An editorial from eCMAJ reflects on their experience with open access. We are inclined toward the notion that science is a public good. And, fortunately, at least for the moment, we believe we can maintain our policy,8 announced in 1999, of making eCMAJ available free without barriers. This is not only a socially responsible policy, [...]

I can’t reccomend Weblogs and RSS in information work from Library Information Update strongly enough. Winship does a great job explaining the possitive aspects of blogs and and syndication. So technically there’s no reason for an organisation of whatever size not to blog the ease of use means contributions don’t have to be limited to [...]

TechnoBiblio: Funding model for public access computing (and library operations in general) Funding for technology (or books or staff or training) is obviously hard to come by these days. When I think about skills that I picked up in library school around marketing services and budgeting for them, I am generally left with a pretty [...]

The Shifted Librarian points to Jon who points to Hublog. And, by process of evolution, the topic of music recommendations turns into library information on the Internet. This is one of the reasons I love the web. Not only can you “listen in” to conversations that give you new ideas, by the process of linking, [...]

Blogs can be like Educational Information Sources Online current awareness searches updated regularly Information literacy resources for educators, librarians, and students.

TechnoBiblio: Spyware Hints from MS Hopefully most libraries have locked down their public access PCs running a Windows OS to stop the download of many of the nasty things out on the internet. But as the bad guys get trickier, it never hurts to look for some advice on defeating their efforts. And even if [...]

Open Access News (Formerly: FOS News): The best, latest data on journal prices A good review of the consequences of rapidly rising journal prices, and an excellent compendium of recent pricing data.

Creative Commons is an organization devoted to fair-use copyrights. The have a great deal of information, including a set of prewritten liscences for public use and a model for choosing one. There is an explanation of their purpose at licenses explained. Users should remember that once you’ve put something out in the public domain, it [...]

Libraries and businesses have similar aims, to attract consumers. Businesses have started official blogs as a way to improve their images. It makes them look hip and current, accessible to their customers and involved in day-to-day life. On the practical side, the blogs provide easily updatable places to post news items and tips that might [...]

TechnoBiblio: Don’t forget the older online users While we often talk about the younger generation and how their expectations will/are changing how libraries provide services, remember that there is also a large base of users who, once they get online, are just as enthusiastic about technology as the younger generation. And as technology matures, it [...]