ICTA is a (currently free) web-based system for automated text analysis and discovery of social networks from electronic communication such as emails, forums, blogs and chats. Gruzd, Anatoliy A. (2009). ICTA - Internet Community Text Analyzer: Software for Automated Text and Social Network Analysis. Available at http://TextAnalytics.net Carolyn Haythornthwaite posted this link to the AIR-L today.

WorldCat.org has a new feature: search for an author, go to a detailed record of a book by that author, go down to the "Details" part of the record, and click the "Go" button beside "Find More information about..." the author's name. The resulting "Identities" record is a cool social network representation of the author. I've linked Erving Goffman's as an example.

Kenneth Crews will provide an engaging review of the issues affecting authors and creators of copyrightable works. Copyrightable works include not only the traditional products of academic activity and inquiry, including books, articles, lectures and class notes, but also software, databases, websites, schematics, drawings, blueprints, renderings, movies, songs, lyrics, sculpture, choreography, landscape designs, and many other products of human creativity. As more channels become available for access to these works, the issues surrounding control and use are becoming ever more complex. Dr. Crews will discuss ways for scholars and other creators of copyrightable works to operate this new environment. Event has a webcast and was Liveblogged.