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Typed on a slightly dodgy keyboard into Arcturus I don’t get huge numbers of comments (people shouldn’t feel reluctant) but sometimes you get a post that makes it all worthwhile. I’ve had a mixed day, spilling tea on my laptop … Continue reading →

Typed on a Very dodgy keyboard into Arcturus   Here is a great competition from Canada to re-use government data http://apps4climateaction.gov.bc.ca/   Maybe we can Persuade Them To Label the Data As Open Data. Perhaps someone might like To make … Continue reading →

Typed on a dodgy keyboard into Arcturus There are several reasons why the DRM practised by the British Library is completely unacceptable. Some are subjective, but some are objective. One of the latter is accessibility. This is a technical term … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus Another very useful contribution. Chris Rusbridge has just stepped down from running the Digital Curation Centre. Chris highlights the problem. It’s the publishers. I know at second-hand how difficult it was for the NIH to push … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus Another very useful contribution from Stephanie Taylor. This is, perhaps, the main issue – that libraries and librarians are far too risk averse. I think the BL has been too risk-averse (though I have yet to … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus The bulk of this message is valuable comments from Owen Stephens. My current plan is to draft a letter to the BL this evening. My conclusions are: There is widespread unhappiness about the use of DRM … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus I’ve had a really helpful comment from Stephanie Taylor who says (in full): May 10, 2010 at 6:06 pm  (Edit) Hi, I’m based in the UK and have an inter-library loans background in academic libraries. I’m currently … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus Does Electronic Delivery (even Secure Electronic Delivery) REQUIRE DRM? This is at the heart of my argument. Owen Stephens has given a careful and useful reply and since he is the only Librarian in the UK … Continue reading →

Comment scraped into Arcturus Owen Stephens says: May 10, 2010 at 9:34 am  I’m not sure if you are still looking for answers on this, and if so what answers you are looking for? A brief summary of my knowledge, … Continue reading →

Typed into Arcturus while waiting for software to build Ranganathan’s laws are seminal to library science and the practice of libraries. Far too many librarians have forgotten them. They should recite them at the start of each day. These laws … Continue reading →