UC Berkeley policies on use of copyrighted materials

Some of this is relevant for the study of the use of e-Readers and downloads of copyrighted materials...

http://technology.berkeley.edu/policy/online.html#copy

This site seems even more comprehensive: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/copyright/

Dianne

Download Over a Million Public Domain Books from Google Books in the Open EPUB Format

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 11:05 AM

Posted by Brandon Badger, Product Manager

Over the years, we've heard a lot from people who've unearthed hidden treasures in Google Books: a crafter who uncovered a forgotten knitting technique, a family historian who discovered her ancestor once traveled the country with a dancing, roller-skating bear. The books they found were out of copyright and in the public domain, which meant they could read the full text and even download a PDF version of the book.
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Sony's Kindle rival

Sony's rival to the Kindle -- different models with varying prices, uses AT&T's wireless network...

Sony has committed to an open e-book standard, meaning its Readers can show copy-protected books from a variety of stores, and the books can be moved to and read on a variety of devices, including cell phones.

Sony also announced Tuesday that the Readers will be able to load e-books "loaned" from local libraries. A library card will provide access to free books that expire after 21 days.

The library connection "would seem to be something Amazon would never embrace, so that could be a key differentiator," said Richard Doherty, director of research firm The Envisioneering Group.

Read the full story here: http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090825/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_sony_e_books

How Students, Professors, and Colleges Are, and Should Be, Using Social Media

How has the use of technology, especially social networking, changed the way that faculty and staff interact in the classroom, how college admissions staff review files, and how potential employers review applicants? This Chronicle of Higher Ed article is an interview with S. Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV, and film at the University of Texas at Austin, about the new age of social networking and media, and what it means for the classroom of the future. His soon-to-be-published book, The Young and the Digital: What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future.

Printing links

• Dartmouth's GreenPrint: http://www.dartmouth.edu/comp/resources/equipment/greenprint/.

• UC Davis' wireless printing: http://wirelessprinting.ucdavis.edu. Note: On the left side of the page, you’ll see there’s an FAQ, as well as one-time, step-by-step instructions, etc. There are six computer labs to which the print jobs can be sent – all of which are in the core area of campus, close to most academic buildings. Some more background: Pilot conducted in September-October 2006 – see brief article at http://technews.ucdavis.edu/news2.cfm?id=1394. Service launched in October 2006; 825 jobs in first three months - http://technews.ucdavis.edu/news2.cfm?id=1433. Close to 2100 jobs in Winter 2007 - http://technews.ucdavis.edu/news2.cfm?id=1480.

• Our library: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/services/copying.html#printing. Scanning too!