Journalism
“Project Aims to Build Online Hub for Archival Materials”
In death as in life, people leave their papers strewn everywhere. Now imagine a central clearinghouse for those records, an online hub researchers could consult to find archival materials. That’s the idea behind SNAC, the Social Networks and Archival Collections project. Read More...“Publishers and Georgia State See Broad Implications in Copyright Ruling”
The publisher plaintiffs say they’re disappointed with the ruling. Georgia State says it’s pleased. Both sides agree the case has broad implications for fair use. Read More...“Long-Awaited Ruling in Copyright Case Mostly Favors Georgia State U.”
A federal judge handed down a ruling in a closely watched case that pitted three scholarly publishers against Georgia State University. The plaintiffs argued that the university went too far in allowing professors to post unlicensed copyrighted material online for students; GSU defended its policy as fair use in an educational setting. The judge mostly agreed with the university. Library and fair-use advocates worried, though, that her ruling draws a too-bright line on fair use. Read More...“Hot Type: Elsevier Experiments With Allowing ‘Text Mining’ of Its Journals”
In my latest column, I look into an unusual deal struck by Heather Piwowar, a postdoc at the University of British Columbia, with the science-publishing giant Elsevier. The deal got its start in a Twitter exchange between Piwowar and Alicia Wise, Elsevier’s director of universal access. It will allow UBC researchers to text-mine Elsevier journal content, including its subscription-only databases. Read More...“Breaking Down Menus Digitally, Dish by Dish”
The New York Public Library’s “What’s on the Menu?” project recruits volunteers to help transcribe digitized copies of the library’s 40,000 historic menus. Not only is the project a runaway hit with the public, it’s helping the library rethink its mission in the 21st century. Crowd-sourcing isn’t just about free labor; it’s about engaging patrons everywhere with the creation of public memory. Read More...“Debate at N.Y. Public Library Raises Question: Can Off-Site Storage Work for Researchers?”
Part of the outcry over the New York Public Library’s Central Library Plan centers on what will happen to the millions of books stored in the 42nd Street building. Many will be moved to offsite storage. I talked to some research librairies to find out more about remote storage and its pros and cons. Read More...
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