infosophy: Socio-technological Rendering of InformationInformation structures and information technologies do not develop in isolation. Similarly, the social structures in our society do not develop free from technological influence. The information technology and the social structures in our human society inform and shape each other.OPENING THE GATES TO INFORMATION COMMONS- January 17, 2005 OPENING THE GATES TO INFORMATION COMMONS (ShelfLife, No. 189 (January 13, 2005) ISSN 1538-4284 http:www.rlg.org) While respecting the right of corporations to charge for information, some information professionals are calling for fewer restrictions on its distribution and are lobbying for, or actively participating in, the creation of "information commons" -- a new way of producing and sharing information, creative works and democratic discussions. Like information portals, these...http://www.kmentor.com/socio-tech-info/2005/01/opening-the-gates-to-informati.html the role of digital libraries (DLs) and open access in scholarly communication- January 6, 2005 From Preparing tomorrows professionals: LIS schools and scholarly communication: How are LIS schools preparing tomorrows academic librarians to deal with the emerging changes in scholarly communication What more can they do In this brief overview, we will look first at specialized courses dealing with various aspects of scholarly communication that have been added to the curriculum in many schools. The next section will look at how existing courses have been modified to include scholarly...http://www.kmentor.com/socio-tech-info/2005/01/the-role-of-digital-libraries.html Internet Archive to build alternative to Google- January 3, 2005 From Internet Archive to build alternative to Google: Excerpts: Ten major international libraries have agreed to combine their digitised book collections into a free text-based archive hosted online by the not-for-profit Internet Archive. All content digitised and held in the text archive will be freely available to online users. Two major US libraries have agreed to join the scheme: Carnegie Mellon University library and The Library of Congress have committed their Million Book Project and...http://www.kmentor.com/socio-tech-info/2005/01/internet-archive-to-build-alte.html |