinder von außergewöhnlich gut verdienenden Eltern haben keinen Anspruch auf höhere Unterhaltszahlungen. Das OLG Nürnberg wies jetzt die Klage einer... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Leitlinien für juristische Webseiten Das Kompetenzzentrum für Informatik und Recht an der Universität Bern hat bereits im Juni 2003 sog. "Leitlinien für Websites mit... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Spyware Als erster Bundesstaat in den Vereinigten Staaten hat Utah (auch hier) ein Gesetz verabschiedet, das das unbemerkte Installieren von sog.... From Handakte WebLAWg on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Mosaico Mosaico. From eCuaderno v.2.0 on April 6, 2004 at 11:52 a.m..

Historische Bildungsarbeit... Das Stadtarchiv Heilbronn hat im Rahmen des 62. Südwestdeutschen Archivtags am 11. Mai 2002 in Mosbach die Position vertreten, dass die historische Bildungsarbeit eine der Grundlagen der Archivarbeit bildet (vgl. Schrenk, Christhard; Wanner, Peter: Vortrag oder Event? Historische Bildungsarbeit am Beispiel des Stadtarchivs Heilbronn. In: Positionierung und Profilierung der Archive neben und mit anderen Kulturinstitutionen. Vorträge im Rahmen des 62. Südwestdeutschen Archivtags am 11. Mai 2002 in Mosbach. Eine Publikation der Landesarchivdirektion Baden-Württemberg. Hg. vArchivalia on April 6, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Hay un profe en mi ordenador Una universidad alejada de casa y una larga jornada de trabajo hacían trastabillar sus planes de estudiar una carrera de grado. Pero antes de que llegara el desaliento, Marcela Paradella (20) pudo res... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 6, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Los portales corporativos del empleado renuevan sus servicios Con apenas unos años de vida, algunos portales del empleado ya han alcanzado la mayoría de edad convirtiéndose en una herramienta de trabajo clave para la compañía. En el año 2000, Telefónica de Españ... (Sigue) From Titulares eLearning WORKSHOPS on April 6, 2004 at 11:51 a.m..

Newspapers must use non traditional sources like blogs if they are to survive Amen! Must read! From OJR article: What Newspapers and Their Web Sites Must Do to Survive: QUOTEThis also means that newspaper companies should even acquire distribution rights to stories and information from reputable sources that might not traditionally have been parts of newspapers -- such as trade journals, newsletters, magazines, blogs, other Web sites, etc. The communications, indexing (notably XML), and billing technologies already exist to do this. Jim Chi From Roland Tanglao's Weblog on April 6, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Frankfurter Universität: Fast 20 Prozent weniger... 05. April 2004 Die neu eingeführten Gebühren drücken an der Universität Frankfurt die Studentenzahlen kräftig nach unten. Im Sommersemester werden nach vorläufigen Berechnungen der Hochschule rund 35.000 Studenten eingeschrieben sein - 18,6 Prozent weniger als im Winter, berichtete die Goethe-Universität am Montag. „Der erste Trend zeigt, daß wir mit der Erhebung von Gebühren für Langzeitstudenten die Wirkung erzielen, die wir uns erhofft haben“,... From Gegen Studiengebühren in Hessen on April 6, 2004 at 11:50 a.m..

Santa Barbara City College's Chooses WebCT Vista Academic Enterprise System From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

The eLearning Guild Delivers Monthly Online Forum Series With Elluminate Live! From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Language E-Learning on the Move From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

High-tech learning center is being developed as part of Northeast Ohio's federal historic corridor From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Digital High: Charter schools offer university prep, technology From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Cable in the Classroom's Media Literacy From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

The Handbook of Distance Education Wins Award for Excellence From Distance-Educator.com's Daily News on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Googlebomb Here's a worthwhile googlebomb, replace the antisemitic link at the top of Google by linking to Jew (using this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew) via Liz. From James Farmer's Radio Weblog on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

God Bless Dana Milbank In praise of the WH correspondent extraordinaire From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Condi Rice Meets Peter-Baruch She's brilliant, sure, but needs to be reassigned From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Kerry a Foreigner, Bush Charges Press maintains neutrality on alien candidate issue. From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

Incoming! The Bush administration's faith-based belief in missile defense From The Gadflyer | All Feeds on April 6, 2004 at 11:49 a.m..

The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced ... The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Licensing Electronic Resources Part I: An Introduction to Agreements - OHIONET, Columbus Ohio - Apri ... Licensing Electronic Resources Part I: An Introduction to Agreements - OHIONET, Columbus Ohio - April 23, 2004 - For library managers and librarians who deal with acquisitions and electronic reference resources From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

MALVINE is an online search service for post-medieval manuscripts hosted by the Berlin State Library ... MALVINE is an online search service for post-medieval manuscripts hosted by the Berlin State Library and maintained by a European consortium of libraries, archives, and museums. MALVINE provides details on the nature and location of manuscripts held by a wide range of cultural heritage institutions From Peter Scott's Library Blog on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Indian science academy signs Berlin Declaration The Indian National Science Academy has signed the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

More on lifting the trade embargo on scientific editing Lila Guterman, U.S. Lifts Policy That Restricted Publishing in Journals by Scholars in Embargoed Countries, Chronicle of Higher Education, April 6, 2004 (access limited to subscribers). Excerpt: "The U.S. Treasury Department has ended months of confusion among scholarly publishers by ruling that an engineering society may edit, without restriction, articles written by authors in countries under trade embargoes. The apparent reversal of government policy, which previously had forbidden editing without a special license, sh From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

National Academies providing free online access to developing countries The U.S. National Academies now provide free online access to their research reports and journals to over 100 developing countries. Excerpt from yesterday's press release: "This National Academies initiative stems from heightened interest among scientists around the world in the institution's work and in scientific and technical information in general. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences is a memb From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

More on the end of the trade embargo on editing Jeanine Aversa, U.S. OKs Editing of Foreign Manuscripts, April 5, 2004 for the Associated Press and syndicated in many papers. A brief overview. From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Proposed new format for the SHERPA database Stevan Harnad is proposing a new format and color scheme for the SHERPA database of publisher policies on copyright and archiving. If you have comments, send them to the American Scientist Open-Access Forum. From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Automating permission requests for postprint archiving Tilburg University has added a very nice feature to its institutional repository. When a journal does not permit postprint archiving, then the repository still includes a record containing a citation and a link to the publisher's priced or for-fee edition. The record also contains an explanation of the publisher's policy, quoting and dating the publisher's own words if possible. With one click, the author can generate a letter to the publisher asking permission to From FOS News on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Gary and AKMA resolve BLX spat It appears that Gary and AKMA have settled their dispute over Gary's proposed BLX standard (pronounced "bollocks"). (Begin the thread here and then follow it in the main page of Gary's blog.) Trouble ahead, though: Now that BLX has incontestably become an important part of the Web standards toolkit, Microsoft has announced that all future versions of Office will embed key summarization information in "islands of BLX" that will be accessible only via Microsoft's own parser.... From Joho the Blog on April 6, 2004 at 11:48 a.m..

Untitled Test post to the new server! From The Shifted Librarian on April 6, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Why are case studies at conferences often so dull? This is something I was idly thinking about today, and I scribbled down some notes that I thought I would share. First off, I think it's because people aren't putting themselves in the shoes of their audience when they are... From Column Two on April 6, 2004 at 11:47 a.m..

Stories as currency Nice bit of insight into what people get out of volunteering, by Michael Lenczner: "That is the currency with which we "pay" volunteers. By giving them another bit of a story, of meaning, to add to their lives. (not that their lives aren't full of meaning and stories already - that would be impossible. It's just that the "meaning" we have From Seb's Open Research on April 6, 2004 at 11:46 a.m..

Bypassing the Mobile Carriers