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Creative Librarian http://creativelibrarian.com The Creative Librarian is a hub for matters important to librarians/information scientists of today. There is a definite lean towards electronic issues, however it isn't restricted to only those. Hopefully this site will also be useful for informing non-librarians on these issues as so many of them affect us all. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:23:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Quote But a culture that doesn't value it's librarians doesn't value ideas and without ideas, well, where are we? - Neil Gaiman The Sandman: The Kindly Ones http://creativelibrarian.com/785/quote/ Getting The Most Out Of Your Library Digital Web Magazine - Getting The Most Out Of Your Library http://creativelibrarian.com/783/getting-the-most-out-of-your-library/ Free copyright license upheld Fed Circuit Court of Appeals Free copyright license upheld Fed Circuit Court of Appeals - Boing BoingIn non-technical terms, the Court has held that free licenses such as the CC licenses set conditions (rather than covenants) on the use of copyrighted work. When you violate the condition, the license disappears, meaning you're simply a copyright ... http://creativelibrarian.com/781/free-copyright-license-upheld-fed-circuit-court-of-appeals/ Tell Congress to rein in DHS travel abuses Tell Congress to rein in DHS travel abuses - Boing BoingThe ACLU has set up a form that makes it easy to tell Congress to overhaul the broken terrorist watch list and to require reasonable suspicion for electronic searches at the border. With no suspicion and no ... http://creativelibrarian.com/779/tell-congress-to-rein-in-dhs-travel-abuses/ Lawyer Exposes RIAA’s Legal Bullying Recording Industry vs. The PeopleThe Judges' Journal, the quarterly publication of the Judicial Division of the American Bar Association, invited the author of this blog to write an article for its "Equal Access to Justice" edition.I of course accepted the invitation, and submitted an article, entitled "Large Recording Companies vs. ... http://creativelibrarian.com/777/lawyer-exposes-riaa%e2%80%99s-legal-bullying/ The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed I’d Never Write The Accessibility Checklist I Vowed I'd Never Write | Web Builder ZoneI have said on numerous occasions that there is no simple checklist that, when followed, will give you an accessible site without fail. There are simply too many variables. But, what do you do when you want to create ... http://creativelibrarian.com/775/the-accessibility-checklist-i-vowed-id-never-write/ Neil Gaiman: giving away ebooks sold my print boo Neil Gaiman: giving away ebooks sold my print books - Boing BoingNeil Gaiman and his publisher have published the results of their free online release of his novel American Gods earlier this year -- the conclusion? Giving away ebooks for free sold books: http://creativelibrarian.com/774/neil-gaiman-giving-away-ebooks-sold-my-print-boo/ Simply Audiobooks webstore to carry DRM-free Random House Audio downloads Simply Audiobooks webstore to carry DRM-free Random House Audio downloads - Boing BoingSimply Audiobooks -- an excellent audiobook retailer in Toronto -- has launched an online store selling all of Random House's DRM-free downloadable titles. Random House is one of the many audiobook publishers that wants to give up on ... http://creativelibrarian.com/773/simply-audiobooks-webstore-to-carry-drm-free-random-house-audio-downloads/ Audiobook downloads with no DRM or watermarks from Naxos Audiobook downloads with no DRM or watermarks from Naxos - Boing BoingNaxos produces fantastic, professionally read audiobooks of contemporary and classic lit -- and they distribute them on CD and as DRM-free, watermark-free MP3s. Basically, this is a company that assumes you're a valued customer, not a dirty thief. They're ... http://creativelibrarian.com/772/audiobook-downloads-with-no-drm-or-watermarks-from-naxos/ Blackstone Audio phases out audiobook DRM Blackstone Audio phases out audiobook DRM - Boing BoingMy literary agent wrote to me this morning to tell me about a letter his agency just received from Blackstone Audio, one of the largest audiobook publishers in the world, announcing that Blackstone was phasing out its use of DRM. Blackstone is ... http://creativelibrarian.com/771/blackstone-audio-phases-out-audiobook-drm/