Thanks for the alert Kevin, interesting to see this "going on".
Just a personal view ... I guess there is a "bottom line" to be found for
publishers etc. to have a viable digital future ... but this has to have a
solution clearly supporting inclusive access. How the technical and societal
frontiers of thinking and development can combine to this effect in a
digital "knowledge industry" driven transnational world is going to need a
good deal of active participation at all levels. The recent mini-furore in
the EC over copyright issues and public library access comes to mind.
Are we as ready for this "dialogue" as we should be?
Mike
Mike Maguire
Group Librarian S & E Devon
Devon Lifelong Learning
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kevin Harris [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 17 July 2001 18:35
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: libraries and free information
>
> Forwarded from the Digital Divide list. Apologies for cross-posting
> kevin
>
> >Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 11:45:56 -0400
> >Reply-To: The DIGITALDIVIDE discussion group <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sender: The DIGITALDIVIDE discussion group <[log in to unmask]>
> >From: Frank Roberts <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: [DIGITALDIVIDE] libraries and free information
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi, all,
> >I am a first time contributor, but after reading the article listed
> below,
> >I had to make a couple of comments. In the US especially, but throughout
> >the world, public libraries make information available to people in most
> >cases for free, or in some cases on a cost recovery basis. For some time
> >now, however, the publishing industry has been trying to figure out a way
> >to put a stop to what they see as a Napster-type entity of longstanding
> >(libraries). God forbid that we loan books for free and make online
> >information available to anyone, regardless of ability to pay. According
> >to the publishing industry (read the article listed below), we are
> >equivalent to religious zealots or white supremacists! Just thought I
> >would share this with the digital divide community. Frank Roberts
> >([log in to unmask])
> >
> >http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-201-6545588-0.html
> >
> >
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