Why Current Publication Practices May Distort Science Oct 8, 2008
8, 2008) Starting April 7th, all research articles funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must be submitted to the NIH's public digital library of full-text articles, PubMedCentral, and made freely. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Maine has joined Oct 7, 2008
Maine To Skip Vista, Go Directly To Windows 7 -- InformationWeek. Defining The Business Value Of Technology. (InformationWeek)
First lady hosts her final National Book Festival Sep 25, 2008
Visitors to the festival also will get a peek at the World Digital Library set to debut in 2009, which will allow people to access the collections of major national libraries including Brazil, Russia and Egypt. The online library will be available in seven major languages. (USA Today -- Life)
Dell Premiers First Industry-Approved Burn-to-DVD Downloads Sep 17, 2008
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dell is bringing the big screen to the PC screen, making it easy for users to build a personal digital library of their favorite Hollywood blockbusters. Dell and Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: - ) have teamed to make downloading and recording DVD movies easy with the first PC-based Qflix(TM) drives. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
More students seek MMAS Sep 12, 2008
Previous year's MMAS theses are available through the Combined Arms Research Digital Library. CGSC has increased the number of ILE students by more than 200 this year, but Baumann said that's not the only reason for the increase in MMAS students. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
National library the world third biggest Sep 12, 2008
It has storage rooms, displays of ancient books, reading rooms and a digital library. Phase 2 alone encompasses 80 thousand square meters. (Xinhuanet, China)
Video Piracy--Without The Piracy Sep 10, 2008
A Real DVD user could easily borrow and rip all of a friend's DVDs, or better yet, sign up for Netflix (nasdaq: - - ) and add dozens of movies to his or her digital library every month without purchasing a single disc. Real Networks' take on that piracy problem. (Forbes -- Technology)
PhotoWorks Offers Cost-Saving Alternatives to School Portraits Sep 8, 2008
To create its premier content, the company leverages one of the world's largest creative studios and digital library of award-winning expressive content as well as an extensive international distribution capability. AGI attracts more than 40 million unique visitors per month in 18 countries to its popular websites , , , and , as well as through Instant Messaging or online partnerships with AOL, MSN, and. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Culture cuts leave Canada behind the pack in the race to store ... Aug 26, 2008
The European Commission has urged its member states to increase their digitization budgets, as Europe works toward the creation of a massive European Digital Library. Ads by Google. (Vancouver Sun)
Open access contract: MPS and PLoS agree upon central funding of publication fees Aug 22, 2008
"PLoS is a top quality Open Access publisher. We are pleased to support a seminal publication model with this collaboration and thus facilitate publishing for our scientists in this interesting spectrum of titles", said Ralf Schimmer, head of the Department of Scientific Information Provision of the Max Planck Digital Library ... Max Planck Society: Max Planck Digital Library: PLoS: PLoS Open Access journals: Berlin Declaration ... Dr. Ralf Schimmer Head of the Department of Scientific... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Capturing The Bush Legacy Online Aug 21, 2008
Other partners include the California Digital Library and the Libraries, which will focus on in-depth looks at specific agencies; and the Government Printing Office, which maintains paper records in the Federal Depository Library Program and will offer curating advice. Retrieving information after it has vanished is difficult, said Suzanne Sears, head of the Government Documents Department at the University of North Texas Libraries, one of nearly 1,300 federal depository libraries across the... (Washington Post -- Technology)
Etched language data will last for 2,000 years Aug 21, 2008
The information contained in the five spheres is expected to endure for at least 2,000 years, according to the Rosetta Project, which is a collaboration between the Long Now Foundation, the National Science Foundation, Stanford University Libraries and the National Science Digital Library to build the digital library of languages. "We're standing now on the last generation of the majority of tribal languages in the world," said Alexander Rose, executive director of the Long Now Foundation,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Libraries step into the age of iPod Aug 12, 2008
In Phoenix, for instance, branches have banded together to create a digital library that currently has about 50,000 titles of e-books, audiobooks, music and videos that can be "checked out" from anywhere. Once discovered, says Tom Gemberling, the electronic resources librarian for the Phoenix Public Library, the program often proves wildly popular. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
A place to tell Delta's full story Jul 31, 2008
Computer center, including a digital library, theater and graphics center. Source: Discover the Delta. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Scopus Adds Pre-Print Research Abstracts From Four Prestigious Publishers Jul 29, 2008
Researchers will gain access to the full-text by linking from Scopus to the publishers' digital library. This early access provides greater connectivity to the current state of research in a range of fields, as well as a more timely method for evaluating the output of authors and institutions. (PR Newswire)
Very cool centralized Video Archive website opens for NASA Jul 29, 2008
Page 1 of 2 NASA announced Thursday, July 24, 2008 that it now has a non-profit digital library ; [of] the most comprehensive compilation ever of NASA s vast collection of photographs, historic film and video. Related stories. (iTWire)
CARE assigns Grade 3 to Vishal IPO Jul 23, 2008
The grading is however constrained by the companys small size of operations in a low end Information Technology Enabled Services segment characterized by low entry barriers, relatively high client concentration risk and unproven ability to generate revenue from its foray into digital library and Print-on-Demand markets ... In 2007, the company extended its activities into related areas such as digital library and print-on-demand business segments. (India Times)
Apps we love Jul 22, 2008
You can burn it to a DVD, play it on a portable media player like an iPod, or start your own digital library on an external hard drive. If you're a television junkie who can't stay away from the computer, BeyondTV will give you what you crave. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Book Vishal Info Techs' IPO Jul 21, 2008
VITL provides IT-enabled services (ITeS) in the areas of data digitisation, e-publishing and digital library ... To reduce its exposure to this lumpiness, VTIL is focusing its attention on print-on-demand (POD) and digital library services ... The company is working on a pilot project with Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), UK, to provide digital library services. (India Times)
Vishal Info IPO opens for subscription Jul 21, 2008
Vishal Info Tech provides IT-enabled services in the areas of data digitisation, e-publishing and digital library ... 85 crore to finance its expansion, which includes increasing data digitalisation seats from the present 250 to 450, e-publishing seats from 150 to 250 and digital library seats from 75 to 100. (India Times)
New $1.2 million grant will fund UT research on the future of libraries Jul 18, 2008
The program will focus on multimedia collections, digital library services, bridges between physical and digital libraries and digital library evaluation. Assistant professor Megan Winget got the other $255,000 for her research on collecting and preserving artifacts of the video game industry. (Austin Business Journal, TX)
UI nearer to receiving disability funding Jul 17, 2008
The funding would allow the UI's WiderNet project - which works to improve digital communication in developing countries - and its vast digital library, known as eGranary, to plan and develop this resource. These nations often have needs that are exacerbated by a lack of financial resources and a lack of developed infrastructure. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Photo Release -- Foundry Switches Help the British Library Create An Unmatched Digital Repository for Priceless Collections Jul 16, 2008
The Digital Library Program -- creating a digital library within a highly resilient and secure infrastructure to store, in perpetuity, any electronic material submitted as part of the voluntary scheme for the deposit of digital material. The Microsoft Digitization project -- working with Microsoft and content conversion specialists (CCS), scanning out-of-copyright novels from the late nineteenth century from a range of authors such as Dickens, Eliot, Trollope and Hardy. (Primezone Releases)
Handing Over Control Jul 15, 2008
We take care of the digital pictures, the digital library of our products and our competitors' products. We organize the whole thing. (Forbes -- Technology)
LessonLab Research Institute Director Addresses Leading Science Experts at Literacy Institute's Annual Conference Jul 13, 2008
The study aimed to investigate and discover new mathematics and science teaching practices, compare U.S. teaching practices with those in high-achieving countries, develop new teaching research methods and tools for professional development and create a digital library of images of teaching to inform U.S. educational policy. About LLRI The LessonLab Research Institute (LLRI) is an independent research organization of Achievement Solutions at Pearson that focuses on investigating mathematics and... (PR Newswire)
11th Circuit Sides With National Geographic in Copyright Case Jul 2, 2008
" The Greenberg case differed from Tasini in that, in Tasini, articles were "isolated from the context of the original print publications in which they first appeared," Barkett wrote in the majority opinion. "Because the freelance authors' articles were 'presented to, and retrievable by, the user in isolation, clear of the context of the original print publication," publishers were wrong in claiming they had not infringed freelancers' copyrights, the majority opinion stated. Relying on dicta,... (Law.com)
UGA's library project a wonder of digital info Jun 30, 2008
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
NIST releases preview of much-anticipated online mathematics reference Jun 27, 2008
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a five-chapter preview of the much-anticipated online Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). In development for over a decade, the DLMF is designed to be a modern successor to the 1964 "Handbook of Mathematical Functions," a reference work that is the most widely distributed NIST publication (with over a million copies in print) and one of the most cited works in the mathematical literature (still receiving over... (EurekAlert!)
International Children's Digital Library Unveils Breakthrough Enhancements Jun 17, 2008
International Children's Digital Library Unveils Breakthrough Enhancements - Yahoo ... International Children's Digital Library Unveils Breakthrough Enhancements ... Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 17, 2008 -- The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) Foundation (), which is the world's largest collection of children's literature available freely on the Internet, today announced the completion and implementation of its ClearText technology which significantly enhances the translation and... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Downloading Classic Literature Jun 16, 2008
Learn how to download classics from a digital library. Find classic literature online and supplement your homeschool curriculum with digital library resources ... Before you spend a fortune buying beautiful hardbound leather embossed editions of classic literature, consider visiting a digital library for a free download. (Suite101.com)
Nature gave inventor a blueprint, but not overnight success Jun 8, 2008
Yet computers that came close to matching his original "Dynabook" idea which included a wireless connection to a global digital library weren't widely available for another three decades. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
CARL offers RSS_feeds May 30, 2008
New Digital Library Titles Feeds - The CARL's Digital Library boasts 10 online collections, including rare World War II operational documents, Fort Leavenworth history and much more. These collections get many thousands of visits each week from all over the United States and abroad. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
Working Knowledge: Inside the Kindle E-Book Reader May 29, 2008
In 1971 Michael Hart, a University of Illinois student, obtained mainframe computer time to begin to digitize and archive books and other items, with the goal of someday distributing a massive digital library. THE LAST BOOK: In 1997 Joseph Jacobson, a young professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology s Media Lab and an eventual founder of E Ink, published a paper called The Last Book. (Scientific American)
PHOTOS: Mars Lander Takes First "Self Portraits" May 28, 2008
The nonprofit Planetary Society compiled the DVD, which contains a digital library of science fiction stories, essays, and artworks featuring the red planet. The disc, which is expected to last for the next 500 years, also holds the names of a quarter million Mars enthusiasts from around the world. (National Geographic)
FBI withdraws demand for data after library sues to block move May 9, 2008
WASHINGTON - The FBI has withdrawn a secret administrative order seeking the name, address, and online activity of a patron of the Internet Archive after the San Francisco-based digital library filed suit to block the action. It is one of only three known instances in which the FBI has backed off from such a data demand, known as a "national security letter," or NSL, which is not subject to judicial approval and whose recipient is barred from disclosing the order's existence. (Boston Globe)
FBI Withdraws Probe Of Wayback Machine Users May 9, 2008
In November, the FBI sent the nonprofit digital library a National Security Letter demanding personal information about an user. The letter requested the person's name, address, and other electronic records pertaining to the user. (InformationWeek)
Internet Archive proclaims victory against secret FBI demand for ... May 8, 2008
The FBI has backed down on a secret request for information about a user of the Internet Archive digital library, thanks to a legal challenge from two prominent advocacy groups. The case, which was brought by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the archive, dates to last year but only became public on Wednesday. (CNET News.com)
Finally! Movies on my PC the same day they're on DVD. May 8, 2008
Now that new versions of the software enable you to both rent and buy movies, Apple wants more people to fork over $299 for this extra set-top box that wirelessly connects your digital library to your TV.. (This is the same thinking behind Amazon's e-book reader, the Kindle. (Christian Science Monitor)
Microsoft, DAISY Make Reading Easier for People With Print Disabilities May 7, 2008
"As an advocate of technologies that help blind and low-vision individuals, and as chair of an organization managing a digital library based on DAISY XML formats, I can attest that this 'Save as DAISY XML' plug-in for Microsoft Office Word is a landmark development," said Dominique Burger of BrailleNet. "The ability to generate DAISY XML content from within an application used by millions of people around the world is welcome news for all who have been pushing for such a broad-reaching... (PR Newswire)
Garden exhibition replicates Darwin's work and experiments May 2, 2008
Even in the Galapgos he focused on plants, said Kohn, who is general editor of the Darwin Digital Library of Evolution at the American Museum of Natural History. "He did not even label the finches," he said. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
How to do the research, get the credit Apr 22, 2008
You'll find a digital library and access to the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps that document each structure in Atlanta and the materials it was built from. 15. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Librarians must be abreast with electronic retrieval of information- Dr Darkwa Apr 11, 2008
He proposed that, CULD and other African library organizations, get together to create a shared digital library of materials available online. "CULD should lobby tertiary institutions to contribute to the creation of a library with a large stock of material available to students from member institutions," Dr Darkwa said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Online magazine for elementary teachers brings polar issues into classrooms nationwide Mar 28, 2008
To fill a national void in the elementary school curriculum and capitalize on student interest in the polar regions, Ohio State University and the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) have launched a new online magazine for teachers in the early grades. The National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded publication, Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears is designed to help teachers develop their knowledge of the Arctic and Antarctica and to use best practices to integrate science and literacy instruction... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Iowa Women's Archives goes online Mar 27, 2008
As Iowa Women's History Month comes to close, the Iowa Women's Archives and the UI Digital Library celebrated by launching an online version of the collection ... Jen Wolfe, a metadata librarian at the digital library, said the documents and images accurately piece together the history of women in the state - a history, she said, that is too often placed on the back burner. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Full Story » Mar 25, 2008
Another part of the TEAMS initiative has been the development of an online library of K-12 engineering activities called the Teach Engineering Digital Library ... Rowe said that, in addition to expanding the Digital Library, the Daniels Fund grant will also be used to fund its work with high school students. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
• Apple may offer music subscription service Mar 21, 2008
DIGITAL MUSIC Apple may offer music subscription service Buyers of iPods and iPhones would be allowed to pay extra upfront for unlimited access to digital library. By Michelle Quinn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. (Q13.com, WA)
Library lending just got easier Mar 17, 2008
Just by having a Caldwell County library card, library patrons have the opportunity to download hundreds of titles right to their computer from the N.C. Digital Library site. The consortium that makes up the N.C. Digital Library includes Caldwell County Library and 15 other library systems, and requires members to purchase 1,000 of new digital material annually, which means that the number of titles available will grow exponentially each year ... The only requirement to borrow from the N.C.... (Lenoir News Topic, NC)
E-Book Fans Frustrated by No Kindles Mar 17, 2008
It took a month before Sacramento-based digital library consultant Kris Ogilvie got hers. "What I didn't like is that they didn't really keep you informed about how long it would be," she says. (ABC News)
General Dennis Reimer, Former Army Chief of Staff, Joins VirtualAgility as Advisor Mar 16, 2008
In recognition of his contributions, the Army named its digital library after General Reimer. After leaving the Army in 1999, Reimer led the National Memorial for the Prevention of Terrorism, where he developed and implemented three national programs related to overcoming barriers to effective responder collaboration and enhancing performance. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Move over Galileo, it's Science 2.0 Mar 7, 2008
The International Childrens Digital Library, comprising thousands of books, representing dozens of cultures and more than 30 languages. More on HCIL. (EurekAlert!)
Audubon's 'Birds' now in flock on this Web site Mar 4, 2008
Last month, the digital library and Pitt's university press teamed up to post the text of more than 30 titles in the press' Latin American Series. While some images of Audubon's collection were available on a few Web sites, the Pitt site is the only place where every image can be found, said Michael Dabrishus, assistant university librarian for archives and special collections. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* A capitalist jolt for an educational charity Feb 28, 2008
It has improved the e-mail and blogging software and added links to outside resources, like National Geographic's digital library, to its Web-based software for online projects. "We were a small company with little capital," said Tim DiScipio, a founder of the original ePals, who is the chief marketing officer of the revamped company under its new ownership. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
1976 Copyright Law Meets 21st Century in Case Before 11th Circuit Feb 27, 2008
In 2001, Birch authored an 11th Circuit opinion favoring photographer Jerry Greenberg that found the National Geographic's digital library was a new product and therefore infringed Greenberg's photo copyrights ... Starr argued that the CD-ROM digital library constitutes a permissible revision of the National Geographic magazine that would not require the publisher to pay new royalties to individual magazine contributors ... Chief Judge J. L. Edmondson also weighed in, saying he was troubled that... (Law.com)
Digital repository studied Feb 25, 2008
Under the new system, one electronic copy of every state publication would go to the state Commission of Libraries to be preserved in the new digital library ... Also, a digital library is cheaper as it avoids printing, storing and shipping costs ... Existing print items in the current repository would eventually be added to the digital library. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Learn about the Online Movie Strategies Feb 23, 2008
Analysis of each of the major Studios and their online strategies, including business models, viable digital library sizes and the platforms and devices supported by each Studio. Online Movie Strategies. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
When Oscar comes knocking Feb 22, 2008
The B.C. Film Commission keeps a digital library of homes from around the Lower Mainland that is used by location scouts. There are 1,625 houses and 193 apartments in the database. (Globe and Mail)
Literary treasures, kid-friendly format Feb 21, 2008
With a mouse click, it can be read - page by page, picture by picture - in the International Children's Digital Library, a website aiming to become the world's largest collection of online children's literature ... The Dodd center, a special collections archive, has digitized numerous books for inclusion in the International Children's Digital Library, including the first British edition and first American edition of the 1877 children's classic "Black Beauty." ... The BPL, for example, is... (Boston Globe)
Taming the data deluge with the new open source iRODS data grid system Feb 21, 2008
Currently the iRODS team is current working with partners to help a number of projects apply the technology, including the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), the National Science Digital Library, the Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center (TDLC), the UC Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) grid and the Testbed for the Redlining Archives of Californias Exclusionary Spaces (T-RACES) project, and numerous others. Version 1. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Going paperless - do it for the planet Feb 17, 2008
Writer Hannah Fairfield profiled Google engineering director Chris Uhlik, whose paper-saving philosophy includes homeschooling his children on computers and scanning his books into a searchable digital library. Of course, Uhlik worked on Google's Book Search scanning project, but other people use scanners to save recipes and receipts, plus family photographs and correspondence. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Stevensville scientist launches The Biomimicry Institute (1) Feb 16, 2008
n Launch a Biomimicry Design Portal, the world s first digital library of nature s solutions and online information exchange between biologists and innovators. On the Net: www. (Helena Independent Record)
Promote traditional health sciences: knowledge panel Feb 15, 2008
It would also establish a major programme for digitization of Indias medical manuscripts located both in India and abroad, and make this digital library accessible to teaching and research purposes in India. The data in the library, translated into five major international languages, would also be made accessible to global patent search to protect the countrys traditional knowledge from getting patented by others. (Livemint)
UI improves facilities at mosque Feb 10, 2008
Students can also learn to read the Koran and select literature from its digital library. The website will also provide video streaming services for preaching sessions held at the mosque. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
China's National Library cuts service fees Feb 8, 2008
A new digital library, covering 80,000 square meters, is being built to add 2,900 seats to the current 5,000-seat library. The new construction, to be supported by computer and Internet technologies, will hold up to 8,000 readers daily when finished in July. (Xinhuanet, China)
Stanford's Lessig tackling even bigger battle Feb 2, 2008
Google, for instance, is in the process of creating a digital library of books and is facing a $1. 65 billion piracy lawsuit from Viacom over copyrighted videos posted on YouTube. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Man sets station on fire over playlist Jan 30, 2008
Station president Andrew Dickens said Feinstein had been in a dispute with another volunteer about what kind of music should be put into a digital library for the Internet program. Feinstein was a jazz fan and his Internet program was called "Mellow Down Easy," Dickens said. (Albany Times Union)
