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Publications, booksellers and readers at the Digital Age

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Embracing the Digital Age: An Opportunity for Booksellers and the Book Trade
ISBN 9780955223365 http://www.booksellers.org.uk/DOC/index.asp

Brave New World
Digitisation of Content: the opportunities for booksellers and The Booksellers Association
These publication was digitally printed by Lightning Source and is available on demand through booksellers.
This publication is also digitally available for download from www.booksellers.org.uk 

« Digital publications redux »
http://info.texterity.com/info/reader-research/
Source : Seybold report, 07/2008
“For digital editions, desktop and laptop computers are still favored (74% and 61%, respectively). E-book readers barely registered.”

Copyright in the Knowledge Economy. Green Paper

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Reference COM/2008/0466
Date of publication : 16/07/2008
Title Copyright in the Knowledge Economy. Green Paper
Subject(s) 3.50.15 intellectual property, copyright
Stage reached Preparatory phase in Parliament
Source: Legal observatory, European Parliament (email notification)

The European Commission will give free access to the results of public research

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The European Commission will give free access to the results of public research: a good news.
Hopefully, these reports, studies … will be easily searchable by subject and a notification service according with of user needs via e-mail and RSS feeds.

Recall that studies commissioned by Commission are still not accessible via the register. A wealth of information available.
See our ticket in July 2007 (french version)
http://europa-eu-audience.typepad.com/fr/2007/07/registre-des-tu.html

Source : http://www.neteco.com/157042-europe-libre-acces-resultats-recherche-open-access.html
Published by Ariane Beky 21-08 2008

OPSI to 'unlock' information

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Source Kablenet, 29 July 2008
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/FrontpageRSS/48AED1455D49C83680257495004C1CF2!OpenDocument

The Office of Public Sector Information (“OPSI”) has launched a beta service to make data more accessible for re-use … 

See the way at http://www.opsi.gov.uk/unlocking-service/Request/

World e-Parliament Report 2008

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Source: http://www.ictparliament.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=245

Download PDF:
Complete report (zip file - 3.9 Mb)
Executive summary (140 kb)

Download the Report by chapter
Cover (254 kb)
Foreword and Acknowledgments (412 kb)
Executive summary (140 kb)
Contents (142 kb)
Introduction (664 kb)
Chapter I: Parliament, ICT and the Information Society (312 kb)
Chapter II: Vision, Innovation and Leadership (319 kb)
Chapter III: Implementing the Vision: Management, Planning and Resources (603 kb)
Chapter IV: Infrastructures and Services (1.415 kb)
Chapter V: Documenting the Legislative Process (1.247 kb)
Chapter VI: Parliamentary Websites (1.015 kb)
Chapter VII: Building a Knowledge Base for Parliament (729 kb)
Chapter VIII: Parliaments and Citizens: Enhancing the Dialogue (880 kb)
Chapter IX: Cooperation and Coordination (294 kb)
Chapter X: Conclusions and Recommendations (252 kb)
Bibliography (225 kb)
Annexes (425 kb)

Corrigendum for the English printed version of the World e-Parliament Report 2008

 

2007 report at http://www.ictparliament.org/worldeparliamentconference2007/WePconferenceReport.pdf

National Congress of Chile on Facebook

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Source: http://www.ictparliament.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=298&Itemid=1071

The Library of the Chilean National Congress created a Facebook profile that intends to be a platform to disseminate information on laws, congressional activities and to articulate a legislative social network. So far, over 4.000 users have already registered as members. Read more...

Two new online texts about e-learning

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We would like to bring your attention to two very interesting texts that focus on online learning that have recently been released in both paper and online in PDF format.

Source: http://www.davidmattison.ca/wordpress/?p=2374  

Full texts PDF eBooks available at:

http://www.aupress.ca/books/Terry_Anderson.php

The theory and practice of Online Learning (May 2008, second edition)

 

http://www.col.org/colweb/site/pid/5312

Education for a Digital World: ADVICE, GUIDELINES, AND EFFECTIVE PRACTICE

FROM AROUND THE GLOBE

The book addresses issues of learning technology use in five sections that deal with:

• The impact of instructional technologies

• Creating online course

• Implementing technology

• E-learning in action

• Engagement and communication

Young people and their expectations vis-à-vis governmental websites

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Source: e-watch Bulletin of governmental services of the province of Quebec, 07/2008
http://msg.gouv.qc.ca/fr/connaissances/e-veille/2008/juillet.asp  

Portrait: young Quebecers and eGovernment
Youth’s Preferences on government Web sites
Examples of government Web sites for youth
Behaviour and information retrieval of the Google generation

Member states drag feet on European digital library

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Source: http://euobserver.com/9/26600/?rk=1 

Meanwhile Google is always promoting digitizing and Books Search http://books.google.com/

See a last example with the second French library

http://plbd.blogspot.com/2008/07/google-lyon-histoique-web.html

http://www.bm-lyon.fr/trouver/ressources_accueil.htm

Legal taxonomy

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Sources:

SSRN primary source: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=925129

Stephane Cottin blog: http://www.servicedoc.info/La-taxonomie-nuirait-a-la,1911

Emmanuel Barthe blog: http://www.precisement.org/blog/article.php3?id_article=210

Abstract:    
In recent years, a debate has arisen among English scholars about schematic classification of the substantive rules of private law. This essay examines the ambition to taxonomize law and the different methods a legal taxonomer might employ.

Two possibilities predominate. The first is a reason-based taxonomy that classifies legal rules and decisions according to "legal principles" thought to justify them. Reason-based taxonomy of this type offers courts a set of high-level decisional rules, drawn from legal data, for use in deciding new cases and evaluating precedents. The second possibility is a formal taxonomy that classifies legal materials according to rules of order and clarity. Formal taxonomy serves less ambitious objectives, such as facilitating legal analysis and communication. It does not provide decisional standards for courts.

I conclude that reason-based taxonomy, classifying law according to legal principles, is a misguided enterprise. It may be more satisfying to the taxonomer, but it will not improve the process or outcomes of judicial decisionmaking.

SSRN Working Paper Series