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Chapters on Demand
via Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
... don't release it into the wild. Is this hack-proof? Of course not, but what is? The key is that we want to make this a very attractive product for our customers and we believe this is the right approach.For more details, see this post on Jim Minatel's blog. Btw, Jim and the rest of the team did a fantastic job implementing this great service -- congrats to everyone involved!
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The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It - free from Yale
via Peter Scott's Library Blog - sponsored by Credo Reference by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by Jill Is this the first instance of a university press attempting this free full-text model for books?Yale University Press has the full text of Johanathan Zittrain's book The Future of the Internet and How to Stop It free online
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New Issue Online: The Winter-Spring 2008 issue of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship
via ResourceShelf by resourceshelf on May 15, 2008
... Evolution of Reference: A New Service Model for Science and EngineeringLibrariesby Marianne Stowell Bracke, Purdue University, Sainath Chinnaswamy,University of Arizona, and Elizabeth Kline, University of Arizona+++ Does Chemistry Content in a State Electronic Library Meet the Needs ofSmaller Academic Institutions and Companies?by Meghan Lafferty, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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The May/June 2008 Issue of D-Lib Magazine is Now Online
via ResourceShelf by resourceshelf on May 15, 2008
... PREMIS With a Fresh Coat of Paint: Highlights from the Revision of the PREMIS Data Dictionary for Preservation Metadata+ A Year of Selective Web Archiving with the Web Curator Tool at the National Library of New Zealand+ Considering the User Perspective: Research into Usage and Communication of Digital Information+ Adding Value to the Library Catalog by Implementing a Recommendation System
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Mormons, Scientologists face uphill battle against Wikileaks
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Both the Mormons and the Scientologists are upset about leaks of confidential church documents posted on Wikileaks. Can religion succeed where Swiss bankers have failed?
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Middle class relaxing with marijuana
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities.
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Evolution Goes Wild in Once-Polluted Lake
via Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel by Jessica Marshall, Discovery News on May 15, 2008
Did cleanup of a polluted Washington lake drive fish evolution in reverse?
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Olbermann To Bush: Shut The Hell Up!
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Tonight, Keith Olbermann unleashed what may well have been his angriest, most blistering Special Comment yet, aimed squarely at his favorite target: President Bush.
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More Prescription Drug Deaths Than…
via Digg by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
In a report released in July 2005, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University said that prescription drug abuse is skyrocketing. In the United States there is a startling difference between the death rates caused by prescription drugs and more well known killers of our time…
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If Only Peanut Butter Came In This Double-Ended Jar
via OhGizmo! by Luke Anderson on May 15, 2008
By Luke AndersonI can’t imagine how much peanut butter I’ve managed to waste in my lifetime. I’m not even talking about the stuff that gets stuck on my fingers and wiped on my pants. No, I have a bad habit of throwing out the jar while there is still plenty of peanut butter to be had at the bottom. I just don’t enjoy trying to scrape it out with a knife whilst getting my hand covered in...
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