I think students, researchers, and historians especially should become more aware of a disturbing trend in the world of digitized archival materials: contractual licenses replacing copyrights. I have already been concerned with this in the non-digital world. Many archives I have visited now ask visitors to sign a “license agreement” which, if you read it [...]
I got a cheap used Griffin AirClick for USB to control my older laptop Macintosh by remote control. Another remote I like better (KeyPOINT) has been acting up so I got the Griffin as a replacement. The downside with Griffin is that it has fewer buttons, no mouse control, and a limited set of applications [...]
Peter Suber has summed up the Open Access developments for 2006 in the most recent issue of his OA newsletter. You can view the article on his OA blog: Open Access Newsletter 1/2/07. While I haven’t been keeping up with all the changes he mentions in the report, when summed up it is clear that [...]
The first of January is a rather arbitrary time to talk about new beginnings, especially for students whose lives revolve around the academic year. However, the beginning and end of my academic year tend to be much busier so I suppose now is best time to reflect on all that has happened in the past [...]