Daily Archives: 6 May 2009

Google Book Search Settlement Links

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Peter Murray has an incredibly good selection of links about the Google Book Search Settlement on the Disruptive Library Technology Jester blog.  Really.  Spend some time perusing them.

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Merck, Elsevier, and Ethics

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Ever hear of the Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine?  Sounds official, as well as medically specific.  Did you know it was published by Elsevier?  That is is Peer Reviewed?  And that it published an article on the effectiveness … Continue reading →

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Freecycle

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Rick Mason

Freecycle is a site which organizes regional groups of people and organizations around the idea of reusing items rather than throwing them away.  This idea is similar to the various discards listservs, as well as CraigsList’s free section. When you … Continue reading →

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