[FC-discuss] [FC-Discuss] Universities and free content

[Fred Benenson]

Yes, good point -- eBook software "acceptance" is a good issue.

Also

#5) Blackboard v. Sakai v. Moodle vs. etc.
What kind of courseware? is it open access? etc



On 10/1/07, Conor Schaefer <conor.schaefer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Great list! Regarding the fourth point, I'd say that it would behoove us
> to look into what kinds of electronic access the libraries use. For
> instance, I know some schools where PDFs of important articles are scanned
> and then hosted to anyone logged onto the campus network (or additionally
> via VPN). Other schools are much more locked down, mandating for instance
> proprietary eBook reading software. I've read a lot, as I'm sure you all
> have, about public libraries having the problem of satisfying the masses,
> meaning essentially that because people aren't clamoring for open access,
> they're not going to get it.
>
> Fred Benenson wrote:
>
> The only reason I'm currently "attributing" it to FC @ NYU is because I've
> brought up the hit list idea many many times on this list before and while
> people sounded excited, it didn't really get anywhere.
>
> However, at a recent FC @ NYU meeting I had many people agree to put in a
> couple hours to get the project done over the next semester or so, so I
> figured we'd just take the reigns and go from there.
>
> So I'm not in this for the attribution -- I just want to get it done, and
> now that there's renewed interest on the national level, I'm happy to head
> it up. I'm going to create a wiki entry on the FreeCulture.org wiki (FC @
> NYU wiki's spam / content ratio was debilitating high so it's dead now) soon
> and post the link here.
>
> The big things we want to get clear about are:
>
> 1) Student copyright policy
>   What rights do students have to their work? Moreover, are they allowed
> to freely license it?
>
> 2) p2p filesharing policy
>    How willing is the university to play ball with RIAA's extortionist
> tactics? Do they readily give up student information, or ban the student
> from the network? 3 strikes? 1 strike? Do they offer services to students
> who are sued? What is the party line about the copious amounts of file
> sharing that is obviously going on on their campuses?
>
> 3) Privacy / Free Speech stuff
>   Is running Tor legal? Can you protest easily?
>
> 4) Open Access
>   How receptive are the librarians / academics to open access publishing?
> This is a hard thing to quantify, but perhaps you guys have some better
> ideas.
>
>
> Ok, will get this up soon.
>
>
> F
>
>
> On 10/1/07, Conor Schaefer <conor.schaefer at gmail.com > wrote:
> >
> > Interesting: such a move would shift the focus of the citation aspect of
> > most free licenses away from FC at NYU and more onto FC.org in general, no?
> > I'm neither disapproving of this myself, nor implying that Fred might do
> > so... I just find it an intriguing issue, given the content of this
> > listserv!
> >
> > Of course it could be hosted on FC.org and still credited to FC at NYU, but
> > wikiship means authorship would be a tricky business.
> >
> > Just enjoying the game, my friends....
> >
> > Asheesh Laroia wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, Fred Benenson wrote:
> >
> >    Indeed, but couching it with enough context is what makes an even bigger
> > splash.
> >
> > It's also a matter of timing on our side -- we have a lot of events this
> > semester so we have to use our time wisely together.
> >
> >
> > We'll probably be picking universities in the next week or two ...
> >
> >  In the time before it's "released", I urge you to work on it in some
> > collaborative medium like a wiki.  I would think it's okay if that work
> > happens in public, since you can "publish" a version independent of the
> >
> > wiki and call that the first published version.
> >
> > -- Asheesh.
> >
> > --
> > If a listener nods his head when you're explaining your program, wake him up.
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