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Monthly Archives: June 2011

June 17, 2011

Flaws of Harvard-hosted Digital ‘Public’ Library of America: Too secretive, too oligarchical and not responsive enough to U.S. library needs—especially for modern e-books

Update, Oct. 20, 2012: The DPLA is now much more open...
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June 15, 2011

The $50 e-book-capable tablet: When will the Harvard-hosted DPLA and friends care about hardware-related digital divide issues?

The right gizmos could help bring library e-books and other media...
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June 12, 2011

Why the DPLA should avoid confusing the missions of public and academic libraries: Thoughts from an academic publishing veteran

By Sandy Thatcher, former director, Pennsylvania State University Press Just two...
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June 10, 2011

Who needs ‘social worker’ librarians? Just ‘type into the search box’? Something for the DPLA to consider June 13 in the P controversy?

I’ve warned the Digital “Public” Library of America, the Harvard-hosted project...
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