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Library News & Notes —
September 23rd, 2005
Internet Sites of the Week
Authors Guild Sues Google, Citing “Massive Copyright Infringement”
The Authors Guild sued Google over its massive library digitization
project, claiming copyright infringement and potential revenue loss for
authors.
Google's response:
University of Michigan statement in defense of the Google Library
Project:
Electronic Frontier Foundation: “Google's card catalog should be left
open.”
Lawrence Lessig on the Google suit:
More articles and summary available at:
(Source: Open Access News)
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyberdissidents
Reporters Without Borders has published a guide for bloggers worldwide
who wish to remain anonymous and avoid retribution. “It also explains
how to set up and make the most of a blog, to publicise it (getting it
picked up efficiently by search-engines) and to establish its
credibility through observing basic ethical and journalistic principles.”
(Sources: Global Voices; Boing Boing; beSpacific)
Scientists: You Can't Modify Hurricanes
“It sounds like a great idea: Let's just blast hurricanes like Rita and
Katrina out of the sky before they hurt more people. Or, at least weaken
the storms and steer them away from cities.”
(Source: Science in the News)
Size-Dependent Fivefold and Icosahedral Symmetry in Silver Clusters
The latest from Rowland's Trapped Ion Dynamics Group.
(Source: SciFinder)
Trapped Ion Dynamics webpage:
World Opinion Roundup
From the Washington Post: “A Daily Survey of What the International
Online Media Are Saying.”
(Source: beSpacific)
NEW BOOKS/VIDEOS
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