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Google Reader Shutdown a Sobering Reminder That 'Our' Technology Isn't Ours - 0 views

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Professional Development

shared by Scott Peterson on 15 Mar 13 - No Cached

Scott Peterson on 15 Mar 13

A twofold interest in this article, one that we forget we don't own or manage website content services. With older software installed on a PC we could continue as long as it was supported or useful, an online service can simply be pulled. The other is that with multiple sources and sites now that aggregate material RSS feeds may finally be declining in popularity and use.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A twofold interest in this article, one that we forget we don't own or manage website content services. With older software installed on a PC we could continue as long as it was supported or useful, an online service can simply be pulled. The other is that with multiple sources and sites now that aggregate material RSS feeds may finally be declining in popularity and use.</div>

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"Why I break DRM on e-books": A publishing exec speaks out - paidContent - 0 views

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drm publishing ebooks

shared by Jennifer Parsons on 24 Apr 12 - No Cached

Here at paidContent, independent e-bookstore Emily Books‘ Emily Gould and Ruth Curry have argued that DRM is crushing indie booksellers online. And Hachette VP, digital Maja Thomas recently described DRM as “a speedbump” that “doesn’t stop anyone from pirating.”
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He argues that DRM is a way for the Amazons of the world to create lock-in to their platforms.
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Jennifer Parsons on 24 Apr 12

And why would they do it? Probably because as it stands, it doesn't work as intended. As people realize that what they're doing isn't buying content so much as leasing it, it's interesting to see how their attitudes have changed towards DRM.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">And why would they do it? Probably because as it stands, it doesn't work as intended. As people realize that what they're doing isn't buying content so much as leasing it, it's interesting to see how their attitudes have changed towards DRM. </div>

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The decaying web and our disappearing history - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...20120927-the-decaying-web

social media preservation online content archiving

shared by adrienne_mobius on 12 Oct 12 - No Cached

adrienne_mobius on 12 Oct 12

"Our online history is disappearing at an astonishing rate, creating a black hole for future historians. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Our online history is disappearing at an astonishing rate, creating a black hole for future historians. "</div>

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Losing My Revolution: How Many Resources Shared on Social Media Have Been Lost? - 1 views

arxiv.org/1209.3026

social media preservation online content archiving

shared by adrienne_mobius on 12 Oct 12 - No Cached

adrienne_mobius on 12 Oct 12

Researchers found a nearly linear relationship between time of sharing of the resource and the percentage lost, with a slightly less linear relationship between time of sharing and archiving coverage of the resource. From this model we conclude that after the first year of publishing, nearly 11% of shared resources will be lost and after that we will continue to lose 0.02% per day.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Researchers found a nearly linear relationship between time of sharing of the resource and the percentage lost, with a slightly less linear relationship between time of sharing and archiving coverage of the resource. From this model we conclude that after the first year of publishing, nearly 11% of shared resources will be lost and after that we will continue to lose 0.02% per day. </div>

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Free Webinars Introducing FOSS4LIB | Library Open-Source Software Registry - 2 views

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library software opensource

shared by Jennifer Parsons on 27 Mar 12 - No Cached

Jennifer Parsons on 27 Mar 12

Say, Sharla, would this be something our customers might be interested in? I'm curious about it myself.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Say, Sharla, would this be something our customers might be interested in? I'm curious about it myself.</div>

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Sharla Lair on 28 Mar 12

Yeah, this looks very promising. Interestingly enough it is through Lyrassis, the company from which I am considering purchasing online courses. Go figure! How do we promote? Are all of the members on the training listserv? Can we just forward this email out on it?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Yeah, this looks very promising. Interestingly enough it is through Lyrassis, the company from which I am considering purchasing online courses. Go figure! How do we promote? Are all of the members on the training listserv? Can we just forward this email out on it?</div>

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Jennifer Parsons on 28 Mar 12

Not all, just some, but this might be the kind of thing we'd cross-post on (i.e., to the Mobius-users-l list as well as the Training-l list). Christopher is usually the one who posts to the lists about training, and he does it across several lists; you may want to check with him. As far as promoting, I don't know-- first of all, will Lyrassis let us promote their stuff? I don't see why they wouldn't, but you never can be sure with some providers. But the lists are usually where a lot of the action is. We might also want to do a blog post to the MOBIUS website, too.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Not all, just some, but this might be the kind of thing we'd cross-post on (i.e., to the Mobius-users-l list as well as the Training-l list). Christopher is usually the one who posts to the lists about training, and he does it across several lists; you may want to check with him. As far as promoting, I don't know-- first of all, will Lyrassis let us promote their stuff? I don't see why they wouldn't, but you never can be sure with some providers. But the lists are usually where a lot of the action is. We might also want to do a blog post to the MOBIUS website, too.</div>

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Sharla Lair on 28 Mar 12

Ok. I'll talk to Christopher this afternoon about promoting training.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Ok. I'll talk to Christopher this afternoon about promoting training.</div>

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Christopher Gould on 01 May 12

FYI, the training list is largely defunct. It was populated by people who were interested in discussing training with the MOBIUS office, but I was the only one who ever posted anything.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FYI, the training list is largely defunct. It was populated by people who were interested in discussing training with the MOBIUS office, but I was the only one who ever posted anything.</div>

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Sharla Lair on 02 May 12

Yeah, that's often how lists go. People are always afraid to speak up.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Yeah, that's often how lists go. People are always afraid to speak up.</div>

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