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Rebecca Benner

WHO | Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative - 0 views

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    I mentioned this site on a blog post. It's one of WHO's initiatives to provide free or low-cost access to journals for people in developing countries.
dana payne

Webcasts, video, and podcasts (SPARC) - 0 views

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    See podcast entitled "The OA Argument is Won", by David Prosser, Executive Director of SPARC Europe, February 4, 2008. Podcast | 8.1MB.
Mark Schreiber

Digital Domain - Computers at Home - Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Article looks at three separate studies of the educational benefit of home computers for lower income children. The studies indicate that the educational value of universal broadband access may be minimal, or worse, harmful.
Mark Schreiber

Simplifying the Lives of Web Users - 0 views

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    OpenDNS is a crowdsourced, open access DNS server
Paul Riccardi

Yahoo! News - Amazon lets authors mute Kindle books read-aloud feature by AFP: Yahoo! Tech - 0 views

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    Amazon and the Authors Guild reach an agreement on the read-aloud feature. I think it's a smart play by Amazon. Authors that choose to disable may hesitate due to a possible public relations backlash for not wanting disabled readers to get access without getting more money in the process.
Georgina B

The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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    This is article is worth looking at because it is a counterpoint to claims about younger generations being hyper-technical. This author cites Jeff Gomez's book Print is Dead and asks us to re-examine our assumptions about people's abilities and access to high-tech resources. It also warns us against adapting systems too quickly to this 'one-size-fits-all' digital system that might not meet the needs of a group because the group may be more diverse than we think.
Georgina B

Link by Link - Don't Buy That Textbook, Download It Free - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Here is a piece about open access for textbooks.
Rebecca Benner

Science Commons - 0 views

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    I stumbled upon this during Open Access Day. Might be interesting for STM folks to check out.
Derik Dupont

NY Times' Sulzberger Explains Philosophy Behind Charging for Articles | Epicenter | Wired.com - 0 views

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    New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. plans to start charging readers for access to more than an as-yet-undetermined number of articles per month
Ryan Holman

Without ready access to computers, students struggle - washingtonpost.com - 1 views

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    The digital divide is still alive and well....highlighted in an article centered in Fairfax.
Derik Dupont

Variety Paywall To Go Up Thursday - 1 views

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    LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood trade newspaper Variety is putting its Web site behind a "pay wall" starting Thursday – reserving its online content for paid subscribers and hoping its advertisers will stick around despite the smaller Internet audience. Variety plans to shut off free access gradually, asking one in 10 visitors for a user name and password that will be sent to paying subscribers.
Ryan Holman

Report Finds Common Ground in Efforts to Balance Public Access, Scholarly Publishing - 1 views

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    Mostly having to do with scholarly publishing....
Derik Dupont

New York Times May Charge Core Web Readers - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    As the newspaper wraps up its assessment of the benefits and risks of restricting access to news on the Web, it is nearing a decision to charge its core online readers. " />
Derik Dupont

Justice Settles Kindle-in-Classroom Cases - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    The Justice Department struck deals with three universities not to promote Amazon's Kindle or other e-book readers unless the devices are fully accessible to blind students." />
Derik Dupont

Barnes & Noble Plans iPad e-Reader App - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Barnes & Noble will offer an e-book reader application for Apple's new iPad tablet computer, providing access to the electronic books it sells. " />
Derik Dupont

Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer - WSJ.com - 2 views

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    Google plans to begin selling digital books in late June or July, aiming to let users access books from a broad range of sites using multiple devices." />
Derik Dupont

Gmail: Email from Google - 0 views

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    7+ GB of storage, less spam, and mobile access. Gmail is email that's intuitive, efficient, and useful. And maybe even fun.
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