Author Archives: laura

Why you should care about #missingtweets

Posted on November 28, 2010 by laura

More things keep happening to distract me. This time it’s Twitter (as if Twitter isn’t distracting enough). First let me say that I’m a big Twitter fan. Maybe it’s the idealist in me, but I believe in the ethos of … Continue reading →

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Fear is the mind killer

Posted on November 21, 2010 by laura

Although the subject of this post is a considerable departure from my original intentions for this blog, something terrible is happening, and I’d like to share my thoughts about it. I don’t have any other place to do so. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Liberties, Privacy | 1 Comment

The best search engine for finding full text of public domain books online

Posted on November 10, 2010 by laura

Following  yesterday’s post about Google Books’ failure to present links to the full online text of Le Vingtième Siècle, a futuristic novel by Albert Robida published in 1883, I was thinking about just how difficult it had been to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Books, Google, Search Engines | 6 Comments

The Twentieth Century and the lesson about Google Books

Posted on November 9, 2010 by laura

I’ve been thinking a little more about my experience with the recent incident involving Le Vingtième Siècle and the role of Google Books. My first reflex a few weeks ago when I wanted to find the work was to search … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Books, Google, Libraries | 6 Comments

Are libraries closely monitoring online access to their collections?

Posted on November 3, 2010 by laura

Things haven’t gotten any less hectic, but something happened last week that prompted me to find some time to get back to this blog. So, I’ll skip the draft that’s been languishing here for over a month (it can wait … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, Digital Books, Libraries | 3 Comments

Why things are so quiet

Posted on July 17, 2010 by laura

This blog is not dead. Just when I think I’ll have time to work on it, something or another always seems to come up. When I decided to start this blog, I knew it would be competing for attention with … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Vook

Posted on May 24, 2010 by laura

Since its release, the iPad has added fuel to the growing interest in digital books and sparked many new innovative book applications and projects. Description and reviews of some projects, many of which are applications for children’s books, can be … Continue reading →

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Are we overlooking the real digital book revolution?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by laura

It’s been well over a month since I started this blog, and it’s long past time for me to finish my first post. The draft has been weeks in the making and while that’s not a very good sign, especially … Continue reading →

Posted in Digital Books, Games, Transmedia | 5 Comments

Prelude

Posted on February 14, 2010 by laura

For some time I’ve been thinking about creating a blog as a place to document things I’m thinking about or things that interest me. What kind of things interest me? The best way to find out the answer is to … Continue reading →

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