Monthly Archives: July 2008

OpenDOAR, dSpace, Fedors and other repository news

Two related yet unrelated items today: dSpace and Fedora have officially announced they will be partnering. This comes as good news for those of us who have long wanted to use Fedora for its open and expandable model, but have … Continue reading

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McLuhan, Mailer, 1968

Mailer, McLuhan, 1968, a CBS talking show program titled “The Summer Way” and Google Video. Web serendipity strikes again, or always, or…hmm…I’m sure McLuhan would find another way to express it. But one fav quote from the show: McLuhan (around … Continue reading

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Univ Presses Make Jump to Kindle

According to an article in a recent “Inside Higher Education” several University Presses are releasing new or existing books on the Kindle. “By the beginning of the fall, Princeton plans to have several hundred books available for sale through Kindle. … Continue reading

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MBooks – Their Library, Your Selections

University of Michigan has created an interesting digital library application: building on its partnership with Google Books, it offers users the opportunity to create custom collections of works that have been digitized. Once you create an account you can create … Continue reading

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