This article from Inside Higher Ed includes a link to a 116 page pdf report by the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Sustainable Digital Preservation and Access.

A new generation of tablet-sized computing devices, epitomized by Apple's new iPad, has the potential to revolutionize the way we create and innovate. (Wired Magazine)

Organizations that embrace "open" will innovate better, cheaper, and faster. Here are three things to think about when implementing open-design principles. (Business Week)

By an overwhelming margin, technology experts and stakeholders participating in a survey fielded by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Elon University's Imagining the Internet Center believe that innovative forms of online cooperation could result in more efficient and responsive for-profit firms, non-profit organizations, and government agencies by the year 2020.

There are at least six ebook reader devices on the market or in preparation. A major business magazine predicts that up to seven million of these devices will be sold next year. A major consulting firm says ebook sales will account for ten percent of the publishing market in five years. And an executive at the leading computing firm predicts that 90 percent of all publishing will switch to electronic form in just 20 years.

From Nicholas Carr