Monthly Archives: November 2007

Two exciting bits of online book news

Posted on November 30, 2007 by John Mark Ockerbloom

Well, exciting to me, anyway. I was thrilled to learn, via Open Access News, that the University of Pittsburgh Press is going to digitize most of their backlist and make it available online for free open access, with the help … Continue reading →

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Turning an entire field open access?

Posted on November 29, 2007 by John Mark Ockerbloom

I just got back from a meeting with Salvatore Mele of CERN, who visited our library to talk up SCOAP3, a proposed program whose aim is to make all of the major journals in high energy physics (HEP) open access; … Continue reading →

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What’s this all about, Part 2: Everybody’s Libraries

Posted on November 28, 2007 by John Mark Ockerbloom

In my previous post, I discussed “citizen librarianship” and the rise of online library services that go beyond the established library organizations and practices. And I claimed that the most promising future of libraries involved understanding and building up “everybody’s … Continue reading →

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What’s this all about, Part 1: The Rise of Citizen Librarians

Posted on November 28, 2007 by John Mark Ockerbloom

I got the idea for this blog from Dan Gillmor, a journalist who over the past few years has been documenting and encouraging the “citizen journalism” movement online. He gave an inspiring presentation at the Digital Library Federation’s forum earlier … Continue reading →

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