Monday, October 13, 2014

Copyright and Access to Knowledge Issues

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Latest Blogs:

Intellectual Property:

Harvard Law Review Claims Copyright Over Legal Citations; Now Challenged By Public Domain Effort
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20141007/17534928757/shameful-harvard-law-review-copyright-maximalism-over-legal-citations-put-to-test-with-new-public-domain-effort.shtml

Adobe is Spying on Users, Collecting Data on Their eBook Libraries
http://the-digital-reader.com/2014/10/06/adobe-spying-users-collecting-data-ebook-libraries/#.VDfH6k9xmHs

Open Access, Access to Knowledge (A2K) and Scholarly Communication:
http://accessibility.arl.org/

Change role of faculty librarians in open access by Iryna Kuchma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qxXheV83F8&feature=youtu.be

Open Access Journal publishing at your institution by Ina Smith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65_tZRz1vSg&feature=youtu.be

Lessons from Swets : Libraries need subscription security | peer to peer review
http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/10/opinion/peer-to-peer-review/lessons-from-swets-libraries-need-subscription-security-peer-to-peer-review/

A new chapter for the monograph?
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/blog/a-new-chapter-for-the-monograph-30-sep-2014

The digital future of our stuff: approach with caution
http://theconversation.com/the-digital-future-of-our-stuff-approach-with-caution-32218

What is the Lyon Declaration?
http://www.lyondeclaration.org/about/

Traditional Knowledge:

Nagoya Protocol Enters Into Force, Will Be Tested In Months To Come
http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/10/09/nagoya-protocol-enters-into-force-will-be-tested-in-months-to-come/



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