Yes, good point -- eBook software "acceptance" is a good issue. Also
#5) Blackboard v. Sakai v. Moodle vs. etc. What kind of courseware? is it open access? etc On 10/1/07, Conor Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Great list! Regarding the fourth point, I'd say that it would behoove us > to look into what kinds of electronic access the libraries use. For > instance, I know some schools where PDFs of important articles are scanned > and then hosted to anyone logged onto the campus network (or additionally > via VPN). Other schools are much more locked down, mandating for instance > proprietary eBook reading software. I've read a lot, as I'm sure you all > have, about public libraries having the problem of satisfying the masses, > meaning essentially that because people aren't clamoring for open access, > they're not going to get it. > > Fred Benenson wrote: > > The only reason I'm currently "attributing" it to FC @ NYU is because I've > brought up the hit list idea many many times on this list before and while > people sounded excited, it didn't really get anywhere. > > However, at a recent FC @ NYU meeting I had many people agree to put in a > couple hours to get the project done over the next semester or so, so I > figured we'd just take the reigns and go from there. > > So I'm not in this for the attribution -- I just want to get it done, and > now that there's renewed interest on the national level, I'm happy to head > it up. I'm going to create a wiki entry on the FreeCulture.org wiki (FC @ > NYU wiki's spam / content ratio was debilitating high so it's dead now) soon > and post the link here. > > The big things we want to get clear about are: > > 1) Student copyright policy > What rights do students have to their work? Moreover, are they allowed > to freely license it? > > 2) p2p filesharing policy > How willing is the university to play ball with RIAA's extortionist > tactics? Do they readily give up student information, or ban the student > from the network? 3 strikes? 1 strike? Do they offer services to students > who are sued? What is the party line about the copious amounts of file > sharing that is obviously going on on their campuses? > > 3) Privacy / Free Speech stuff > Is running Tor legal? Can you protest easily? > > 4) Open Access > How receptive are the librarians / academics to open access publishing? > This is a hard thing to quantify, but perhaps you guys have some better > ideas. > > > Ok, will get this up soon. > > > F > > > On 10/1/07, Conor Schaefer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > Interesting: such a move would shift the focus of the citation aspect of > > most free licenses away from [EMAIL PROTECTED] and more onto FC.org in > > general, no? > > I'm neither disapproving of this myself, nor implying that Fred might do > > so... I just find it an intriguing issue, given the content of this > > listserv! > > > > Of course it could be hosted on FC.org and still credited to [EMAIL > > PROTECTED], but > > wikiship means authorship would be a tricky business. > > > > Just enjoying the game, my friends.... > > > > Asheesh Laroia wrote: > > > > On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, Fred Benenson wrote: > > > > Indeed, but couching it with enough context is what makes an even bigger > > splash. > > > > It's also a matter of timing on our side -- we have a lot of events this > > semester so we have to use our time wisely together. > > > > > > We'll probably be picking universities in the next week or two ... > > > > In the time before it's "released", I urge you to work on it in some > > collaborative medium like a wiki. I would think it's okay if that work > > happens in public, since you can "publish" a version independent of the > > > > wiki and call that the first published version. > > > > -- Asheesh. > > > > -- > > If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him > > up. > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >
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